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Assembly Bill A5665

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to granting a tax credit to business firms for contributions to neighborhood assistance programs

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2009-A5665 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง210, 1456 & 1511, Tax L

2009-A5665 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants a tax credit against corporate franchise taxes to business firms for contributions to neighborhood assistance programs in economically distressed areas; provides limitations on amount of contributions and total amount of credits granted; requires approval of proposals by commissioner of tax and finance, in consultation with the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal.

2009-A5665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5665

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, JOHN, GREENE, WEISENBERG, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  JACOBS, PERRY, BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CANES-
  TRARI, CYMBROWITZ, DESTITO, EDDINGTON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to granting a tax credit to
  business firms  for  contributions  made  to  neighborhood  assistance
  programs

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

  Section 1. Section 210 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 25-b to read as follows:
  25-B.  NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CREDIT.  (A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THIS SUBDIVISION  A  QUALIFYING  RECIPIENT  SHALL  BE  A  COMPANY  UNDER
CONTRACT  WITH THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS NINE HUNDRED THREE AND ONE THOUSAND THREE OF THE PRIVATE  HOUS-
ING  FINANCE LAW OR OTHER NON-PROFIT ENTITIES THAT ENGAGE IN HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PRESERVA-
TION AND DEVELOPMENT  OF  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING,  HOUSING  COUNSELING  AND
COMMUNITY  RENEWAL.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DIVISION OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL ESTABLISH A  PROCEDURE  TO  CERTIFY  SUCH  OTHER
ENTITIES AS QUALIFYING RECIPIENTS.
  (B)  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL
SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF A CREDIT AGAINST ANY  TAX  DUE
UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  TO  BUSINESSES,  WHICH  CONTRIBUTE TO A QUALIFYING
RECIPIENT. SUCH APPROVAL SHALL BE  FORWARDED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  UNDER
PROCEDURES  TO  BE  ESTABLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
RENEWAL AND THE DEPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT  VOUCHER  SHALL
NOT  EXCEED  ONE-HALF THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION. ONLY CASH CONTRIB-
UTIONS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TAX CREDIT.
  (C) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF TAX CREDIT PROPOSALS SHALL  INCLUDE:  THE
EXTENT OF NEED OF THE COMMUNITY, VISION AND PLANS FOR THE REVITALIZATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08366-01-9
              

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