US Lawyer Database

§  171-g.  Provision of income information. (1) The commissioner shall
enter into a written agreement with the commissioner of  the  office  of
temporary  and  disability  assistance,  on  behalf  of  the  office  of
temporary  and  disability  assistance,  which  shall  set   forth   the
procedures  for  providing  information  limited  to  that  described in
paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this  section  obtained  or  derived
from  taxpayer  returns  for  the  purpose  of  reviewing support orders
enforced pursuant to title six-A of article three of the social services
law.

(2) Such agreement shall include:

(a) the procedure under which the office of temporary and disability assistance shall notify the department of the identity of those individuals subject to a review of their court orders of support pursuant to section one hundred eleven-h of the social services law, including the requirement that such individuals be identified by name and social security number, and shall specify when the department shall be notified and the content of such notification;

(b) a description of the specific information the department shall provide to the office of temporary and disability assistance with regard to individuals identified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, which shall be limited to federal adjusted gross income and New York adjusted gross income obtained or derived from the most recently filed New York state personal income tax return, the name, address and social security number of the taxpayer and an indication of whether such income tax return was filed jointly;

(c) a requirement that the office of temporary and disability assistance maintain a record of all requests for tax information made pursuant to this section;

(d) the procedure for reimbursement of the department by the office of temporary and disability assistance for the full costs of carrying out the procedures authorized by this section; and

(e) such other matters as the parties to such agreement shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.