New York Tax Law (Consolidated Laws)

N.Y. Tax Law § 1210

Taxes of cities and counties administered by state tax commission

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§ 1210. Taxes of cities and counties administered by state tax commission. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, but subject to the limitations and exemptions in part II of this article, any city in this state or county in this state, except a county wholly within a city, acting through its local legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing in any such city or county the following taxes, at the rate of one-half, one, one and one-half, two, two and one-half or three percent, provided, however, that:
(i) with respect to a city of one million or more and the following counties (1) any such city having a population of one million or more is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes in any such city, at the rate of four and one-half percent;
(2) the county of Nassau is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is three-quarters percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven, subject to the limitation set forth in section twelve hundred sixty-two-e of this article, and also at a rate which is one-half percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph, and which is also additional to the three-quarters percent rate also authorized above in this clause for such county, for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-one and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(3) the county of Rensselaer 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(4) the county of Erie is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes (i) 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 January tenth, nineteen hundred eighty-eight and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven; and (ii) at a rate which is three-quarters of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph, and which is also additional to the one percent rate also authorized above in this clause for such county, for the period beginning December first, two thousand eleven, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(5) the county of Cattaraugus 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 March first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(6) the county of Wyoming 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(7) the county of Ulster 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 September first, two thousand two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(8) the county of Allegany is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (i) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and ending November thirtieth, two thousand four; and (ii) one and one-half percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand four and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(9) the county of Cayuga 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(10) the county of Albany 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(11) the county of Tompkins 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, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(12) the county of Cortland 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(13) the county of Oneida is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (i) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven; and also (ii) at a rate which is three-quarters of one percent or one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph, and which is also additional to the one percent rate also authorized above in this clause for such county, for the period beginning December first, two thousand eight and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(14) the county of Suffolk 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 June first, two thousand one and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(15) the county of Greene 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 March first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(16) the county of Orleans 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 June first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(17) the county of Tioga is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (i) one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand three; and (ii) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand five, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(18) the county of Broome 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 March first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(19) the county of Herkimer 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(20) the county of Genesee 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(21) the county of Columbia 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 March first, nineteen hundred ninety-five, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(22) the county of Schuyler 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 September first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(23) the county of Rockland is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (i) five-eighths of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning March first, two thousand two, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven; and also (ii) at a rate which is three-eighths of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph, and which is also additional to the five-eighths of one percent rate also authorized above in this clause for such county, for the period beginning March first, two thousand seven and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(24) the county of Chenango 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 September first, two thousand two, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(25) the county of Monroe 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 the period beginning December first, nineteen hundred ninety-three and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(26) the county of Steuben 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, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(27) the county of Chemung 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 two, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(28) the county of Seneca is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that 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 two and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* (29) the county of Niagara 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 March first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (29)'s
* (29) the county of Dutchess is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is three-quarters of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning March first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (29)'s
(30) the county of Yates 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 September first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* (31) the county of Schenectady is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (31)'s
* (31) the county of Montgomery 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 June first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (31)'s
(32) the county of Livingston 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 June first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(33) the county of Sullivan is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is: (i) one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven; and (ii) an additional one-half of one percent in addition to the other rates authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand seven and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* (34) the county of Otsego 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 three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (34)'s
* (34) the county of Delaware is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that 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 three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand thirteen;
* NB There are 3 clause (34)'s
* (34) the county of Wayne is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that 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 five, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (34)'s
* (35) the county of Schoharie 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 June first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (35)'s
* (35) the county of Madison 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 June first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (35)'s
* (35) the county of Orange is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is three-quarters of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (35)'s
* (36) the county of Clinton 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 seven, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 4 clause (36)'s
* (36) the county of Lewis is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 4 clause (36)'s
* (36) the county of Oswego 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 September first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 4 clause (36)'s
* (36) the county of Essex 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 thirteen, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 4 clause (36)'s
