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Senate Bill S188
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2013-S188 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A229
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง651, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S5283, A661
2011-2012: S22, A5966
2015-2016: S4194, A6437
2017-2018: S2022, S7101, A8597
2019-2020: S2894
2021-2022: S2867
2023-2024: S621
2013-S188 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S188 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the requirement to file a personal income tax return PURPOSE: To set minimum personal income tax filing levels at the level of the federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year plus state addition modifications in excess of the New York standard deduction, rather than the arbitrary $4,000 which is currently in statute. This effectively means that most persons with no State personal income tax liability or refundable credits will not have to file state tax returns SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 651 of the Tax Law to replace the statutory $4,000 filing minimum with a minimum equal to the federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year plus state addition modifications in excess of the New York standard deduction. JUSTIFICATION: The current $4,000 minimum filing limit has been in statute for many years and forces persons who owe no taxes and who file no federal returns to file State income tax returns. This is a burden for low income persons, particularly senior citizens. It also adds
2013-S188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 188 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 the requirement to file a personal income tax return THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (a) of section 651 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 333 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: (1) every resident individual (A) [required to file a federal income tax return for the taxable year, or (B)] having federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year, increased by the modifications under subsection (b) of section six hundred twelve OF THIS ARTICLE, in excess of [four thousand dollars, or in excess of] his OR HER New York standard deduction, [if lower,] or [(C)] (B) subject to tax under section six hundred two OF THIS ARTICLE, or [(D)] (C) having received during the taxable year a lump sum distribution any portion of which is subject to tax under section six hundred three OF THIS ARTICLE; S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after the date on which this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00301-01-3
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