Assembly Bill A8284

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates a tax credit for employment of persons on probation or parole

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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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2011-A8284 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5710
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง187-s, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2222
2015-2016: S149
2017-2018: S2131
2019-2020: S6799
2021-2022: S3505
2023-2024: S2105

2011-A8284 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a tax credit for employment of persons on probation or parole.

2011-A8284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8284

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to a credit for employment of
  persons on probation or parole

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 187-s to
read as follows:
  S 187-S. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS ON PROBATION OR  PAROLE.  1.
ALLOWANCE  OF  CREDIT.  A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A CREDIT, TO BE
COMPUTED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, AGAINST  THE  TAXES  IMPOSED  BY  THIS
ARTICLE,  OTHER  THAN  THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTIONS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY,
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX-A AND ONE HUNDRED  EIGHT-
Y-SIX-E  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  FOR  EMPLOYING WITHIN THE STATE A QUALIFIED
EMPLOYEE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE  AMOUNT  OF  CREDIT  ALLOWED  BY  THIS
SECTION  AGAINST  THE  TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF
THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE THE EXCESS  OF  THE  CREDIT  COMPUTED  UNDER  THIS
SECTION  OVER  THE  AMOUNT OF CREDIT ALLOWED BY THIS SECTION AGAINST THE
TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. A QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:
  (A) HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY UNDER ANY  STATUTE  OF  THE  UNITED
STATES OR ANY STATE;
  (B) IS ON PROBATION OR PAROLE; AND
  (C)  HAS  WORKED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS FOR THE EMPLOYER WHO IS CLAIMING
THE CREDIT FOR AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OR FOUR HUNDRED HOURS.
  3. AMOUNT OF CREDIT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
SECTION,  THE  AMOUNT  OF CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE THIRTY-FIVE
PERCENT OF THE FIRST SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN QUALIFIED FIRST-YEAR  WAGES
EARNED  BY  EACH  QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. "QUALIFIED FIRST-YEAR WAGES" MEANS
WAGES PAID OR INCURRED BY THE TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR TO QUALI-
FIED EMPLOYEES WHICH ARE ATTRIBUTABLE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH  EMPLOY-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13016-01-1
              

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