* (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 twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (37)'s
* (37) the county of Onondaga is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (37)'s
(38) the county of Chautauqua is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is: (i) one and one-quarter percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning March first, two thousand five and ending August thirty-first, two thousand six; (ii) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, two thousand six and ending November thirtieth, two thousand seven; (iii) three-quarters of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand seven and ending November thirtieth, two thousand ten; (iv) one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand ten and ending November thirtieth, two thousand fifteen; and (v) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this clause for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand fifteen and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* (39) the county of Fulton 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 September first, two thousand five, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (39)'s
* (39) the county of Putnam is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is: (i) one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, two thousand five and ending August thirty-first, two thousand seven; and (ii) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, two thousand seven and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (39)'s
* (40) the county of Franklin is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand six and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (40)'s
* (40) the county of Ontario is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is: (A) one-eighth of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning June first, two thousand six and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven; and also (B) at a rate that is three-eighths of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph, and that is also additional to the one-eighth of one percent rate authorized in this clause for such county, for the period beginning September first, two thousand nine and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 2 clause (40)'s
* (41) The county of St. Lawrence is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that 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 thirteen and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (41)'s
* (41) The county of Hamilton is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that 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 thirteen and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (41)'s
* (41) the county of Delaware 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 September first, two thousand two, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB There are 3 clause (41)'s
(42) the county of Westchester is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning August first, two thousand nineteen and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
(ii) with respect to the following cities * (1) the city of Yonkers is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (a) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such city; and (b) one-half of one percent in addition to the other rates authorized in this paragraph for such city for the period beginning September first, two thousand fifteen and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* NB Effective until November 30, 2027
* (1) the city of Yonkers 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 city;
* NB Effective November 30, 2027
(2) the city of Mount Vernon 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 city;
(3) the city of White Plains is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (i) one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such city for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-three and ending August thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven;
and (ii) an additional one-quarter of one percent in addition to the other rates authorized in this paragraph for such city for the period beginning March first, two thousand eight and ending August thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven; and (iii) an additional one-quarter of one percent in addition to the other rates authorized in this paragraph for such city for the period beginning June first, two thousand ten and ending August thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven;
(4) the city of New Rochelle 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 city for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-three and ending December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven;
(5) the city of Fulton 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 city for the period beginning March first, two thousand three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand seven;
(6) the city of Oswego 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 city for the period beginning September first, two thousand four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven;
* (iii) the maximum rate referred to in section twelve hundred twenty-four of this article shall be calculated without reference to the following additional rates authorized in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph: one and one-half percent for the county of Allegany; one percent for the counties of Rensselaer, Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Ulster, Albany, Suffolk, Essex, Greene, Orleans, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Genesee, Columbia, Schuyler, Chenango, Monroe, Steuben, Chemung, Seneca, Livingston, Niagara, Yates, Tioga, Montgomery, Delaware, Wayne, Schoharie, Putnam, Clinton, St. Lawrence and Onondaga and the cities of Mount Vernon and New Rochelle;
three-quarters of one percent for the counties of Dutchess, Lewis, and Orange; one percent and three-quarters of one percent or one-half of one percent for the county of Oneida; three-quarters of one percent and one-half of one percent for the county of Nassau; one-half of one percent and one-quarter of one percent and one-quarter of one percent for the city of White Plains; one-half or one percent for the county of Tompkins; three-eighths of one percent and five-eighths of one percent for the county of Rockland; one-half of one percent for the counties of Putnam and Schenectady; one-eighth of one percent and three-eighths of one percent for the county of Ontario; one-half of one percent and one-half of one percent for the county of Sullivan; one percent and one-half of one percent for the city of Yonkers;
* NB Effective until November 30, 2027
* (iii) the maximum rate referred to in section twelve hundred twenty-four of this article shall be calculated without reference to the following additional rates authorized in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph: one and one-half percent for the county of Allegany; one percent for the counties of Rensselaer, Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Ulster, Albany, Suffolk, Essex, Greene, Orleans, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Genesee, Columbia, Schuyler, Chenango, Monroe, Steuben, Chemung, Seneca, Livingston, Niagara, Yates, Tioga, Montgomery, Delaware, Wayne, Schoharie, Putnam, Clinton, St. Lawrence and Onondaga and the cities of Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle;
three-quarters of one percent for the counties of Dutchess, Lewis, and Orange; one percent and three-quarters of one percent or one-half of one percent for the county of Oneida; three-quarters of one percent and one-half of one percent for the county of Nassau; one-half of one percent and one-quarter of one percent and one-quarter of one percent for the city of White Plains; one-half or one percent for the county of Tompkins; three-eighths of one percent and five-eighths of one percent for the county of Rockland; one-half of one percent for the counties of Putnam and Schenectady; one-eighth of one percent and three-eighths of one percent for the county of Ontario; and one-half of one percent and one-half of one percent for the county of Sullivan;
* NB Effective November 30, 2027
(iv) with respect to certain counties in the metropolitan commuter transportation district, if the county of Dutchess, the county of Orange or the county of Rockland withdraws from the metropolitan commuter transportation district pursuant to section twelve hundred seventy-nine-b of the public authorities law, such county is hereby authorized and empowered, in the alternative, to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at the rate of five-eighths, seven-eighths, one and one-eighth, one and three-eighths, one and five-eighths, one and seven-eighths, two and one-eighth, two and three-eighths, two and five-eighths, two and seven-eighths, three and one-eighth or three and three-eighths percent if the revenues from a three-eighths percent rate of such tax are required by such local laws, ordinances or resolutions to be set aside for mass transportation purposes; all such taxes to be administered, collected and distributed by the commissioner as provided in subpart B of part III and in part IV of this article:

