Kingston, NY – The office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has issued a report entitled “County of Ulster Property Tax Exemptions” subsequent to an audit of Ulster County’s Real Property Tax Service Agency.  The primary subject of this audit was the proper application of real property tax exemptions.  Not only was the report and audit overwhelmingly positive, it found that there were no material deficiencies and “commend(ed) County officials for designing and implementing effective controls over property tax exemptions.”

Michael P. Hein, Ulster County Executive

“Ensuring the accuracy of property tax exemptions is critical to the overall fairness of the process.  I want to thank New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for conducting this audit as these types of reviews are valuable tools that allow us to measure county government’s performance as we constantly look for ways to better serve our citizens,” said Ulster County Executive Mike Hein.  “I also want to commend Commissioner of Finance/Budget Director Burt Gulnick, Director of Real Property Tom Jackson and their amazing teams for all their dedication and hard work.” 

Burt Gulnick, Ulster County Commissioner of Finance

“I want to thank the staff of the New York State Comptroller’s Office for their diligent work, valuable insight and commitment to the integrity of the audit process,” said Burt Gulnick, Ulster County Commissioner of Finance.  “The positive findings of this audit demonstrate the professionalism of our Real Property Tax Service Agency, and I want to commend Tom Jackson, the Director, for doing a tremendous job for the residents of Ulster County.”

A copy of the report will be available on the New York State Comptroller’s website: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/auditlisting.htm.