Ulster County Sales Tax Sharing Report
Ulster County Shared $26.4 Million of 2023 Sales Tax Revenues with the Local Municipalities Within its Borders Kingston, NY (September 9, 2024) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2023 Sales Tax Sharing Report showing the total sales tax payments made by Ulster County to the towns, villages and …
Joint Press Release Re: County Clerk and Comptroller Mortgage Tax Allocation Report
County Clerk and County Comptroller Report on Long-Standing Mortgage Recording Tax Receipts Distribution Issue Kingston, NY (June 5, 2024) Today Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack and Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a report on Ulster County’s distribution of Mortgage Recording Tax. The review was triggered by an observation in …
Issuance of Sales Tax Snapshot 2023
Ulster County Experienced a Third Year of Record-Breaking Sales Tax Revenue Kingston, NY (May 23, 2024) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2023 Sales Tax Report showing record breaking growth in last year’s sales tax revenues. The County’s sales tax collected was $170.6 million, $3.6 million above budget …
Constituent Service Quality Report and Survey
Comptroller’s Office Releases Constituent Services Quality Evaluation Report For 2022 Contracts Kingston, NY (April 11, 2024) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher issued a Constituent Services Quality Evaluation Report for 2022 Contracts. This represents the first Ulster County report evaluating and comparing the reporting received by Ulster County from outside …
Issuance of Opioid Snapshot
Ulster County Comptroller Releases Opioid Snapshot Report Kingston, NY (February 16, 2024) – The Ulster County Comptroller has released a second snapshot on the Opioid settlement funds received by Ulster County. In 2023, Ulster County experienced over 460 nonfatal opioid overdoses and 48 opioid-related deaths, with 4 additional likely opioid …
2022 Sales Tax Snapshot
Ulster County Experienced Record Breaking 2022 Sales Tax Revenue Kingston, NY (April 10, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2022 Sales Tax Report showing record breaking growth in last year’s sales tax revenues. The County’s sales tax collected was $165.4 million, $22.4 million above budget and a …
Real Property Tax Audit Release
Real Property Tax Collection Audit Finds Inadequate Collection Practices Kingston, NY (March 29, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Real Property Tax Collection Audit today. The audit had four major findings. The County is moving towards solutions for many of these issues including the purchase of new …
Short-Term Rental Occupancy Tax Collection Snapshot
Comptroller Recommends Occupancy Tax Enforcement Measures To Enhance Short-term Rental Revenues Kingston, NY (March 23, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Short-Term Rental Tax Compliance Snapshot today. The snapshot offers a follow up to the 2020 audit of occupancy tax collections from short-term rentals which found that …
Opioid Snapshot
Ulster County Comptroller Releases Snapshot Report on Opioid Fatalities and Settlement Funding Kingston, NY (December 9, 2022) – The Ulster County Comptroller has released a snapshot on the Opioid settlement funds received by Ulster County. Ulster County resident deaths from opioid overdose has increased 407% since 2014 and 11% between …
Historical Sales Tax Snapshot
County Comptroller Releases Historical Sales Data Showing Average Annual 15-year Growth Rate of 3.55% Kingston, NY (October 12, 2022) – The Ulster County Comptroller has released a snapshot report on Ulster County historic sales tax revenues. The County has had average annual sales tax revenue growth of 3.55% during the …
Press Release on Short-Term Rentals
Comptroller Releases Short-Term Rental Analysis: 3% of all Ulster County Housing Units Offered as Short-Term Rentals Kingston, NY (July 20, 2022) – Ulster County Comptroller, March Gallagher, released a snapshot report on the impact of the short-term rental market on Ulster County. The analysis compares Ulster County to other surrounding …