Supplementing our 01/03/2023 and 01/17/2023 Title Tuesday updates regarding the legislation that was set to change the adjusted allowances and tax rates used to calculate the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund Tax (CPF) in certain towns effective as of April 1, 2023, we have now been advised by the Suffolk County Clerk that the increased tax rates will not apply to transactions where the Contract of Sale was executed prior to April 1, 2023.
Please note that until April 1, 2023, both the applicable allowances and tax rates remain unchanged.
As an example, the CPF paid by the Grantee for the purchase of a 1 Family property in East Hampton where the Closing is held on April 12, 2023, but the contract was executed prior to April 1, 2023, for $1,500,000.00 would be calculated as follows:
$1,500,000.00 - $250,000.00 x 2.00% = $25,000.00
If that same transaction closed on May 1, 2023 and the contract was executed after April 1, 2023 2023, or thereafter, the CPF paid by Grantee would be $1,500,000.00 - $400,000.00 x 2.50% = $27,500.00
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