OF THE

State Tax Commission

1916

TRANSMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE JANUARY 10, 1917

ALBANY

J. B. LYON COMPANY, PRINTERS

ALBANY, N. Y., January 10, 1917

TO HON. EDWARD SCHOENECK, President of the Senate:

SIR. We have the honor herewith to transmit our annual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Brief summary of work during 1916....

II. Organization of the Tax Department..

III. General Office Division..

IV. Law Division....

V. Local Assessment and Equalization Bureau.

VI. Special Franchise Tax Bureau..

VII. Mortgage Tax Bureau...

VIII. Corporation Tax Bureau.

IX. The Tax Law, 1916....

X. General work of the Commission:

1. State Tax Conference.

2. County Visitations..

3. Appeal Cases...

4. Assessment Maps.

5. County Equalizations.

6. Publications....

7. Efficiency Rating System.

8. Financial Operations.

XI. Recommendations:

Amendment to the Constitution..

Amendments to the Tax Law.

General......

XII. Structural Weakness and Proposed Remedy

XIII. Proceedings of the State Board of Equalization, 1916.....

XIV. Table of 1916 Rates of Equalization of Cities, Towns and Villages.
XV. Table of Increases of Assessed Values of Real Property in 1916...
XVI. Table of Values of Real Property Exempt from Taxation....

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