New York Consolidated Laws, Tax Law - TAX § 171-z. Information sharing with the comptroller regarding unclaimed funds

1. Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is authorized to release to the comptroller information regarding fixed and final unwarranted debts of taxpayers for purposes of collecting unclaimed funds from the comptroller to satisfy fixed and final unwarranted debts owed by taxpayers.  For purposes of this section, the term “unwarranted debt” shall mean past-due tax liabilities, including unpaid tax, interest and penalty, that the commissioner is required by law to collect and that have become fixed and final such that the taxpayer no longer has any right to administrative or judicial review and a warrant has not been filed;  and the term “taxpayer” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership or company, partner, member, manager, sole proprietorship, estate, trust, fiduciary or entity, who or which has been identified as owing taxes to the state.  This section shall not be deemed to abrogate or limit in any way the powers and authority of the comptroller to set off debts owed the state from unclaimed funds, under the constitution of the state or any other law.

2. The comptroller shall keep all information he or she obtains from the commissioner confidential, and any employee, agent or representative of the comptroller is prohibited from disclosing any taxpayer information received under this section to anyone other than the commissioner or staff of the department or staff of the department of audit and control for the purposes described in this section.