Assembly Bill A4439

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to create a tax exempt form that will allow students to avoid paying sales tax on books

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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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2013-A4439 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §38, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7323
2011-2012: A5776
2015-2016: A6189

2013-A4439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance in conjunction with the commissioner of education to create a tax exempt form that will allow elementary and secondary school students to avoid paying sales tax on any books they purchase.

2013-A4439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4439

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring  the  commissioner
  of taxation and finance in conjunction with the commissioner of educa-
  tion  to  create  a  tax exempt form that will allow students to avoid
  paying sales tax on any books they purchase

  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 38 to read
as follows:
  S 38. SALES TAX  EXEMPT  FORM  FOR  STUDENTS.    THE  COMMISSIONER  IN
CONJUNCTION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL CREATE A SALES TAX
EXEMPT FORM THAT WILL ALLOW ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS  TO
AVOID PAYING SALES TAX ON ANY BOOKS.  THIS FORM SHALL BE GIVEN TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  IN  THE  STATE  AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
DISPENSE THE FORMS TO THEIR  SCHOOLS  AND  STUDENTS.  THE  TERM  "SCHOOL
DISTRICT" SHALL MEAN A COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL,
OR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the year in which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive  date  are  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07079-01-3


              

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