Senate Bill S5148

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel

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  • 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

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2009-S5148 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4010
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง210 & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2498, A1355
2013-2014: S4127, S87, A384
2015-2016: S3112, A3202
2017-2018: S400, A1693
2019-2020: S5175, A1700
2021-2022: S3644, A3681
2023-2024: S1308, A2044

2009-S5148 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.

2009-S5148 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5148 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5148

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to creating a wage  tax  credit
  for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reser-
  vists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 210 of the tax law is amended  by  adding  two  new
subdivisions 41 and 42 to read as follows:
  41. EMPLOYMENT OF NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS WAGE TAX
CREDIT.  (A)  ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT,
TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, AGAINST THE TAX  IMPOSED
BY  THIS  ARTICLE,  IF IT EMPLOYS MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD
AND RESERVES. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH TAXPAYER  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE
UNIFORMED  SERVICES  EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT, AS FOUND IN
SECTION 4301 ET SEQ. OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
  (B) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION
FOR  ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO LESS
THAN THE HIGHER OF THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (C)  AND  (D)  OF
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION.  IF, HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF CREDITS
ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR REDUCES THE  TAX  TO
SUCH  AMOUNT,  ANY  AMOUNT OF CREDIT THUS NOT DEDUCTIBLE IN SUCH TAXABLE
YEAR SHALL BE TREATED AS  AN  OVERPAYMENT  OF  TAX  TO  BE  CREDITED  OR
REFUNDED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND
EIGHTY-SIX  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
SUBSECTION  (C)  OF  SECTION  ONE  THOUSAND EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER
NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
  42.  EMPLOYMENT  OF  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS  AND  EMERGENCY   MEDICAL
SERVICES  (EMS)  FIRST RESPONDER PERSONNEL WAGE CREDIT. (A) ALLOWANCE OF
CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03453-02-9
              

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