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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 487', '§ 487', '§ 487']

Village of Malone, NY Taxation
Ch 52 Art I Utility Services
§ 52-1 Tax on the furnishing of utility services.
§ 52-3 Utilities to keep records.
§ 52-4 Utilities to file returns.
§ 52-5 Tax payable with return.
§ 52-6 Failure to submit acceptable return.
§ 52-7 Giving of notice.
§ 52-8 Penalties.
§ 52-9 Refunds.
§ 52-10 Tax to be part of operating costs.
§ 52-11 Action to enforce payment.
§ 52-12 Village Treasurer to make rules.
§ 52-13 Disposition of moneys.
§ 52-14 When effective.
Ch 52 Art II Alternate Energy System Exemption Opt-Out
§ 52-15 Purpose.
§ 52-16 Opt out of exemption.
Chapter 52 Taxation
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Malone Village Board as indicated in article histories.
Article I Utility Services
Article II Alternate Energy System Exemption Opt-Out
[Adopted 4-19-1965]
[Amended by L.L. No. 2, 1965; 4-26-1965]
Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 138-d of the Village Law, now renumbered Section 131 of said Village Law of the State of New York, a tax equal to 1% of its gross income from and after the first day of May, 1965 is hereby imposed upon every utility doing business in the Village of Malone which is subject to the supervision of the State Department of Public Service, which taxes shall have application only within the territorial limits of the Village of Malone, and shall be in addition to any and all other taxes imposed by any other provision of law for the same period. Such taxes shall not be imposed on any transaction originating or consummated outside of the territorial limits of the Village of Malone, notwithstanding that some act be necessarily performed with respect to such transaction within such limits.
As used in this local law:
Includes every person subject to the supervision of the State Department of Public Service and also includes every person (whether or not such person is subject to such supervision) who sells gas, electricity, steam, water, refrigeration, telephone, or telegraphy, delivered through mains, pipes, or wires, or of furnished gas, electric, steam, water, refrigerator, telephone or telegraph service, by means of mains, pipes, or wires regardless of whether such activities are the main business of such person or are only incidental thereto, or of whether use is made of the public streets.
Means persons, corporations, companies, associations, joint-stock association, copartnerships, estates, assignee of rents, any person acting in a fiduciary capacity, or any other entity, and persons, their assignees, lessees, trustees or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, or by any other means, except the state, municipalities, political and civil subdivisions of the state or municipality, and public district.
Means and includes receipts received in or by reason of any sale, conditional or otherwise, (except sales hereinafter referred to with respect to which it is provided that profits from the sale be included in gross income) made or service rendered ultimate consumption or use by the purchaser in the Village of Malone, including cash, credits, and property of any kind or nature, (whether or not such sale is made or such service is rendered for profit) without any deduction therefrom on account of the cost of the property sold, the cost of the materials used, labor or services or other costs, interest or discount paid, or any other expense whatsoever; provided, however, that the words "gross income" shall include, in the case of a utility engaged in selling telephony or telephone service, only receipts from local exchange service wholly consummated within the Village of Malone, and in the case of a utility engaged in selling telegraphy or telegraph service, only receipts from transactions wholly consummated within the Village of Malone.
Every utility subject to tax under the local law shall keep such records of its business and in such form as the Village Treasurer may require, and such records shall be preserved for a period of three years, except that the Village Treasurer may consent to their destruction within that period or may require that they be kept longer.
Every utility subject to tax hereunder shall file annually, on or before the first day of April, a return for the 12 calendar months ending December 31 of the prior year, including any period for which the tax imposed hereby or by any amendment hereof is effective; provided, however that in lieu of the annual return required by the foregoing provisions, any utility may file quarterly, on or before September 25, December 25, March 25 and June 25, a return for the three calendar months ending the last day of the prior month, including any period for which the tax imposed hereby or by any amendment hereof is effective. Every return shall have annexed thereto an affidavit of the head of the utility making the same, or of the owner or of a copartner thereof, or of a principal officer of the corporation, if such business be conducted by a corporation to the effect that the statements contained therein are true.
At the time of filing a return as required by this local law, each utility shall pay to the Village Treasurer the tax imposed by this local law for the period covered by such return. Such tax shall be due and payable at the time for filing the return or, if a return is not filed when due, on the last day on which the return is required to be filed.
