S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8991--A
I N S E N A T E
June 11, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law and the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to the definitions of the terms "CFC income" and
"entire net income"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6-a of section 208 of the tax
law, as amended by section 1 of part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of
2018, is amended to read as follows:
(b) "Exempt CFC income" means (i) except to the extent described in
subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the income required to be included
in the taxpayer's federal gross income pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 951 of the internal revenue code, received from a corporation
that is conducting a unitary business with the taxpayer but is not
included in a combined report with the taxpayer, and (ii) such income
required to be included in the taxpayer's federal gross income pursuant
to subsection (a) of such section 951 of the internal revenue code by
reason of subsection (a) of section 965 of the internal revenue code, as
adjusted by subsection (b) of section 965 of the internal revenue code,
and without regard to subsection (c) of such section, received from a
corporation that is not included in a combined report with the taxpayer,
less, AND (iii) SUCH INCOME REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TAXPAYER'S
FEDERAL GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 951A OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 250
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, RECEIVED FROM A CORPORATION THAT IS NOT
INCLUDED IN A COMBINED REPORT WITH THE TAXPAYER, LESS, (IV) in the
discretion of the commissioner, any interest deductions directly or
indirectly attributable to that income. In lieu of subtracting from its
exempt CFC income the amount of those interest deductions, the taxpayer
may make a revocable election to reduce its total exempt CFC income by
forty percent. If the taxpayer makes this election, the taxpayer must
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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also make the elections provided for in paragraph (b) of subdivision six
of this section and paragraph (c) of this subdivision. If the taxpayer
subsequently revokes this election, the taxpayer must revoke the
elections provided for in paragraph (b) of subdivision six of this
section and paragraph (c) of this subdivision. A taxpayer which does not
make this election because it has no exempt CFC income will not be
precluded from making those other elections. The income described in
[subparagraph] SUBPARAGRAPHS (ii) AND (III) of this paragraph shall not
constitute investment income.
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 9 of section 208 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph 25 to read as follows:
(25) THE AMOUNT OF ANY FEDERAL DEDUCTION ALLOWED PURSUANT TO SECTION
250(A)(1)(B)(I) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
§ 3. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5-a of section 11-652 of the admin-
istrative code of the city of New York, as amended by section 1-a of
part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
follows:
(b) "Exempt CFC income" means (i) except to the extent described in
subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the income required to be included
in the taxpayer's federal gross income pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 951 of the internal revenue code, received from a corporation
that is conducting a unitary business with the taxpayer but is not
included in a combined report with the taxpayer, and (ii) such income
required to be included in the taxpayer's federal gross income pursuant
to subsection (a) of such section 951 of the internal revenue code by
reason of subsection (a) of section 965 of the internal revenue code, as
adjusted by subsection (b) of section 965 of the internal revenue code,
and without regard to subsection (c) of such section, received from a
corporation that is not included in a combined report with the taxpayer,
less, AND (iii) SUCH INCOME REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TAXPAYER'S
FEDERAL GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 951A OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 250
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, RECEIVED FROM A CORPORATION THAT IS NOT
INCLUDED IN A COMBINED REPORT WITH THE TAXPAYER, LESS, (IV) in the
discretion of the commissioner of finance, any interest deductions
directly or indirectly attributable to that income. In lieu of
subtracting from its exempt CFC income the amount of those interest
deductions, the taxpayer may make a revocable election to reduce its
total exempt CFC income by forty percent. If the taxpayer makes this
election, the taxpayer must also make the elections provided for in
paragraph (b) of subdivision five of this section and paragraph (c) of
this subdivision. If the taxpayer subsequently revokes this election,
the taxpayer must revoke the elections provided for in paragraph (b) of
subdivision five of this section and paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
A taxpayer which does not make this election because it has no exempt
CFC income will not be precluded from making those other elections. The
income described in [subparagraph] SUBPARAGRAPHS (ii) AND (III) of this
paragraph shall not constitute investment income.
§ 4. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 11-652 of the adminis-
trative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subpara-
graph 22 to read as follows:
(22) THE AMOUNT OF ANY FEDERAL DEDUCTION ALLOWED PURSUANT TO SECTION
250(A)(1)(B)(I) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
§ 5. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1503 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph (T) to read as follows:
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(T) TO THE EXTENT NOT EXCLUDED FROM INCOME PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH
(A) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE INCOME REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TAXPAY-
ER'S FEDERAL GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 951A OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION
250 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THAT IS GENERATED BY A CORPORATION
THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN A COMBINED REPORT WITH THE TAXPAYER.
§ 6. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of section 1503 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph (Y) to read as follows:
(Y) THE AMOUNT OF THE FEDERAL DEDUCTION ALLOWED PURSUANT TO SUBPARA-
GRAPH (B)(I) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 250 OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
§ 7. Subparagraph (H) of paragraph 2 of subdivision (b) of section
1503 of the tax law, as amended by section 4-e of part KK of chapter 59
of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
(H) in the discretion of the commissioner, any amount of interest
directly or indirectly and any other amount directly attributable as a
carrying charge or otherwise to subsidiary capital or to income, gains
or losses from subsidiary capital, or to the income described in
[subparagraph] SUBPARAGRAPHS (S) AND (T) of paragraph one of this subdi-
vision;
§ 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.