Tax receipts for the first nine months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 continue to exceed projections, totaling $84.4 billion. This amount is significantly higher than the most recent forecast by the Division of the Budget contained in the Mid-Year Update to the Financial Plan. While tax collections have exceeded forecast throughout the current fiscal year, December results are also affected by a newly established tax structure, the Pass Through Entity Tax (PTET).

The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March 2021, but the population of individuals aged 50 and above grew slightly, according to a follow-up report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. No age segment under the age of 50 showed an increase.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker and the New York State Police today announced that Michelle “Shelly” Stevens, the former executive director of Hornell Partners for Growth (HPG), pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree for stealing $1,711 in cash from the non-profit’s Annual Fourth of July festival that was earmarked for the city’s Business Improvement District.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in a timely fashion. If not, the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last seven years, the amount returned to DiNapoli’s office in unused gift cards has risen sharply from $5.8 million in 2014 to $16 million in 2021.

On the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), announced today the filing of eight shareholder proposals requesting companies to comprehensively disclose their political spending. The Comptroller has filed disclosure proposals with: Twitter Inc., DISH Network Corp., The Progressive Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Las Vegas Sands Corp., Ulta Beauty Inc., VeriSign Inc., and Hanesbrands Inc.

"Kathy Hochul took over as governor at a time of great challenge in New York state and immediately demonstrated her leadership, competence and more collaborative style. Her State of the State message today continued her thoughtful, common-sense approach to governing.