In case any return filed pursuant to this local law shall be insufficient or unsatisfactory to the Village Treasurer and if a corrected or sufficient return is not filed within 20 days after the same is required by notice from him, or if no return is made for any period, the Village Treasurer shall determine the amount of tax from such information as he is able to obtain, and if necessary, may estimate the tax on the basis of external indices or otherwise. He shall give notice of such determination to the person liable for such tax. Such determination shall finally and irrevocably fix such tax, unless the person against whom it is assessed shall, within 30 days after the giving of notice of such determination apply to the Village Treasurer for a hearing, or unless the Village Treasurer, of his own motion shall reduce the same. After such hearing, the Village Treasurer shall give notice of his decision to the person liable for the tax. Such decision may be reviewed by a proceeding under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Act of the State of New York if application therefor is made within 90 days after the giving of notice of such decision. An order to review such decision shall not be granted unless the amount of such tax sought to be reviewed, with interest and penalties thereon, if any, shall be first deposited with the Village Treasurer, and an undertaking filed with him, in such amount and with such sureties as a Justice of the Supreme Court shall approve, to the effect that, if such proceeding be dismissed or the tax confirmed, the applicant will pay all costs and charges which may accrue in the prosecution of such proceeding.
Except in the case of wilfully false or fraudulent return with intent to evade the tax, no assessment of additional tax shall be made with respect to taxes imposed under this section after expiration of more than three years from the date of filing of a return, provided, however, that where no return had been filed as required by this local law the tax may be assessed at any time.
Any notice authorized or required under the provisions of this local law may be given by mailing the same to the person for whom it is intended, in a postpaid envelope, addressed to such person at the address given by him under this local law, or, if no return has been filed, then to such address as may be obtainable.
Any person failing to file a return or corrected return or to pay any tax or any portion thereof, within the time required by this local law shall be subject to a penalty of 5% of the amount of tax due, plus 1% of such tax for each month of delay or fraction thereof, excepting the first month, after such return was required to be filed or such tax became due; but the Village Treasurer, for cause shown, may extend the time for filing any return for a period not exceeding 60 days, and if satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all or any portion of the penalty fixed by the foregoing provisions of this section.
If, within one year of the payment of said tax or penalty, the payer thereof shall make application for a refund thereof and the Village Treasurer or the court shall determine that such tax or penalty or any portion thereof was erroneously or illegally collected, the Village Treasurer shall refund the amount so determined. For like cause and within one year a refund may be so made on the initiative of the Village Treasurer, however, no refund shall be made of a tax or penalty paid pursuant to a determination of the Village Treasurer as hereinbefore provided unless the Village Treasurer, after a hearing as hereinbefore provided, or of his own motion, shall have reduced the tax or penalty or it shall have been established in a proceeding under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Act of the State of New York that such determination was erroneous or illegal. All refunds shall be made out of money collected under this local law. An application for a refund, made as hereinbefore provided, shall be deemed an application for the revision of any tax or penalty complained of and the Village Treasurer may receive additional evidence with respect thereto. After making this determination, the Village Treasurer shall give notice thereto to the person interested, and he shall be entitled to an order to review such determination under said Article 78 subject to the provisions therein before contained relating to the granting of such an order.
The tax imposed by this local law shall be charged against and be paid by the utility and shall not be added as a separate item by bills rendered by the utility to customers or others but shall constitute a part of the operating costs of such utility.
Whenever any person shall fail to pay any tax or penalty imposed by this local law, the Village Attorney shall, upon the request of the Village Treasurer, bring an action to enforce payment of the same. The proceeds of any judgment obtained in any such action shall be paid to the Village Treasurer. Each such tax and penalty shall be a lien upon the property of the person liable to pay the same, in the same manner and to the same extent that the tax and penalty imposed by Section 186-a of the Tax Law is made a lien.
In the administration of this local law the Village Treasurer shall have power to make such reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary for the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties, and to prescribe the form of blanks, reports and other records relating to the administration and enforcement of the tax, to take testimony and proofs, under oath, with reference to any matter within the line of his official duty under this local law, and to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and documents.
All taxes and penalties received by the Village Treasurer under this local law shall be credited and deposited by him in the general fund of the village.
[Adopted 11-13-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
Real Property Tax Law § 487 provides for an exemption from taxation for certain solar energy systems, wind energy systems or farm waste energy systems, and further provides in Subsection 8 of such section that a Village may by local law provide that no exemption under this section shall be applicable within its jurisdiction with respect to any solar energy systems, wind energy systems or farm waste energy system constructed subsequent to the effective date of this article.
Pursuant to the authority of Real Property Tax Law § 487, Subsection 8, the Village of Malone hereby opts out of the exemption from real property taxes granted by Real Property Tax Law § 487, Subsection 2, and related subsections, so that no exemptions under the provisions of said Real Property Tax Law shall be applicable to Village taxes with respect to solar energy systems, wind energy systems or farm waste energy systems in the Village of Malone.