The New York City Department of Finance (DOF) is the revenue service, taxation agency and recorder of deeds of the government of New York City. Its Parking Violations Bureau is an administrative court that adjudicates parking violations, while its Sheriff's Office is the city's primary civil law enforcement agency.
The Department of Finance (DOF) collects more than $33.2 billion in revenue for the City and values more than one million properties worth a total market value of $988 billion. In addition, DOF also:
Records property-related documents
Administers exemption and abatement programs
Adjudicates and collects parking tickets
Maintains the city's treasury
Participates on and provides administrative support for the NYC Banking Commission
Oversees the New York City Sheriff's Office, which acts as DOF's law enforcement division and the City's chief civil law enforcement agency.
Through the Mayor's Office of Pensions and Investments, the Department of Finance also advises the Administration on the City's $160 billion pension system and $15 billion deferred compensation plan.
Commissioner of Finance: Jacques Jiha
First Deputy Commissioner: Michael Hyman
Deputy Commissioner for Treasury and Payment Services
Payments and Receivable Services
Adjudications and Parking (Parking Violations Bureau)
City Register and Land Records
Collections
Treasury Operations
Payment Operations
Deputy Commissioner for Tax Audit and Enforcement
Tax Audit
Tax Enforcement
Property Valuation
Deputy Commissioner for Property Division
Property Exemption Administration
Property Valuation and Tax Mapping
Chief Information Officer for Finance Information Technology
Property, Collections and Accounting Applications
Network Operations
Parking and Payment Applications
Project Management
Tax Policy, Audit and Assessment Applications
BTS Systems Modernization
Deputy Commissioner for General Counsel
Legal Affairs
Department Advocate's Office
Chief Financial Officer for Administration and Planning
Employee Services
Financial Management
ACCO
Deputy Commissioner and Sheriff
First Deputy Sheriff
In 1986 the department's Parking Violations Bureau was at the center of a corruption scheme involving kickbacks (bribes) over the selection of hand-held computers for issuing traffic summonses.
