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Assembly Bill A5859

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the extension of the top personal income tax rate for incomes in excess of $500,000 or more a year and use of such revenue for class size reduction

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2009-A5859 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1304-D, Tax L

2009-A5859 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the extension of the top personal income tax rate for incomes in excess of five hundred thousand dollars or more a year and use of such revenue for class reduction in cities having a population of one million or more.

2009-A5859 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5859

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the  extension  of  the  top
  personal  income  tax rate for incomes in excess of five hundred thou-
  sand dollars a year or more and the  dedication  of  such  revenue  to
  class  size  reduction in a city having a population of one million or
  more

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

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of section 1304-D of the tax law, as
added by section 1 of part B of chapter 63  of  the  laws  of  2003,  is
amended to read as follows:
  Notwithstanding  any  provision of law to the contrary, in lieu of the
tax tables provided in section thirteen hundred four  of  this  article,
any  city  imposing the taxes authorized by section thirteen hundred one
of this article is hereby authorized and empowered to  adopt  and  amend
local  laws  to impose the rates set forth in the tax tables provided in
this section.  Provided, however, if any such city adopts a local law to
impose tax at the rates set forth in  this  section,  the  authorization
granted  to  such  city  to impose an additional tax by section thirteen
hundred four-B of this article shall be suspended while such  local  law
is  in effect; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER THAT ANY CITY IMPOSING THE
RATES SET FORTH IN THE TAX TABLES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION  FOR  TAXABLE
YEARS BEGINNING AFTER TWO THOUSAND NINE BUT BEFORE TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN
SHALL  DO SO ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (D) OF
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph 1 of  subsection  (a)
of  section  1304-D of the tax law are relettered subparagraphs (B), (C)
and (D) and a new subparagraph (A) is added to read as follows:
  (A) FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER TWO THOUSAND NINE BUT BEFORE TWO
THOUSAND THIRTEEN:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09086-01-9
              

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