S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7722
I N S E N A T E
May 5, 2010
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Introduced by Sens. DUANE, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing the New York
state organ donation 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) NEW YORK STATE ORGAN DONATION TAX CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF CRED-
IT. FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN, A RESIDENT TAXPAYER WHO MAKES AN ANATOMICAL GIFT PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE EQUAL TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
(2) DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "DELIVERY" SHALL MEAN
THE DATE ON WHICH THE DONOR UNDERGOES THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE REQUIRED FOR
DONATION.
(3) CARRYOVER. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT, AND CARRYOVERS OF SUCH
CREDIT, ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL
EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR, SUCH EXCESS AMOUNT MAY BE
CARRIED OVER TO THE FIVE TAXABLE YEARS NEXT FOLLOWING THE TAXABLE YEAR
WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE CREDIT IS ALLOWED AND MAY BE DEDUCTED FROM THE
TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR OR YEARS.
(4) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS. IN THE CASE OF MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING
JOINTLY, THE CREDIT SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANATOM-
ICAL GIFT PER INDIVIDUAL. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE AVAILABLE SHALL BE TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ONLY IN THE CASE OF GIFTS MADE IN THE SAME TAXABLE
YEAR BY TWO MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINTLY. IN THE CASE OF MARRIED
INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPARATELY, THE CREDIT MAY ONLY BE CLAIMED BY THE
INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS MADE SUCH ANATOMICAL GIFT.
(5) LIMITATIONS. THIS CREDIT MAY ONLY BE CLAIMED FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR
IN WHICH THE GIFT WAS DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS SECTION AND ONLY BY THE DONOR OF SUCH ANATOMICAL GIFT. THIS CREDIT
MAY ONLY BE CLAIMED ONCE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(6) UMBILICAL CORD AND BLOOD DONATION. NEITHER UMBILICAL CORD DONATION
NOR THE DONATION OF BLOOD SHALL CONSTITUTE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT UNDER THIS
SECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.