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Senate Bill S986
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S986 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Taxation
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S986 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S986 TITLE OF BILL : An act to allow certain retired federal employees to apply for refunds from personal income taxes for the years between 1985 and 1988 SUMMARY : Permits any retired federal employee who retired before or on the taxable years 1985 through 1988 who did not receive a formal notice from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance that they were eligible to file a claim for a refund on their personal income taxes paid during such taxable years for taxes paid on their federal pension to be allowed to file for such a refund if they do so on or before December 31, 2005. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, there is a provision in the tax law that states that an amended return must be filed within three years. However, a 1989 Supreme Court decision stated that it is illegal for states to exempt from taxes the pension income of retired State and local government employees without giving the same exemption to retired federal workers. The court decision stated that New York was among the sixteen states that discriminated against federal retirees. Pursuant to the court decision federal retirees in New York State have begun to receive millions of dollars in refunds due to dollars the state
2009-S986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 986 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to allow certain retired federal employees to apply for refunds from personal income taxes for the years between 1985 and 1988 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any retired federal employee who retired before or during the taxable years 1985 through 1988 and who did not receive a formal notice from the department of taxation and finance that they were eligible to file a claim for a refund on their personal income taxes paid during such taxa- ble years for taxes paid on their federal pension shall be allowed to file for such refund to the department of taxation and finance if they do so on or before December 31, 2009. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06310-01-9
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