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# (1)

Either, all of the taxes described in article twenty-eight of this chapter, at the same uniform rate, as to which taxes all provisions of the local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes shall be identical, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided, with the corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight, including the definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the provisions of such article twenty-eight can be made applicable to the taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and special provisions as are set forth in this article. The taxes authorized under this subdivision may not be imposed by a city or county unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such taxes so as to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents, subject to state tax under sections eleven hundred five and eleven hundred ten of this chapter, except as otherwise provided.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a tax imposed by a city or county authorized under this subdivision shall not include the tax imposed on charges for admission to race tracks and simulcast facilities under subdivision (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter. (i) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city of less than one million or by any county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this subdivision, shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly and predominantly in the production of tangible personal property, gas, electricity, refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, processing, generating, assembly, refining, mining or extracting; and all sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption predominantly either in the production of tangible personal property, for sale, by farming or in a commercial horse boarding operation, or in both; and all sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation aircraft; and, unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise, shall omit the provision for credit or refund contained in clause six of subdivision (a) or subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter. (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city, county or school district, imposing the taxes authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the residential solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ee), the commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in subdivision (ii), the commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such city, county or school district elects otherwise as to such residential solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, such commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption, commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption or such clothing and footwear exemption.

# (2)

A sale of tangible personal property to a person for use by him in performing the services of laundering, drycleaning, tailoring, weaving, pressing, shoe repairing and shoe shining, subject to the tax imposed under the authority of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, shall not be deemed a purchase for resale for purposes of the taxes imposed by article twenty-eight and pursuant to the authority of this article. The transitional provisions contained in section eleven hundred six shall apply to a tax imposed under the authority of clauses (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of this subdivision in the same manner and to the same extent as applicable to the taxes imposed under subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five except that an equivalent date shall be substituted to accord with the date when the tax imposed pursuant to the authority of such clause shall become effective.

