Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Feb 25, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S2620
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
2009-S2620 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6097
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3013, amd §170, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S1072, A6429
2009-S2620 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2620 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting the "taxpayer advocate act" PURPOSE : To enact the "Taxpayer Advocate Act" and create the Office of Taxpayer Advocate to assist New York State taxpayers in their dealings with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. This office is modeled after the Taxpayer Advocate office which functions in many other state governments and within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill amends the tax law by adding a new section 3013 to create the Office of Taxpayer Advocate under the direction of the Taxpayer Advocate, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The duties of the Taxpayer Advocate are to: 1. Assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the tax department; 2. Identify areas in which taxpayers have problems dealing with the department; 3. Propose solutions, including administrative changes to departmental
2009-S2620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2620 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 25, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, O. JOHNSON, LANZA, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, VOLKER, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting the "taxpayer advo- cate act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "taxpayer advocate act". S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 3013 to read as follows: S 3013. OFFICE OF TAXPAYER ADVOCATE. (A) THERE SHALL BE IN THE DEPART- MENT AN OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE "OFFICE OF THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE". SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF AN OFFICIAL KNOWN AS THE "TAXPAYER ADVOCATE". THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SHALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SHALL DEVOTE HIS OR HER ENTIRE TIME TO THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICE. (B) NO PERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A TAXPAYER ADVOCATE UNLESS AT THE TIME OF SUCH PERSON'S APPOINTMENT SUCH PERSON IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE AND IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE SUBJECT OF TAXATION AND IS SKILLFUL IN MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO. ONCE APPOINTED AND CONFIRMED, THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SHALL CONTINUE IN OFFICE UNTIL SUCH PERSON'S TERM EXPIRES AND UNTIL SUCH PERSON'S SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND HAS QUALIFIED. THE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL BE FOUR YEARS. (C) ANY TAXPAYER ADVOCATE MAY BE REMOVED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR CAUSE AFTER AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. A STATEMENT OF THE CAUSE OF SUCH PERSON'S REMOVAL SHALL BE FILED BY THE GOVERNOR IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09666-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.