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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 14, 2019 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S1395
2019-2020 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
2019-S1395 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §606, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S4104
2017-2018: S1729
2019-S1395 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1395 SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a senior utili- ty circuit breaker personal income tax credit PURPOSE: Creates a circuit breaker refundable tax credit to provide relief to seniors that pay a high percentage of their income in utility costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one, of the bill amends section 606 of the tax law by adding a new subdivision (ccc)ò Paragraph one of the new subdivision defines eligible taxpayer as individuals over 65 years of age with gross incomes of $150,000 or less. It defines the eligible expenses as including elec- tricity, heating, residential gas, water and sewer charges, and tele- phone services, with the exception of cell phone services unless they
2019-S1395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1395 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 establishing a senior utili- ty circuit breaker personal income tax credit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection (jjj) to read as follows: (JJJ) SENIOR UTILITY CIRCUIT BREAKER TAX CREDIT. (1) DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION: (A) "QUALIFIED TAXPAYER" MEANS A RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL, MARRIED OR HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD TAXPAYER WHO IS OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE, WITH A HOUSE- HOLD GROSS INCOME OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS. (B) "HOUSEHOLD" OR "MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD" MEANS A QUALIFIED TAXPAYER AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, NOT NECESSARILY RELATED, WHO HAVE THE SAME RESIDENCE AND SHARE ITS FURNISHINGS, FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATIONS. SUCH TERMS SHALL NOT INCLUDE A TENANT, SUBTENANT, ROOMER OR BOARDER WHO IS NOT RELATED TO THE QUALIFIED TAXPAYER IN ANY DEGREE SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS ONE THROUGH EIGHT OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO PERSON MAY BE A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE HOUSEHOLD AT ONE TIME. (C) "HOUSEHOLD GROSS INCOME" MEANS THE AGGREGATE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR AS REPORTED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, OR WHICH WOULD BE REPORTED AS ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME IF A FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN WERE REQUIRED TO BE FILED, WITH THE MODIFICATIONS IN SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE BUT WITHOUT THE MODIFICATIONS IN SUBSECTION (C) OF SUCH SECTION, PLUS ANY PORTION OF THE GAIN FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF PROP- ERTY OTHERWISE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH AMOUNT; EARNED INCOME FROM SOURCES WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES EXCLUDABLE FROM FEDERAL GROSS INCOME BY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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