# (3)

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary but not with respect to cities subject to the provisions of section eleven hundred eight of this chapter, any city or county, except a county wholly contained within a city, may provide that the taxes imposed, pursuant to this subdivision, by such city or county on the retail sale or use of fuel oil and coal used for residential purposes, the retail sale or use of wood used for residential heating purposes, the sale, other than for resale, of propane (except when sold in containers of less than one hundred pounds), natural gas, electricity, steam and gas, electric and steam services used for residential purposes and the use of gas or electricity used for residential purposes may be imposed at a lower rate than the uniform local rate imposed pursuant to the opening paragraph of this section, as long as such rate is one of the rates authorized by such paragraph or such sale or use may be exempted from such taxes. Provided, however, such lower rate must apply to all such energy sources and services and at the same rate and no such exemption may be enacted unless such exemption applies to all such energy sources and services. The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to a sale or use of diesel motor fuel which involves a delivery at a filling station or into a repository which is equipped with a hose or other apparatus by which such fuel can be dispensed into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle.
(ii) The transitional provisions in subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five-A shall apply to a change in rate or to an exemption adopted pursuant to the authority of this paragraph in the same manner and to the same extent as applicable under section eleven hundred five-A except that equivalent dates shall be substituted to accord with the date when the rate or exemption adopted pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective. The provisions in subdivisions (d) and (e) of section eleven hundred five-A shall apply so far as such provisions can be made applicable under this paragraph.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d) of this section to the contrary, any local law, ordinance or resolution, enacted pursuant to the authority of this paragraph, (A) may be made applicable to the quarterly period ending February twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred eighty if a certified copy of such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered mail to the state tax commission at its office in Albany on or before November twentieth, nineteen hundred seventy-nine,

(B) may go into effect on January first, nineteen hundred eighty, if a certified copy of such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered mail to the state tax commission at its office in Albany at least thirty days prior to such effective date and (C) may exempt from tax, effective October first, nineteen hundred eighty, the energy sources and services described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the one percent additional tax which Cattaraugus county is authorized to adopt pursuant to the opening paragraph of this section shall not be imposed on the retail sale or use of the energy sources and services described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

# (4)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any local law enacted by any city of one million or more that imposes the taxes authorized by this subdivision (i) may omit the exception provided in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph three of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter for receipts from laundering, dry-cleaning, tailoring, weaving, pressing, shoe repairing and shoe shining; (ii) may impose the tax described in paragraph six of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter at a rate in addition to the rate prescribed by this section not to exceed two percent in multiples of one-half of one percent; (iii) shall provide that the tax described in paragraph six of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter does not apply to facilities owned and operated by the city or an agency or instrumentality of the city or a public corporation the majority of whose members are appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the legislative body of the city or both of them; (iv) shall not include any tax on receipts from, or the use of, the services described in paragraph seven of subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter; (v) shall provide that, for purposes of the tax described in subdivision (e) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter, "permanent resident" means any occupant of any room or rooms in a hotel or short term rental unit for at least one hundred eighty consecutive days with regard to the period of such occupancy; (vi) may omit the exception provided in paragraph one of subdivision (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter for charges to a patron for admission to, or use of, facilities for sporting activities in which the patron is to be a participant, such as bowling alleys and swimming pools; (vii) may provide the clothing and footwear exemption in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, and, notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (d) of this section to the contrary, any local law providing for such exemption or repealing such exemption, may go into effect on any one of the following dates: March first, June first, September first or December first; (viii) shall omit the exemption provided in paragraph forty-one of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter; (ix) shall omit the exemption provided in subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter insofar as it applies to fuel, gas, electricity, refrigeration and steam, and gas, electric, refrigeration and steam service of whatever nature for use or consumption directly and exclusively in the production of gas, electricity, refrigeration or steam; (x) shall omit, unless such city elects otherwise, the provision for refund or credit contained in clause six of subdivision (a) or in subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter; (xii) shall omit, unless such city elects otherwise, the exemption for residential solar energy systems equipment and electricity provided in subdivision (ee) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter; (xiii) shall omit, unless such city elects otherwise, the exemption for commercial solar energy systems equipment and electricity provided in subdivision (ii) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter; and (xiv) shall exclude from the operation of such local taxes all sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation aircraft.
NB There are 2 sbpar (xiv)'s
(xiv) shall omit, unless such city elects otherwise, the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment provided in subdivision (kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter.
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Any reference in this chapter or in any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the authority of this article to former subdivisions (n) or (p) of this section shall be deemed to be a reference to clauses (xii) or (xiii) of this paragraph, respectively, and any such local law, ordinance or resolution that provides the exemptions provided in such former subdivisions (n) and/or (p) shall be deemed instead to provide the exemptions provided in clauses (xii) and/or (xiii) of this paragraph.

