§ 1568. Liability of recording officer. A recording officer shall not be liable for any inaccuracy in the amount of tax imposed pursuant to this article that he or she shall collect so long as he or she shall compute and collect such tax on the amount of consideration or the value of the interest conveyed as such amounts are provided to him or her by the person paying the tax.

Terms Used In N.Y. Tax Law 1568

  • Consideration: means the price actually paid or required to be paid for the real property or interest therein, including payment for an option or contract to purchase real property, whether or not expressed in the deed and whether paid or required to be paid by money, property, or any other thing of value. See N.Y. Tax Law 1560
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, society, association, joint stock company, corporation, estate, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, any combination of individuals, and any other form of unincorporated enterprise owned or conducted by two or more persons. See N.Y. Tax Law 1560
  • Recording officer: means the county clerk where the real property is located except in a county having a register, where it means the register of the county. See N.Y. Tax Law 1560
  • Tax: means the real estate transfer tax payable on a real property conveyance pursuant to section fifteen hundred sixty-one of this article, but shall have a different meaning if the context clearly indicates such as the real estate transfer tax imposed pursuant to article thirty-one of this chapter. See N.Y. Tax Law 1560
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