Assembly Bill A5397

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5397 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1658
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-c, Tax L; add §81, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4416, S87
2013-2014: A6756

2011-A5397 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund.

2011-A5397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5397

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TOWNS, N. RIVERA, ORTIZ, STEVENSON, P. RIVERA,
  MILLMAN, SCHROEDER, GIBSON, JAFFEE, TITONE,  MARKEY,  SPANO,  SCARBOR-
  OUGH,  GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, HIKIND, MAGEE,
  PHEFFER, ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
  providing a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms  for
  gifts to the after-school activity fund

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  630-c  to
read as follows:
  S  630-C.  GIFT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR
COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, AN INDIVIDUAL
IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY
FUND FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR ELIGIBLE EXTENDED DAY ACTIV-
ITIES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION
TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  FOURTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.  SUCH CONTRIBUTION
SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE  AMOUNT  OF
STATE  TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE
ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE  A  TAXPAYER  TO  MAKE  SUCH
CONTRIBUTION.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT A DESCRIPTION OF
THE ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY SUCH FUND IS INCLUDED WITHIN  THE  TAX  FORM
PREPARATION  INSTRUCTION BOOKLET. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  CREDITED
TO  THE  AFTER-SCHOOL  ACTIVITY  FUND  AND  USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES
ENUMERATED IN SECTION EIGHTY-ONE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new  section  81  to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05861-01-1

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