# (b)

# (1)

Or, one or more of the taxes described in subdivisions (b), (d), (e) and (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter, at the same uniform rate, including the transitional provisions in section eleven hundred six of this chapter covering such taxes, but not the taxes described in subdivisions (a) and (c) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter. Provided, further, that where the tax described in subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter is imposed, the compensating use taxes described in clauses (E), (G) and

(H) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten of this chapter shall also be imposed. Provided, further, that where the taxes described in subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter are imposed, such taxes shall omit: (A) the provision for refund or credit contained in subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter with respect to such taxes described in such subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five unless such city or county elects to provide such provision or, if so elected, to repeal such provision; (B) the exemption provided in paragraph two of subdivision (ee) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter unless such county or city elects otherwise; (C) the exemption provided in paragraph two of subdivision

(ii) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such county or city elects otherwise; and (D) the exemption provided in paragraph two of subdivision (kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, unless such county or city elects otherwise; and provided further that where the tax described in subdivision (f) of such section eleven hundred five is imposed, such tax shall not apply to charges for admission to race tracks and simulcast facilities.

# (2)

In respect to the taxes described in such subdivisions (b), (d),

(e) and (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter and in such clauses (E), (G) and (H) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten of this chapter and the transitional provisions in such section eleven hundred six covering those taxes, all provisions of a local law imposing any such tax, except as to rate and except as otherwise provided herein, shall be identical with the corresponding provisions in such article twenty-eight of this chapter, including the definition and exemption provisions of such article, so far as the provisions of such article twenty-eight of this chapter can be made applicable to the taxes imposed by such city or county and with such limitations and special provisions as are set forth in this article; provided, however, that any local law enacted by any city of one million or more, imposing the taxes authorized by this subdivision, shall omit the exemption provided in subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter and may omit the exception provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter for charges to a patron for admission to, or use of, facilities for sporting activities in which such patron is to be a participant, such as bowling alleys and swimming pools. The transitional provisions contained in subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred six of this chapter shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to a tax imposed by omitting the exception in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter, as described in the preceding sentence, except that an equivalent date shall be substituted to accord with the date when the tax so imposed becomes effective. The tax described in any one of such subdivisions (b), (d), (e) and (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter, including the related transitional provisions in such section eleven hundred six of this chapter, and the taxes described in clauses (E), (G) and (H) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten of this chapter where the tax described in such subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter is imposed, may not be imposed by a city or county unless the local law, ordinance or resolution imposes such tax so as to include all portions and all types of receipts, charges or rents, as the case may be, subject to state tax under the applicable subdivision of section eleven hundred five of this chapter and uses subject to tax under the applicable provisions of section eleven hundred ten of this chapter where the tax described in subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter is imposed.

