Senate Bill S1497

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a tax deduction not to exceed two hundred dollars for monetary gifts to a library as defined under section 253 of the education law

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  • 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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2009-S1497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1916
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2352
2013-2014: A2374
2015-2016: A4507

2009-S1497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a personal income tax deduction not to exceed two hundred dollars for monetary gifts to a public library; provides such monetary gifts must be used for the purchase of books or towards acquisition of computers and software by the library; directs library to issue a receipt for such donation.

2009-S1497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1497

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, MAZIARZ, MORAHAN, SEWARD, VOLK-
  ER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed
  to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to making monetary gifts to
  libraries

  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 39 to read as follows:
  (39) AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR MONETARY GIFTS TO
ANY LIBRARY IN THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  AS  DEFINED  UNDER  SECTION  TWO
HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. THE MONEY MUST BE USED BY THE
PARTICULAR LIBRARY ONLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARY  MATERIALS
OR  TOWARDS  THE  ACQUISITION  OF COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE BY THE LIBRARY.
WHEN THE GIFT OR GIFTS ARE MADE BY THE  INDIVIDUAL,  THE  LIBRARY  SHALL
PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUAL WITH AN OFFICIAL RECEIPT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to tax
years beginning on or after January 1, 2010.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02127-01-9

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