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Assembly Bill A1340

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes localities to use the federal definition of income for determining eligibility for the Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Exemption

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2011-A1340 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง467, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A526

2011-A1340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes localities to use the federal definition of adjusted gross income for determining eligibility for the Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Exemption.

2011-A1340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1340

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing
  localities to use the federal definition of income

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 467 of the real property tax law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY, UPON  ENACTMENT  BY  THE  GOVERNING
BODY  OF  SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL-
UTION, ELECT TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF INCOME AS  DESCRIBED  IN  PARA-
GRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  FOR  DETERMINING  ELIGIBILITY  FOR AN
EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AS STATED IN PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION,  TO  MEAN  "FEDERAL  ADJUSTED  GROSS  INCOME" ALLOWED TO BE
SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT  TO  SECURE  THE  EXEMPTION  AVAILABLE  UNDER
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE.  SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDI-
NANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  MAY ALSO INCLUDE ANY LOCAL OPTION EXCLUSIONS FROM
INCOME CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01693-01-1

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