# (3)

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary but not with respect to cities subject to the provisions of section eleven hundred eight of this chapter, any city or county, except a county wholly contained within a city, may provide that the tax imposed, pursuant to this subdivision, by such city or county on the sale, other than for resale, of propane (except when sold in containers of less than one hundred pounds), natural gas, electricity, steam and gas, electric and steam services of whatever nature used for residential purposes and on the use of gas or electricity used for residential purposes may be imposed at a lower rate than the uniform local rate imposed pursuant to the opening paragraph of this section, as long as such rate is one of the rates authorized by such paragraph or such sale or use may be exempted from such taxes. Provided, however, such lower rate must apply to all such energy sources and services and at the same rate and no such exemption, other than the exemption provided for in subdivision (ee) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter, if such exemption is elected by such city or county, may be enacted unless such exemption applies to all such energy sources and services.
(ii) The transitional provisions in subdivision (c) of section eleven hundred five-A shall apply to a change in rate or to an exemption adopted pursuant to the authority of this paragraph in the same manner and to the same extent as applicable under section eleven hundred five-A except that equivalent dates shall be substituted to accord with the date when the rate or exemption adopted pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective. The provisions in subdivisions (d) and (e) of section eleven hundred five-A shall apply so far as such provisions can be made applicable under this paragraph.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d) of this section to the contrary, any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the authority of this paragraph, (A) may be made applicable to the quarterly period ending February twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred eighty if a certified copy of such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered mail to the state tax commission at its office in Albany on or before November twentieth, nineteen hundred seventy-nine,

# (4)

Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a county, city or school district which, pursuant to the authority of this article, imposes the tax described in subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter without also imposing all of the other taxes described in subdivision (a) of this section shall not be authorized to impose the sales tax on prepaid telephone calling service described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph one of subdivision (b) of such section eleven hundred five or the compensating use tax described in clause (G) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten of this chapter; and any reference in this article to the tax described in such subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five and any reference in this article to the tax described in such clause (G) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten shall be deemed not to include the sales tax on prepaid telephone calling service or the compensating use tax described in such clause (G) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten, in cases where the tax described in subdivision (b) of such section eleven hundred five is imposed by a county, city or school district which does not also impose all of the other taxes described in subdivision (a) of this section.

# (c)

Notwithstanding the prior provisions of this section, where a city has, pursuant to section twelve hundred twenty-four of this article, pre-empted the right to impose any of the taxes described in subdivisions (b), (d), (e) and (f) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter by imposing one or more of such taxes, and, if the taxes described in such subdivision (b) of section eleven hundred five of this chapter are imposed, the compensating use taxes described in clauses (E), (G) and (H) of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred ten of this chapter, as provided for in subdivision (b) of this section, the county in which such city is located may still impose those taxes authorized under subdivision (a) or (b) of this section not pre-empted by such city. Within areas in such county but outside of such city, the county shall continue to be authorized and empowered to impose the taxes as authorized in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, without any diminution in the county's right to impose such taxes in areas outside such city.

# (d)

A local law, ordinance or resolution imposing any tax pursuant to this section, increasing or decreasing the rate of such tax, repealing or suspending such tax, exempting from such tax the energy sources and services described in paragraph three of subdivision (a) or of subdivision (b) of this section or changing the rate of tax imposed on such energy sources and services or providing for the credit or refund described in clause six of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter, or electing or repealing the exemption for residential solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ee) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or the exemption for commercial solar equipment and electricity in subdivision (ii) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article, or electing or repealing the exemption for commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems equipment and electricity generated by such equipment in subdivision

(kk) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this article must go into effect only on one of the following dates: March first, June first, September first or December first; provided, that a local law, ordinance or resolution providing for the exemption described in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred fifteen of this chapter or repealing any such exemption or a local law, ordinance or resolution providing for a refund or credit described in subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred nineteen of this chapter or repealing such provision so provided must go into effect only on March first. No such local law, ordinance or resolution shall be effective unless a certified copy of such law, ordinance or resolution is mailed by registered or certified mail to the commissioner at the commissioner's office in Albany at least ninety days prior to the date it is to become effective. However, the commissioner may waive and reduce such ninety-day minimum notice requirement to a mailing of such certified copy by registered or certified mail within a period of not less than thirty days prior to such effective date if the commissioner deems such action to be consistent with the commissioner's duties under section twelve hundred fifty of this article and the commissioner acts by resolution. Where the restriction provided for in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this article as to the effective date of a tax and the notice requirement provided for therein are applicable and have not been waived, the restriction and notice requirement in section twelve hundred twenty-three of this article shall also apply.

