Finance
Press Release RE: Short-Term Rental Report 2025
Kingston, NY (September 22, 2025) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released a new report highlighting the rapid growth of short-term rentals (STRs) and their increasing pressure on the county’s housing market. In the ten years since 2015, the number of STRs in Ulster County has increased by 220%, …
Press Release Re: 2024 Sales Tax Allocation
Ulster County Shared $27.1 Million of 2024 Sales Tax Revenues with the Local Municipalities Kingston, NY (August 25, 2025) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2024 Sales Tax Sharing Report showing the total sales tax payments made by Ulster County to the towns, villages and the City of …
Press Release from the Office of the Ulster County Comptroller: U.C. Occupancy Tax Audit
AUDIT IDENTIFIES OVER $250,000 IN RECOVERABLE OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUE: COMPTROLLER RECOMMENDS OCCUPANCY TAX ADMINISTRATION CHANGES Kingston, NY (August 6, 2025)- Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released the Ulster County Occupancy Tax Audit, which examined taxpayer compliance and County oversight of occupancy tax collections between December 1, 2022, and May …
Press Release from the Office of the Ulster County Comptroller: U.C. Adult Use Cannabis Tax Collections Report
Ulster County’s Cannabis Revenues Higher than Anticipated While County Experiences Unclear Communications from State Kingston, NY (July 28, 2025)– Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the Ulster County Adult Use Cannabis Tax Collections report today. The report showed issues with inconsistent information reported to the County by the New York …