N.Y. TAX Law § 4
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Exemption from certain excise and sales taxes granted to the United Nations
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§ 4. Exemption from certain excise and sales taxes granted to the\nUnited Nations. Excise and sales taxes imposed by the state upon the\nsale of tangible personal property shall not be exacted or required to\nbe paid by the United Nations upon and with respect to any sale of\ntangible personal property hereafter made, provided the property is\nacquired for the official use of the United Nations; and the provisions\nof any law now in force or hereafter enacted imposing any such tax shall\nnot apply to sales of tangible personal property to the United Nations.\nThe state tax commission shall make such reasonable rules and\nregulations as may be necessary to give full force and effect to the\nprovisions of this section.\n
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