§ 1408. Liability of recording officer. A recording officer or any other person designated to act as agent pursuant to section fourteen hundred seven of this article shall not be liable under this section for any inaccuracy in the amount of tax he shall collect under this article so long as he shall compute and collect such tax on the amount of consideration or the value of the interest conveyed as such amount is stated on the return required to be filed pursuant to section fourteen hundred nine of this article.

Terms Used In N.Y. Tax Law 1408

  • 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 1401
  • 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 1401
  • Recording officer: means the county clerk of the county, except in a county having a register, where it means the register of the county, or in the city of New York where it means the city register. See N.Y. Tax Law 1401