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Assembly Bill A5930

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a foster child adoption tax credit

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2009-A5930 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S114
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1636

2009-A5930 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a foster child adoption tax credit in the amount of two thousand dollars.

2009-A5930 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5930

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TOWNS, KOLB, COOK -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the establishment of  a  tax
  credit for the adoption of a foster child

  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) FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A RESIDENT
TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS
ARTICLE FOR FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION EXPENSES.
  (2) FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION.  FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION MEANS  THE  ADOPTION
OF  A  FOSTER  CHILD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINETEEN OF SECTION THREE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW BY A FOSTER PARENT.
  (3) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. A RESIDENT TAXPAYER SHALL BE  ALLOWED  A  CREDIT
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years commencing on or after January 1, 2011.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02010-01-9

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