Assembly Bill A9240

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9240 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S598
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6458
2013-2014: S3382
2015-2016: S2026, S7685
2017-2018: S1354
2019-2020: S5084
2021-2022: S6724

2023-A9240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system.

2023-A9240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9240
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing  for  a  deduction
   from  personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a
   child in the foster care system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 48 to read as follows:
   (48)  THE  AMOUNT  OF  ADOPTION FEES INCLUDING ANY AND ALL MEDICAL AND
 LEGAL FEES, COURT COSTS AND ANY OTHER RELATED EXPENSES PAID OR  INCURRED
 BY A TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADOPTION OF
 A CHILD IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 taxable years beginning on or after the first of January in the year  in
 which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00516-03-4

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