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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CAHILL, COOK, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Ways and Means

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 section 6 of part J of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
2014, 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) 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.
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