Adjusted     Executive                    
                           Appropriation    Request                    Percent
                             2000-01       2001-02          Change      Change


AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund              3,407,000       3,454,000         47,000      1.38%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 3,407,000       3,454,000         47,000      1.38%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund              3,407,000       3,454,000         47,000      1.38%
  Total for
    STATE OPERATIONS:       3,407,000       3,454,000         47,000      1.38%

Administration
  General Fund              3,407,000       3,454,000         47,000      1.38%
  Total for Program:        3,407,000       3,454,000         47,000      1.38%



                                                                                                                                                

                                ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                               BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                                                                                                
                            Current  Requested
Program                     2000-01    2001-02    Change

Administration                   37         36       (1)

Total General Fund :             37         36       (1)

TOTAL:                           37         36       (1)



                             BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                       (Executive Budget: pp. 275-277)

State Operations 

The Division of Tax Appeals is an independent agency charged with resolving 
disputes between taxpayers and the Division of Taxation and Finance to insure 
due process is appropriately accorded in resolving taxpayer disputes. The
Division hears approximately 800 cases in both a formal and small claims 
setting. Its primary office is in Troy, but it also hears cases in New York 
City, Buffalo, Rochester and Hauppauge. Small claims hearings are heard 
throughout the State.

This agency is included in the General Government appropriation bill.

The Executive recommends funding of $3,454,000 for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-
02, an increase of $47,000 or 1.38 percent over SFY 2000-01. This increase is 
associated with salary increases negotiated as part of the new collective
bargaining agreement.