Senate Bill S758

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney with respect to tax documents submitted

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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-S758 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A182
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §171-k, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S6851, A7955
2025-2026: S52

2023-S758 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.

2023-S758 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    758
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  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 authorizing the  use  of  an
   electronic  signature  by  a  person  granted a power of attorney by a
   taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to  the  New  York  state
   department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of
   finance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 171-k of the tax law, as amended by section  11  of
 part O of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   § 171-k. Electronic signature. (1) If any return or report relating to
 a  tax,  fee  or  other  imposition  administered by the commissioner is
 authorized by the commissioner to be  filed  electronically,  then  such
 return  or  report  shall  be  signed electronically consistent with the
 provisions of article three  of  the  state  technology  law;  provided,
 however,  that if the commissioner determines that electronic signatures
 that are used by the federal internal revenue service  in  tax  adminis-
 tration  are  not consistent with the provisions of article three of the
 state technology law, then the commissioner, after conferring  with  the
 office  of information technology services, may prescribe the manner and
 form of electronic signature on any such return or report.   Such  elec-
 tronic  signature  shall  conform, to the extent practicable, with elec-
 tronic signatures that are used by the federal internal revenue service.
 The use of such an electronic signature shall have the same validity and
 effect as the use of a signature affixed by hand.
   (2) ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO A  VALID  POWER  OF
 ATTORNEY  FORM  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND THE NEW YORK CITY
 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ("POA-1 FORM") THAT PERMITS A TAXPAYER  TO  BESTOW
 AUTHORITY  ON  SUCH  PERSON  SO THAT SUCH PERSON CAN LAWFULLY ACT ON THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00329-01-3
              

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