List of awards
The Tax Department has a well-earned reputation as a trailblazer in efficient and fair tax administration, as reflected in various honors received over the years.
2020
Tech Trailblazer Award (Granicus): GovDelivery automated email campaign to engage and educate key audiences
2019
Public Service Excellence Individual Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Chief Financial Officer Eric Mostert
2018
Public Service Excellence Team Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Tax Reform Team, formed in response to 2017 federal tax changes
2017
Public Service Excellence Individual Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Executive Deputy Commissioner Andrew D. Morris when he was Processing Division Director
2016
Public Service Excellence Team Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Corporation Tax Reform Team
Governor Hugh L. Carey Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship (Center for Digital Government): Acting Commissioner Nonie Manion
Top 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds (Forbes' Tax Girl, Kelly Phillips Erb): Office of Communications and Outreach
2015
Award for Taxpayer Service and Education (Federation of Tax Administrators): Income Tax Web File and E-file Education Campaign
Top 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds (Forbes' Tax Girl, Kelly Phillips Erb): Office of Communications and Outreach
2014
Person and Administrator of the Year (State Tax Notes): Robert Plattner
Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving an Agency's Business Needs (Center for Digital Government): Civil Enforcement's Inventory Management System
Best of New York Award for Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations (Center for Digital Government): Suspension of a Driver License for Tax Delinquency Program
Best of New York Award for Best In-House Developed Application (Center for Digital Government): Model-Driven Audit Selection Program
Governor Hugh L. Carey Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship (Center for Digital Government): Commissioner Thomas H. Mattox
Outstanding Technology Application (Federation of Tax Administrators): Fraud Analysis and Selection Team
2013
Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving an Agency's Business Needs (Center for Digital Government): Sales Tax Web File
Outstanding Management Program (Federation of Tax Administrators): Enterprise-wide approach to risk management
Best of New York Award for Excellence in Public Service (New York State Bar Association): Deborah Liebman, Deputy Counsel
2012
Empire 2.0 Showcase Agency of the Year Award (New York State Office of Information Technology Services, in conjunction with the New State and the Center for Technology in Government): Taxpayer Contact Center for their Hurricane Sandy support
Best of New York Award for Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology (Center for Digital Government): Jim Lieb, Director of Architecture and Web Solutions
Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving the Public (Center for Digital Government): Online Services Portal and Framework
Green Information Technology Award (Center for Digital Government): Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Leadership Award (Federation of Tax Administrators): Nonie Manion, Audit Director
Public Service Excellence Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Nonie Manion, Audit Director
State CIO of the Year (Government Technology Magazine): Brian Digman
2011
Business Process Management Award (Gartner Research)
Finalist in Frans Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Government Information Technology Innovators Award (Information Week)
Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving an Agency's Business Needs (Center for Digital Government): Collections Optimization Project