After Years Long Advocacy, Rep. Zeldin Announces IRS Will Not Tax Suffolk County Residents for Septic System Upgrades

PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) just announced that certain payments made by the Suffolk County, New York Septic Improvement Program to residential property owners will be excluded from gross income of the residential property owners. In 2019, the IRS ruled that Suffolk County residents were liable to pay taxes on county grants used to upgrade their aging septic tanks. 

“This decision from the IRS is the correct and just policy, and is a huge victory for Suffolk County taxpayers. Saddling Long Islanders with an unexpected bill come tax season was always unacceptable,” said Congressman Zeldin. “The federal government should never be shooting from the hip when it comes to hard-earned tax dollars. I am proud of our efforts with the IRS, Suffolk County and across all levels to find a workable solution to resolve this situation.”

Congressman Zeldin is an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to reverse the original IRS ruling that would have left Suffolk County residents footing the tax bill for these septic repairs.