Name: Buildings & Grounds 4pm
Start: 2024-12-03T16:00:00-05:00
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Location: Board of Supervisors

The Saratoga County Treasurer’s office receives, and is the custodian of, all money belonging to the County or in which the County has an interest. The office also maintains a true account of all receipts and expenditures for the County. JoAnn Kupferman is Acting County Treasurer.
For more information about any of the services provided, or if you have any questions or concerns, you are welcomed and encouraged to call the Treasurer’s Office at (518) 884-4724.

Saratoga County Acting Treasurer Kupferman Announces County Receives Clean Audit. Read the release and read the 2023 audit.

What Services does the County Treasurer’s Office Provide?

Services for the Public:
• Payment of Village and School Taxes prior to re-levy
• Certified tax verifications and tax searches
• Same-day Service for various tax requests including outstanding taxes owed
• Courtesy notices to delinquent tax-payers
• Certificates of Residency for Saratoga County Residents attending Community Colleges in New York

Specialized Tax Services for Abstractors:
• View and print delinquent tax statements
• Access to the IQS System to digitally view actual tax rolls from 2004 to the present

Cash Management:
As a part of Saratoga County’s Fiscal Management Team, the Treasurer’s office plays a key role in ensuring the public’s tax dollars are monitored and used with the greatest of care. The office fulfills this role through responsible cash management, maintaining the funds collected by County departments and reporting the pertinent information to the County Board of Supervisors, County Administrator, and the New York State Comptroller.
• Collecting County Revenue
• Investing County funds
• Disbursing County Expenses

Maintenance of the County’s 25 bank accounts with activities such as:
• Daily Cash Transfers, stop-payments and account balance confirmation
• Check register management
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• Process payments to the County’s vendors, including daily Disbursement vendor payments
• Review and record collateral adjustments held by 3rd party banks

Additional Services & Responsibilities:
• Acceptance of retiree monthly health insurance payments
• Administration of County payroll
• Collection of court imposed fines, surcharges and bail
• Provides real property tax information to County taxpayers, local governments, banks and attorneys
• Addresses general financial issues affecting the county
• Develops and issues the County’s annual financial statements
• Oversees the issuance and payment of the county debt
• Collection and regulation of the County’s occupancy tax
• Serves as legal custodian of court and trust funds

How do I make a Tax Payment or Submit a Certificate of Residency Application?

We can accept Tax Payments and Certificate of Residency Applications by mail, by dropbox, and in person.

Please mail any business that can be conducted by mail to:
Saratoga County Treasurer
40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Business mailed to us will be considered received as of the official U.S. Postal Service postmark (Note: date stamps made by private postage systems such as Pitney Bowes are NOT official USPS postmarks.) Please do not mail cash to our offices.

Please also utilize our dropbox located to the immediate left our main door. Staff retrieves the contents of this dropbox every business morning. Items deposited in the dropbox will be considered received as of the time of retrieval by staff. Please do not deposit cash into the dropbox.

How do I get a Certificate of Residency?

• Certificates of Residency for Saratoga County Residents attending Community Colleges in New York. This certificate allows students to pay college tuition at the resident rate, rather than the out-of-state rate, which is generally three times as much.

• Learn how to apply and get the affidavit/application on our Certificate of Residency page.

How do I get Information about or pay a Delinquent Property Tax Bill?

• The Saratoga County Treasurer’s Office is the collector of delinquent property taxes for all parcels within the county except for those within the City of Saratoga Springs. Current year city, town, and village taxes are due to the various towns or cities until April 1st. Delinquent Taxes are then due to the Saratoga County Treasurer after April 1st.
• To inquire about delinquent property taxes, please submit your inquiry using our Delinquent Property Tax Inquiry Form.
• To pay a delinquent tax bill online, please use our Payment Portal.

Where do I get an Occupancy Tax Form?

• Within the City of Saratoga Springs Occupancy Tax Form
• Outside the City of Saratoga Springs Occupancy Tax Form

Where Can I get Information about Sales Tax in Saratoga County?

Please visit our Sales Tax Information page for a brief history of sales tax in Saratoga County, an explanation of that is taxable, and information for vendors.

Where can I find Annual Financial Reports?

Please visit our Financial Reports page to view reports.

Joann Kupferman, Acting County Treasurer

JoAnn Kupferman is the Acting County Treasurer for Saratoga County, having been appointed to the position in February of 2024.

JoAnn has worked in the Saratoga County Treasurers Office for 10 years performing a variety of important duties to ensure the County’s financial transparency and compliance with County policies, procedures, and contracts. She is responsible for overseeing the County’s finances by managing investments, debt, and financial risk. She also oversees the office’s public facing services including issuance of certificates of residency and collection of delinquent taxes.

JoAnn has three decades of accounting experience in both the private and public sectors and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Siena College.

Joann Kupferman, Acting County Treasurer
Saratoga County
40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

County Treasurer

What Services does the County Treasurer’s Office Provide?

How do I make a Tax Payment or Submit a Certificate of Residency Application?

How do I get a Certificate of Residency?

How do I get Information about or pay a Delinquent Property Tax Bill?

Where do I get an Occupancy Tax Form?

Where Can I get Information about Sales Tax in Saratoga County?

Where can I find Annual Financial Reports?

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