Employee Bulletin

Career &
Workplace
As we dive into the holiday
season, it might be useful to
brush up on your sales tax
know-how.
New York State and City
charge sales tax on many
services and on retail sales
for most goods. The total
sales and use tax rate in
New York City is 8.875
percent.
This includes:
New York City local sales and use tax rate of 4.5 percent.
New York State sales and use tax rate of 4 percent.
Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District surcharge of
0.375 percent.
There is no sales tax on items of clothing or footwear that cost
less than $110. Clothing or footwear costing $110 or more is
subject to the full 8.875 percent tax rate. And remember, sales
tax is calculated per item, so even if you buy two or more items
that add up to $110 or more, you only pay tax on items that individually
cost $110 or more.
The following purchases are
exempt from sales tax:
Unprepared and packaged
food products, dietary foods,
certain beverages and health
supplements sold by food markets.
Diapers.
Drugs and medicines for
people.
Medical equipment and supplies for home use.
Newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals.
Prosthetic aids and devices, hearing aids and eyeglasses.
Laundry and dry cleaning services.
Shoe repair services.
Some items used to make or repair clothing and footwear.
Veterinary medical services.
Learn more at www.tax.ny.gov/pubs_and_bulls/publications/
sales_pubs.htm
Excused Leave for Breast and Prostate
Cancer Screenings
City of New York employees now
are entitled to excused leave for
breast or prostate cancer screenings.
These provisions permit employees
to take a paid leave of absence for a
sufficient period of time (not to
exceed four hours on an annual
basis) to undertake a prostate or
breast cancer screening.
The entire period of the leave is
excused leave, not to be charged
against any other leave that the
employee is entitled to receive.
Employees must present the
completed excused absence breast
and prostate screening forms available
on the intranet under Admin
Forms, in the Time and Leave section
for the time to be granted.
Update Your Emergency Contact Info
Have you recently gotten married?
Divorced?
Had a child?
Experienced another life change?
If yes, check that your emergency contact information is
up to date.
Visit fdny.org/forms/pdf/hr/form1003.pdf, complete the
form and forward to Annette Richardson at 6N-12,
annette.richardson@fdny.nyc.gov or fax (718) 999-7139.
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