Assembly Bill A7524A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to tax credits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A7524 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7286
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L; amd §466-a, RPT L

2023-A7524 - Summary

Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-four, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.

2023-A7524 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7524
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law, in relation to tax credits for volunteer
   firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subsection (e-1) of section 606 of the tax law, as added by
 section  1  of  part U of chapter 62 of the laws of 2006, paragraph 2 as
 amended by chapter 532 of the laws of 2007, paragraph  3  as  added  and
 paragraph  4  as  renumbered by section 4 of part N of chapter 61 of the
 laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   (e-1) Volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit.  (1)  For
 taxable  years  beginning on and after January first, two thousand seven
 AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, a resident  taxpayer
 who  serves as an active volunteer firefighter as defined in subdivision
 one of section two hundred fifteen of the general municipal law or as  a
 volunteer ambulance worker as defined in subdivision fourteen of section
 two  hundred  nineteen-k of the general municipal law shall be allowed a
 credit against the tax imposed by this  article  equal  to  two  hundred
 dollars.    FOR  TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, A RESIDENT TAXPAYER WHO SERVES AS AN ACTIVE VOLUN-
 TEER FIREFIGHTER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 FIFTEEN  OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR AS A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN-K  OF
 THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW  SHALL  BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX
 IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE EQUAL TO EIGHT  HUNDRED  DOLLARS.  In  order  to
 receive this credit a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance work-
 er must have been active for the entire taxable year for which the cred-
 it is sought.
   (2)  [If]  FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-FOUR, IF a taxpayer receives a real property  tax  exemption
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11501-01-3
              

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2023-A7524A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7286
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L; amd §466-a, RPT L

2023-A7524A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-four, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.

2023-A7524A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7524--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. THIELE, LUNSFORD, BRABENEC, GUNTHER, STERN --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommit-
   ted to the Committee on Ways and Means  in  accordance  with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the tax law and the real property tax law,  in  relation
   to  tax  credits  for  volunteer  firefighters and volunteer ambulance
   workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (e-1) of section 606 of the tax law, as added by
 section  1  of  part U of chapter 62 of the laws of 2006, paragraph 2 as
 amended by chapter 532 of the laws of 2007, paragraph  3  as  added  and
 paragraph  4  as  renumbered by section 4 of part N of chapter 61 of the
 laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   (e-1) Volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit.  (1)  For
 taxable  years  beginning on and after January first, two thousand seven
 AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, a resident  taxpayer
 who  serves as an active volunteer firefighter as defined in subdivision
 one of section two hundred fifteen of the general municipal law or as  a
 volunteer ambulance worker as defined in subdivision fourteen of section
 two  hundred  nineteen-k of the general municipal law shall be allowed a
 credit against the tax imposed by this  article  equal  to  two  hundred
 dollars.    FOR  TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, A RESIDENT TAXPAYER WHO SERVES AS AN ACTIVE VOLUN-
 TEER FIREFIGHTER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 FIFTEEN  OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR AS A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN-K  OF
 THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW  SHALL  BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX
 IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE EQUAL TO EIGHT  HUNDRED  DOLLARS.  In  order  to
 receive this credit a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance work-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11501-04-4
              

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