Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
NYC New York City Charter |
Chapter 10. BUDGET PROCESS |
Section 240. Tax Benefit Report
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Not later than the fifteenth day of February the mayor shall submit to the council a tax benefit report which shall include: a. a listing of all exclusions, exemptions, abatements, credits or other benefits allowed against city tax liability, against the base or the rate of, or the amount due pursuant to, each city tax, provided however that such listing need not include any benefits which are applicable without any city action to such city tax because they are available in regard to a federal or state tax on which such city tax is based; and b. a description of each tax benefit included in such listing, providing the following information: 1. the legal authority for such tax benefit; 2. the objectives of, and eligibility requirements for, such tax benefit; 3. such data and supporting documentation as are available and meaningful regarding the number and kind of taxpayers using benefits pursuant to such tax benefit and the total amount of benefits used pursuant to such tax benefit, by taxable and/or fiscal year; 4. for each tax benefit pursuant to which a taxpayer is allowed to claim benefits in one year and carry them over for use in one or more later years, the number and kind of taxpayers carrying forward benefits pursuant to such tax benefit and the total amount of benefits carried forward, by taxable and/or fiscal year; 5. for nineteen hundred ninety and each year thereafter for which the information required by paragraphs three and four are not available, the reasons therefor, the steps being taken to provide such information as soon as possible, and the first year for which such information will be available; 6. such data and supporting documentation as are available and meaningful regarding the economic and social impact and other consequences of such tax benefit; and 7. a listing and summary of all evaluations and audits of such tax benefit issued during the previous two years.