NY State Senate Bill 2019-S4696

Senate Bill S4696

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to budget and revenue
Mar 21, 2019	referred to budget and revenue

2019-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Budget And Revenue
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2431
2011-2012: S784
2013-2014: S2083
2015-2016: S3065, S4740
2017-2018: S1446, S1738
2021-2022: S3639
2023-2024: S1142

2019-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation.

2019-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4696

SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the tax law, in relation to providing
that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators
of a farm operation

 
PURPOSE:

To allow farmers to receive the investment tax credit as a fully refund-
able credit.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 210-B of the tax law to
provide that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to
operators of a farm operation. Section 2: Amends subsection (a) of
section 606 of the tax law to provide that excess investment tax credit
amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation.  Section 3:
Provides an immediate effective date and deems that it shall be deemed
to have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2019.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York is home to some 38,000 farms encompassing roughly 7.8 million
acres of cropland, pasture and woodlands. These farms produce nearly
$3.1 billion annually in direct economic output and probably double or
triple that in indirect economic benefits with the farming and food
industry employing over 425,000 people. Given the enormous economic
impact that agriculture has on the economy of this State, we must do
everything we can to ensure that our farm operations survive.

When farmers make long-term investments in their operations they are
eligible for the investment tax credit (ITC). However, unlike the agri-
cultural school tax credit, the investment tax credit is not refundable
and, thereby, is of no benefit to farmers who have no taxable income. To
remedy this and to assist our farmers with continuing to make investment
in their agri-enterprises, this bill would allow farmers to receive the
ITC as a fully refundable credit, similar to the school tax credit. By
making this small change, our farmers would receive a valuable benefit
that would enable them to continue to update, modernize and invest in
their farms.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.1738-A Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2017: S.1738 Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2016: S.3065-A Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2015: S.3065 Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2013,2014: S.2083A Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2011,2012: S.784/A.386 Reported to Investigations & Operations Committee
2009,2010: S.2431A/A.1088A Reported to Investigations & Operations
Committee
2007,2008: S.2036A/A.1233B Passed Senate
2006: S.7164/A.9279 Referred to Investigations & Operations Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately, and shall be deemed to have been in full force
and effect on and after January 1, 2019.

2019-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4696
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax  law,  in  relation  to  providing  that  excess
   investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm
   operation

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 210-B of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
   (D-1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  FOR
 TAXABLE  YEARS  BEGINNING  ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN, IF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION IS GREATER  THAN  THE
 TAX  DUE  IN  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR  FOR A TAXPAYER WHOSE PRIMARY SOURCE OF
 INCOME IS DERIVED FROM OPERATING A FARM  OPERATION,  SUCH  TAXPAYER  MAY
 ELECT  TO  TREAT THE AMOUNT BY WHICH SUCH CREDIT EXCEEDS SUCH TAX DUE AS
 AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "FARM OPERATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH
 TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF
 THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 2. Subsection (a) of section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding
 a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows:
   (5-A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  THIS  SUBSECTION,  FOR
 TAXABLE  YEARS  BEGINNING  ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN, IF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IS  GREATER  THAN  THE
 TAX  DUE  IN  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR  FOR A TAXPAYER WHOSE PRIMARY SOURCE OF
 INCOME IS DERIVED FROM OPERATING A FARM  OPERATION,  SUCH  TAXPAYER  MAY
 ELECT  TO  TREAT THE AMOUNT BY WHICH SUCH CREDIT EXCEEDS SUCH TAX DUE AS
 AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "FARM OPERATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01448-02-9

 S. 4696                             2
 
 TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  ONE  OF
 THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2019.

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