S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2487
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 20, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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 establishing a grapevine
replacement personal income tax credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (qq) to read as follows:
(QQ) GRAPEVINE REPLACEMENT TAX CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A
TAXPAYER WHOSE FEDERAL GROSS INCOME FROM FARMING FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR IS
AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF EXCESS FEDERAL GROSS INCOME SHALL BE ALLOWED A
CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF
GRAPEVINES OF ANY CONCORD VARIETY FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON OR
AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE. THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT SHALL
BE EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE COST OF GRAPEVINES THAT ARE PURCHASED AND
PLANTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPLACING GRAPEVINES OF ANY CONCORD VARIETY.
THIS CREDIT SHALL NOT APPLY TO GRAPEVINES OF ANY CONCORD VARIETY.
(2) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEARS SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX
FOR SUCH YEAR, THE EXCESS SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO
BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST
SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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