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Displaying 34 Finding Aids
Title
- Executive meeting and certification records
Series Number
- B2360
Summary
- This series consists of certification records, meeting minutes, memorandums, resolutions, and related material compiled by the executive secretaries of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, State Tax Commission, and the Commissioner of the Department of Taxation and Finance pursuant to Section 172 of the New York State Tax Law. It provides documentation of the decisions made by these entities through the meeting minutes and other executive-level records that are contained in each binder.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of non-resident lands sold in tax sales
Series Number
- B0953
Summary
- This series consists of geographical registers recording the tax-sales of lands of non-residents and published volumes listing land to be sold for arrears of taxes. Information includes lot number, description of property, acreage, and information on payments and/or outstanding payments.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ulster County (N.Y.) tax assessment rolls
Series Number
- A4437
Summary
- Tax assessment rolls in this series indicate the properties in each town assessed for taxation, property owner, quantity and value of land, amount of taxes, and certificate of authorization by the governing body of the county. Beginning in 1887, tax rolls also include school district numbers, abutting properties, acreage, receipt number, and the date of tax payment.
Creator
- Ulster (N.Y. : County). Treasurer's Office. Tax Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Tax levy reports
Series Number
- B1916
Summary
- This series consists of tax levy reports submitted to the Department of Audit and Control by school districts. Information for each district includes names of municipalities in district, total assessed value, total amounts of levy, and tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Municipal Affairs. Bureau of Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Notices of local assessments of state property for local improvements
Series Number
- A1341
Summary
- By a law of 1894, a person, body, or board in a locality was authorized to assess lands for local improvements and file a written notice with the comptroller. These notices were then audited by the comptroller and paid out through the treasurer. These records consist of notices of local assessments on state property made for the purpose of local improvements on state land.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Fiscal records relating to state court expense taxes and to court employee retirement funds
Series Number
- B1375
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence from the state comptroller to chief financial officers of cities and counties concerning the collection and disbursement of the court expense tax as well as lists the names, titles, pay rates, and deposit amounts for all personnel in the state's judicial districts participating in the Supreme Court Employees Retirement Fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual constitutional tax margin statements of school districts
Series Number
- B1215
Summary
- This series consists of statements of school districts and related correspondence and summary information from intervening years. They are arranged alphabetical by name of city, then chronological by fiscal year.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Municipal Affairs. Bureau of Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Decisons of the State Tax Commission
Series Number
- 19615
Summary
- The State Tax Commission was responsible for formulation of tax policy, interpreting state tax law, clarifying tax requirements, and providing a quasi-judicial forum for resolving taxpayer disputes with the Department of Taxation and Finance. This series consists of the formal decisions of the State Tax Commission. Typically it includes a statement of the issue(s), the findings of fact, and conclusions of law. The microfilm duplicates records in the Archives' paper files and contains 1987 decisions that are not in the paper files.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of occupied lands in Erie County sold as non-resident lands in tax sales of 1826-1885
Series Number
- B1620
Summary
- This volume was apparently created by the Erie County Guaranteed Search Company and submitted to the State Comptroller. An accompanying memorandum indicates that the volume documents occupied or resident lands in Erie County mistakenly sold as unoccupied or non-resident lands for unpaid taxes in the tax-sales of 1826-1885. The memorandum further indicates that the signers wish to make application to the comptroller for redemption of all lots listed that had not already been cancelled or redeemed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of sales of lands for unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and U.S. Direct Tax
Series Number
- B1621
Summary
- The United States government levied a direct property tax in 1798, for which the state administered delinquent accounts. The tax-sale of 1808 was conducted for instances of nonpayment of the U.S. direct tax. This series consists of brief typewritten abstracts of information concerning unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and direct taxes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Comptroller's Office Documents Relating to Cancellations and Redemptions of Tax Sales
Title
- Documents relating to cancellations and redemptions of tax sales
Series Number
- B0933
Summary
- This series includes denied applications for cancellation of tax sales; comptroller's orders setting aside cancellations; motions and stipulations to set aside cancellations; and denied applications to redeem lands from tax sales. Also included are a few notices to occupants to vacate lands and legal documentation related to an application for cancellation of a tax sale of 760 acres in the Old Military Tract, Townships #1 and # 2 of Essex County.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Esopus records
Series Number
- A4673
Summary
- This series contains tax assessment rolls (1812-1919); chattel mortgages (1854-1900); school records (1893-1914); town accounting books 1830-1909); record book (1878), vouchers, and receipts (1892-1912) for the Overseer of the Poor; Justice Court Dockets (1837-1908); and militia enrollment list (1917).
Creator
- Esopus (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Exhibit relating to real estate transfers and the rate of assessment of real property in the City of Buffalo
Series Number
- B0999
Summary
- This exhibit was presented before the State Tax Commission by several transportation and utility companies as the commission decided the matter of the tentative rate of equalization of special franchises in Buffalo for 1932 (on assessments made in 1931). The series includes columnar tabulations, graphs, and one map. A sworn deposition by the consulting engineer who prepared the schedule explains the methodology and source data used and includes additional summary and distribution tables.
Creator
- New York (State). State Tax Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of applications for cancellations of tax sales
Series Number
- B1616
Summary
- This volume lists information gathered from applications for cancellations of tax-sales. All of the applications were made in 1885 for tax-sales held as early as 1866. Information given for each entry includes name of applicant; date of application; description of land; tax-sale year; ground of application; and remarks. Grounds for cancellation frequently include failure of the assessors to certify assessment rolls; failure of the State Comptroller's office to follow proper notification procedures; and other reasons technical in nature.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Oneonta warranted tax rolls
Series Number
- A4703
Creator
- Oneonta (N.Y. : City)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Inventories of items sold at public auctions
Series Number
- A1257
Summary
- The series consists of inventories compiled by the State Treasurer of all goods sold at public auctions by auctioneers. Records include a sworn statement by the auctioneer that the accounts described are true and accurate. A listing of the value of goods sold during a particular period for each day accompanies the statement. In some instances, an itemized list detailing the goods sold and their value has been included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Surrogates' certificates of wills and executors
Series Number
- B1618
Summary
- This series consists of certificates made by officers of county surrogate's courts certifying the validity and correctness of wills and the conferring of letters testamentary (or letters of administration) granting the powers of executor. Submission of these certificates was apparently required by the State Comptroller's office before deeds could be issued to certain parties, pertinent to inheritance of property on which unpaid taxes were owed. Only certificates for surnames beginning in the letter range P-Z are present.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- County treasurers' correspondence and notices of lands to be sold for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B1990
Summary
- This series consists largely of correspondence from county treasurers in the form of published notices clipped from local newspapers about upcoming sales of lands for unpaid taxes. Also included is correspondence notifying the comptroller of pending sales of land mortgaged to the Loan Commissioners. Other rare topics include cancellation of taxes and withdrawal of certain land from sales.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Carmel Central School District tax rolls
Series Number
- A4650
Creator
- Carmel Central School District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of deeds conveyed to purchasers of land sold for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B1614
Summary
- These records contain abstracts of information originally included in deeds conveyed to purchasers of lands sold for unpaid taxes. The State Comptroller's Office was in charge of selling lands for unpaid taxes until 1926, when that function was assumed by the Department of Taxation and Finance. For each entry, information includes date of sale; sale amount; to whom deeded; description of property, including county and town, name of tract, number of acres, and description; and names of comptroller and deputy comptroller.
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.