Tax Committee
Contact: Ken Pokalsky

FY 2009 Final Revenue Bill

• Business Council overview of revenue measures
• Bill text

Real Property Tax

• Testimony to New York Commission on Real Property Tax Relief
  April 23, 2008
• Council pushes local property tax cap and cost-cutting in testimony to commission, (April 23, 2008)

Issues and Priorities

• Overview of Legislative Revenue Proposals
• 2008 Legislative Budget Proposals
• Comparison of Executive Budget & Assembly Revenue Legislation
• FY 09 Executive Budget revenue proposals

Combined Reporting Guidelines

• DT&F Draft Combined Reporting guidelines
• Business Council comments
  
  

2007-08 Legislative Memos

• S.3836 Local Real Property Transfer Taxes
• S.6335 / A.9311, REIT Technical Amendment

Business Council News

• Council hosts annual Conference on State Taxation May 13-15 (May 1, 2008)
• Spending increases and new taxes in state budget "disappointing" to Business Council and members (April 11, 2008)
• Business Council President and CEO Kenneth Adams Statement on Assembly Tax Proposal (March 6, 2008)
• Report finds escalating property taxes and local spending continue to hurt economy, despite STAR (February 12, 2008)
  
  
• Analysis ranks New York's business tax climate among worst in the nation (November 7, 2007)
• Governor Spitzer's budget director sends business mixed signals on taxes in next year's budget (October 18, 2007)
• Governor pledges no tax increases next year despite looming deficit
  He also praises Council efforts to highlight economic woes, urges 'optimism' going forward (September 20, 2007)
• Governor vetoes Council-opposed legislation (July 6, 2007)
  

Key Contacts

Related Web sites:

• NYS Department of Taxation & Finance
• Federal Treasury