What's happening
This bill extends Jefferson County's authority to impose an additional 1% sales tax through November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Extending the 1% additional sales tax gives Jefferson County more time to generate local revenue without state aid, which can help fund essential public services or infrastructure projects.
Keeping the higher sales tax rate through 2019 allows the county to avoid potential budget shortfalls or cuts that could affect education, public safety, and other county programs.
The measure temporarily continues a higher cost for consumers and businesses on taxable sales, which could impact local spending patterns or competitiveness with neighboring counties.
By requiring periodic renewal, the law ensures ongoing local and state oversight and accountability for the use and necessity of the extra tax revenue.
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Who cares
Jefferson County officials
The bill would extend the county’s authority to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax through November 30, 2019.
Jefferson County retailers
The extension would allow the county to continue the additional tax on taxable sales beyond its current November 30, 2017 expiration.
Shoppers in Jefferson County
They could continue paying the additional one percent tax on taxable purchases if the county exercises the extended authority.
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Extend Jefferson Sales Tax
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- Referred to ways and means
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Extend Jefferson Sales Tax
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Patty Ritchie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6833
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 21, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. JENNE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of Jefferson to impose additional sales tax
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 37 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 213 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(37) the county of Jefferson is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand fifteen, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [seventeen] nineteen;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10669-02-7
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