Summary of documents maintained by the Department of Taxation and Finance as of January 9, 2008

• Decisions and determinations of State Tax Commission, Administrative Law Judges, and Tax Appeals Tribunal
• Affirmative action plan, with Americans with Disabilities Accommodation requests, employment data forms, resume files, employee rosters and survey records
• Statistical reports: by tax, division/office, business, locality
• Training and/or instructional manuals/materials
• Correspondence received by the Department from taxpayers and/or outside agencies and responses
• Organizational charts/floor plans
• Legislative and budget documents
• Personnel records: payroll, rosters, time records, performance indicators, grievances, disciplinary action, awards/commendations, travel records, insurance/medical records
• Treasury: checks, bank tapes, investment and expenditure data
• Tax filings by individual and/or business taxpayers; refund information; telephone contact reports
• Business and/or individual taxpayer registration/incorporation records; vendor and/or agent listings
• Business and/or individual tax liability records, seizures, warrants, telephone contact reports
• Internal work assignment records, tracking records, and inventories
• Federal/state/city exchange of information procedures
• Departmental directives/policies/notifications
• Hazardous waste reports (in conjunction with NYS Department of Environmental Conservation)
• STAR information (in conjunction with NYS Office of Real Property Services)
• Child support information (in conjunction with NYS Office of Children and Family Services)
• Inventory of all tax forms and instructions, publications, notices
• Conference documents: Conciliation and Mediation Services, Office of Counsel, Audit Division
• Individual and/or business taxpayer audit files
• Speeches and schedules
• Press office releases and newsclips
• Mailing lists
• Contract award information, Requests for Proposal, Technical and Financial Proposals, related correspondence
• Systems design, testing and analyses records
• Employees’ unions: procedures, forms, roster information
• FOIL requests, responses and appeals
• Disclosure requests and responses
• Personal privacy protection law requests, responses and appeals
• Subpoenas
• Bond certifications
• Legal: Departmental litigation, legislation, ppinions, tax rulings/regulations, resolutions
• Internal Audit and Quality Control reports
• Revenue distributions

Related links: Committee on Open Government