All Press Releases

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 …

AUDIT IDENTIFIES AREAS FOR IMPROVED INTERNAL CONTROLS AT ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION

Kingston, NY (August 13, 2025)- Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released an audit of the County’s contract with Ulster County Community Action for providing food and personal items to Ulster County residents located in emergency housing motel placements. The scope of the audit covered two $150,000 contracts, one for 2023 …

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE U.C. COMPTROLLER RE: 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 …

Audit of Ulster County Corporate Compliance Program

Comptroller’s Corporate Compliance Program Audit Finds Opportunities for Improvement Kingston, NY (August 2, 2024) — The Ulster County Comptroller’s Office released an Audit of the Ulster County Corporate Compliance Program. Corporate Compliance, which is required for certain federal and state funds, refers to the commitment to adhere to all relevant …

County Comptroller’s Review of 701 Grant Avenue

Comptroller Recommends Foreclosure of 701 Grant Avenue to Recoup $10 Million in Taxes, Penalties, Interest and Return the Property to the Tax Roll Kingston, NY (June 27, 2022) – The Ulster County Comptroller, March Gallagher,released a report on delinquent property tax collections for 701 Grant Avenue after it was brought …

Completion of the Ulster County Investment Policy Compliance Audit

Ulster County Has Additional Investment Opportunities Comptroller’s Office Audit Shows More Than $650,000 in Missed Potential Revenue Kingston, NY (March 30, 2022) – County Comptroller March Gallagher released an audit today finding that Ulster County could better analyze alternative investment opportunities, maximize investment revenues, and diversify investments. Doing so during …

Comptroller’s Statement on Chairman’s 7/1/21 Press Release

Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Questions Value of UCRRA Audit Documents Released by Legislative Chairman While we appreciate Chairman Donaldson sharing some of the documents that he received from the UCRRA with our office, these materials raise more questions than answers. The documents, which were provided to our office indirectly, …