Welcome to the Suffolk County
Comptroller’s Office

Department of Audit and Control

Long Island, NY

portrait of the Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy

Dear Suffolk County Resident:

Welcome to the Office of the Suffolk County Comptroller. We are here to serve you in any way possible. We strive to do so, each and every day, in a professional and respectful manner, for you deserve no less than that from your county government. As the Chief Investment Officer for Suffolk County, it is our sworn duty to protect the assets of the county and its nearly 1.5 million residents. We also administer the collection of delinquent property taxes, the county hotel/motel tax, and bail, while at the same time maintaining and protecting the records of the nearly 600,000 property tax parcels in the county.

The Comptroller’s Office monitors daily bank balances, makes certain that all cash balances are fully collateralized by our authorized depositories; ensures that all cash transactions, including federal and state aid and sales tax wire deposits are promptly, and accurately, recorded in the County’s ledger and subsequent databases;  acts, pursuant to state law, as the custodian of trust and agency monies such as bail, surplus court action, social services, and mortgage tax and community preservation funds; wires all debt services payments, restricts fund for short-term debt, and maintains cash balance data for all capital projects. In addition, this office administers the County’s tax lien sale and tax deed undertakings; and is responsible for the administration, billing, and record keeping of properties covered by bankruptcy proceedings.

We offer a series of information brochures on a variety of tax-related issues ranging from general property tax information to issues concerning bail, property tax exemptions, assessments, property tax payment options, and the Star program. 

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New Registrations & 1st Quarter Filings

New registrations & 1st quarter filings must be done by paper at this time. You can retrieve the forms here. Any further questions please email HMOT@suffolkcountyny.gov


NACo Suffolk County Testimonial

Comptroller Kennedy joins National Association of Counties remotely.

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General Information #:
631-853-5040

Fraud Hotline #:
631-853-5018

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Comptroller News

Press Releases


Comptroller Kennedy Announces Successful Sale of Public Improvement Serial Bonds

County Comptroller John Kennedy is pleased to announce Continuous Recruitment for Accountant and Auditor Positions

Comptroller Kennedy Recommences Suffolk County Community College Internship Program

Comptroller Kennedy Launches a New Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Remittance Portal

Suffolk County Earns Top National Finance Award for 40th Consecutive Year

Comptroller Kennedy's Audit Recovers $533,000 in Overpaid Medical Expenses

Comptroller Kennedy’s Audits Net Suffolk County $2.8 Million in Pharmacy Benefit Recoveries

A Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Has Been Awarded to Suffolk County

Comptroller Kennedy earns NACo 2022 Achievement Award for Financial Management

Certificate of Residence Program is Now Fully Automated

Comptroller’s Audit Nets Suffolk County $2.6 Million in Pharmacy Benefit Recoveries

IRS Rules on County Septic System Grants

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Kennedy Modernizes Comptroller’s Office

Comptroller Kennedy Stands Up To LIPA

Kennedy Instructs PSEG Rate Changes for 13 County Sites for Actual Savings

Comptroller's Hotel/Motel Tax Initiative

Suffolk Earns Top National Finance Award for 32nd Consecutive Year

Comptroller Kennedy Speaks at the Teachers Federal Credit University Business Clinic

Comptroller Kennedy Urges LIPA Board of Trustees To reject the Department of Public Service Recommendations and Examine their own Authoritative Role

Gregory, League of Women Voters Host Student Day

Comptroller Kennedy Keeps it Local at 59th Cutchogue Fire Department Barbecue

Comptroller Kennedy Enjoys the Local Food and Music at Blue Claw Crab Festival in Mastic Beach

Hotel/Motel Tax Audit Reveals Suffolk County Treasurer's Office Unable to Enforce Full Compliance

Comptroller Kennedy Speaks before Port Jeff Chamber of Commerce

Department of Audit & Control Raises Money for Long Island Cares with “No Pants Day” at Comptroller’s Office!

Comptroller Kennedy and Supervisor Romaine call on State Comptroller DiNapoli to Review and Reject PSE&G’s 4% Rate Hike

Consolidation of Audit & Control to be Completed by Years End!

Rain doesn't stop hundreds from honoring 9/11 first responders at memorial wall in Nesconset

Comptroller Kennedy Announces Successful Sale of Public Improvement Serial Bonds

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Contact:

Acting Chief Deputy Comptroller:

Phone: 631-853-5040
Email: douglas.sutherland@suffolkcountyny.gov

H. Lee Dennison Building
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Douglas Sutherland
Acting Chief Deputy Comptroller

Finance and Taxation:

Phone: 631-852-3000
Email: comptroller@suffolkcountyny.gov

Suffolk County Comptroller
330 Center Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901

Office Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm

Property Tax Window Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:15pm

Did you know?

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There are 1,518,475 people living in the County of Suffolk.

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Current Sales Tax

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At Suffolk County's widest point the distance from the Long Island Sound to the Southern shore is only 26 miles.

Fraud Abuse Hotline:
(631) 853-5018