Senate Bill S2131A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-S2131 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §187-q, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5710
2013-2014: S2222
2015-2016: S149
2019-2020: S6799
2021-2022: S3505
2023-2024: S2105

2017-S2131 - Summary

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

2017-S2131 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2131 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2131
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 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-t  to
 read as follows:
   §  187-T.  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-
 SIX-A AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S2131A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §187-q, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5710
2013-2014: S2222
2015-2016: S149
2019-2020: S6799
2021-2022: S3505
2023-2024: S2105

2017-S2131A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S2131A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2131A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2131--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
   Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 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-q to
 read as follows:
   § 187-Q. 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-
 SIX-A AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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