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Michael Hyman was appointed
Acting Commissioner of Finance on May 4, 2009. He has held several
senior positions during a 21-year-career at Finance, including Senior Analyst
and Director of Research in the Office of Tax Policy and
Assistant Commissioner for Tax Policy. Most recently, Hyman served as the
Deputy Commissioner for Tax Audit, Policy and Enforcement, overseeing a staff of
more than 300 auditors, tax enforcement investigators and policy analysts.
In his distinguished career, Hyman has played an increasingly critical
role in shaping the City’s tax policies and improving the agency’s ability
to efficiently and fairly administer the various business, excise and
other taxes that support the City’s vital services.
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Acting Commissioner Hyman received his PhD in History from the City University
of New York Graduate Center, performed a one-year post-doctorate
fellowship at the Library of Congress, and published a book on public policy in
the South in the 19th century. As a highly regarded expert on
tax administration, he has been asked to work with several important groups
to advance tax policy initiatives, including the Federation of
Tax Administrators, the National League of Cities, the New York State and
New York City Bar Associations, the Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association, the New York City Partnership Tax Committee, and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Hyman has done numerous presentations on tax policy issues and participated on national panels on tax policy and tax administration.
In his new role, Acting Commissioner Hyman is committed to building on the agency’s success in improving efficiency and customer service in an effort to help people pay the right amount on time. Finance’s 2300-person staff collects and safeguards $23 billion in annual tax revenue, protects records for more than one million properties, conducts tax audits to promote compliance, and provides fair, efficient hearings on more than one million parking tickets each year.
Acting Commissioner Hyman grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and now lives in Morningside Heights.
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