The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) is the department of the
New York state government responsible for taxation and revenue, including handling all
tax forms and publications, and dispersing
tax revenue
Tax revenue is the income that is collected by governments through taxation. Taxation is the primary source of government revenue. Revenue may be extracted from sources such as individuals, public enterprises, trade, royalties on natural resour ...
to other agencies and counties within New York State. The department also has a law enforcement division, the
New York State Office of Tax Enforcement. Its regulations are compiled in title 20 of the ''
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations''.
It is headquartered in Building 8/8A at the
W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus
The W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus is an office park in western Albany, New York, United States that houses sixteen New York State Government office buildings. The land totals roughly and over 3 million square feet (280,000 ...
in
Albany.
During the
September 11 attacks
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, the department had offices on the 86th and 87th floors of the World Trade Center's
South Tower. On the 86th floor, five of eight employees in the revenue crimes bureau died. On the 87th floor, the mediation services bureau lost six of seven employees. Of the estimated 20 people on the 87th floor, nine were lost, including two of three senior staff.
The tax department was formally created on January 1, 1927, but the first signs of the department date to 1859. The original intent was to find a way (a mathematical formula) to distribute tax revenue to individual counties in New York State.
See also
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New York State Office of Tax Enforcement
*
New York City Department of Finance
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References
External links
NYSDTF HomepageDepartment of Taxation and Finance
in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
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Taxation and Finance
Taxation in New York (state)
US state tax agencies
1927 establishments in New York (state)
Government agencies established in 1927