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    Department of Finance Extends Fine and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery Program

    Fines and Penalties  •  Citywide

    The program provides financial relief during the pandemic for New Yorkers who owe fines and penalties. On December 20, 2021, the Department of Finance announced that its Fine and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery (FAIRER) Program would be extended through March 20, 2022. The program allows New Yorkers to pay a reduced amount in fines to resolve eligible Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgments.  (read more…)

    Tags : Department of Finance, ECB, ECB fines
    Date:01/13/2022
    Category : Department of Finance
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    City Offers Payment Plans and Deferral Programs for Property Tax Payments

    COVID-19  •  Citywide

    Department of Finance Payment Calculator Image Credit: Department of Finance

    Department of Finance looks to ease tax burden on homeowners through deferment programs and suspension of the annual tax lien sale. On March 24, 2020, the Department of Finance announced several measures intended to assist property owners with their tax payments amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. With unprecedented unemployment rates, many throughout the city will have difficulty paying their taxes come the close of the fiscal quarter and going forward. Each of the following programs is aimed to lower the amount of taxes owed and provide payment plans for those individuals who qualify. The programs are as follows:

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    Tags : COVID-19, Department of Finance, Foreclosure Sale, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Tax abatement, Tax Deferment, Tax Payments
    Date:04/07/2020
    Category : Department of Finance
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    Hotel Denied Sales Tax Refund

    Sales Tax  •  Washington Square, Manhattan

    103 Waverly Place in Manhattan. Image credit: CityLaw.

    Hotel claimed tax credit for purchases of continental breakfasts provided to guests. The Washington Square Hotel LLC, located at 103 Waverly Place, Manhattan, purchased continental breakfasts from Café C–III, a vendor located on the hotel’s premises, and provided the continental breakfasts to guests. The hotel did not charge their guests separately for breakfasts, nor did the hotel give guests an option to decline breakfasts in return for a lower rate for a hotel room. (read more…)

    Tags : credit, finance, Hotel, sales, sales tax credit, tax, vendor, Washington Square Hotel
    Date:07/31/2018
    Category : CityLaw, Department of Finance
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