# (e)

Certified copies of any local law, ordinance or resolution described in subdivision (d) of this section shall also be filed with the city or county clerk, the secretary of state and the state comptroller within five days after the date it is enacted. Certified copies of any other local law, ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to this section shall be filed with the state tax commission, the city or county clerk, the secretary of state and the state comptroller within five days after the date it is enacted.

# (f)

On the first day of the first month following the month in which a municipal assistance corporation is created under article ten of the public authorities law, any taxes imposed pursuant to this section by the city in aid of which such corporation was created and, except as hereinafter provided for in subdivisions (h) and (j) of this section, the power of such city to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing taxes pursuant to the authority of such section shall, notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, be suspended until the later of July first, two thousand eight, or the last day of the month in which all the notes and bonds of such municipal assistance corporation shall have been fully paid and discharged together with interest thereon and interest on unpaid installments of interest.

# (g)

All of the enabling act provisions, which authorized the imposition of the taxes suspended pursuant to this section, the local laws, ordinances, and resolutions imposing such taxes, any regulations promulgated with respect to such taxes, including the provisions with respect to assessment, payment, determination, collection and refund of such taxes, requirements for filing returns, preservation of records and disposition of revenue shall continue in full force and effect with respect to all such taxes accrued up to the effective date of such suspension.

# (h)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (f) of this section, any city having a population of one million or more in which a municipal assistance corporation is created under article ten of the public authorities law shall continue to be authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, imposing taxes, at a rate not to exceed four percent on the receipts of sales from the services of laundering, dry-cleaning, tailoring, weaving, pressing, shoe repairing and shoe shining, and charges to a patron for admission to, or use of, facilities for sporting activities in which such patron is to be a participant such as bowling alleys and swimming pools. Such taxes shall be administered, collected and distributed by the state tax commission as provided in subpart B of part III and in part IV of this article.

# (i)

On the first day of the first month following the month in which the taxes provided for in section eleven hundred seven of this chapter are terminated, the suspension provided for in subdivision (f) of this section shall terminate and the sales and compensating use taxes imposed by a city having a population of one million or more immediately prior to the effective date of the suspension shall go into full force and effect, provided that the resumed taxes, and any local law imposing those taxes, shall incorporate amendments to this article and article twenty-eight of this chapter so that the resumed taxes are, except as otherwise provided by law, identical to the taxes authorized to be imposed by the city.

# (j)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (f) of this section, the city of Troy shall continue to be authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing taxes pursuant to the authority of this section during the period that (i) the municipal assistance corporation for the city of Troy created under article ten of the public authorities law is in existence, and (ii) pursuant to section two of chapter one hundred eighty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-five, as it may be amended, the tax described in section eleven hundred eight of this chapter is not imposed in such city.
(m) Taxes imposed on native American nation or tribe lands. Where a non-native American person purchases, for such person's own consumption, any retail sale item on native American nation or tribe land recognized by the federal government and reservation land recognized as such by the state of New York, the commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the collection of sales, excise and use taxes on such retail sale items.
(o) Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law, ordinance or resolution to the contrary: any city having a population of one million or more in which the taxes imposed by section eleven hundred seven of this chapter are in effect, acting through its local legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to elect to exempt from such taxes, or reduce the rate of such taxes on, the same residential energy sources and services, in the same manner as described in subparagraph (i) of paragraph three of subdivision (a) of this section, by enacting a local law or resolution in the form prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section twelve hundred fifty-seven of this article; whereupon, upon compliance with the provisions of subdivisions

(d) and (e) of this section, such enactment of such local law or resolution shall be deemed to be an amendment to section eleven hundred seven of this chapter and such section eleven hundred seven shall be deemed to incorporate such exemption of or reduced rate on such energy sources and services as if it had been duly enacted by the state legislature and approved by the governor.

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