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Assembly Bill A6997

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check

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2011-A6997 - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3013, Tax L

2011-A6997 - Summary

Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and requires the department to fully describe any debit card or direct deposit program.

2011-A6997 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6997

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIBSON --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law, in relation to establishing the taxpayer
  refund choice act and  affirming  the  right  of  state  residents  to
  receive personal income tax refunds in the manner in which they choose
  and requiring the department of taxation and finance to fully describe
  any debit card or direct deposit program

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "taxpayer
refund choice act".
  S  2.  The  tax law is amended by adding a new section 3013 to read as
follows:
  S 3013. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS; NOTICE.  (A)
NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  ADOPTION  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT
CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT  PROGRAM  FOR  PAYMENT  OF  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX
REFUNDS, ALL TAXPAYERS ARE ENTITLED:
  (1)  TO  CHOOSE  THE  MEANS OF PAYMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS,
INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE A PAPER CHECK; AND
  (2) TO OPT OUT OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM FOR
PAYMENT OF TAX REFUNDS.
  (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TAXPAYERS WITH A CLEAR WRITTEN STATE-
MENT SETTING FORTH THE TAXPAYER'S RIGHT:
  (1) TO CHOOSE THE MEANS BY WHICH THE TAXPAYER MAY RECEIVE  TAX  REFUND
PAYMENTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE A PAPER CHECK; AND
  (2) TO OPT OUT OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM.
  (C)  IN  THE EVENT THAT THE COMMISSIONER ELECTS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM
PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS  BY  PREPAID  DEBIT
CARD  OR  DIRECT  DEPOSIT  TO  A DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF THE TAXPAYER, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL AMEND THE  FORMS  USED  TO  FILE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX
RETURNS  TO REFLECT, IN THE AREA DESIGNATED FOR SELECTION OF OPTIONS FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10324-04-1

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2011-A6997A - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3013, Tax L

2011-A6997A - Summary

Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and requires the department to fully describe any debit card or direct deposit program.

2011-A6997A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6997--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PERRY, ZEBROWSKI, BARRON, WEPRIN, STEVENSON,
  CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  CAMARA,  GIBSON,  McENENY,
  P. RIVERA,  SCARBOROUGH,  THIELE,  TITUS,  WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  establishing  the  taxpayer
  refund  choice  act  and  affirming  the  right  of state residents to
  receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and  requiring  the
  department of taxation and finance to fully describe any debit card or
  direct deposit program

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "taxpayer
refund choice act".
  S  2.  The  tax law is amended by adding a new section 3013 to read as
follows:
  S 3013. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS; NOTICE.  (A)
NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  ADOPTION  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT
CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT  PROGRAM  FOR  PAYMENT  OF  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX
REFUNDS, ALL TAXPAYERS ARE ENTITLED:
  (1) TO RECEIVE PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS BY PAPER CHECK; AND
  (2) TO OPT OUT OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM FOR
PAYMENT OF TAX REFUNDS.
  (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TAXPAYERS WITH A CLEAR WRITTEN STATE-
MENT SETTING FORTH THE TAXPAYER'S RIGHT:
  (1) TO RECEIVE TAX REFUND PAYMENTS BY PAPER CHECK; AND
  (2) TO OPT OUT OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM.
  (C)  IN  THE EVENT THAT THE COMMISSIONER ELECTS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM
PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS  BY  PREPAID  DEBIT
CARD  OR  DIRECT  DEPOSIT  TO  A DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF THE TAXPAYER, THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10324-06-1

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2011-A6997B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3013, Tax L

2011-A6997B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and requires the department to fully describe any debit card or direct deposit program.

2011-A6997B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6997--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PERRY, ZEBROWSKI, BARRON, WEPRIN, STEVENSON,
  CRESPO, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAMARA, GIBSON, McEN-
  ENY, P. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, THIELE, TITUS, WEISENBERG  --  read  once
  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
  ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law, in relation to establishing the taxpayer
  refund choice act and  affirming  the  right  of  state  residents  to
  receive  personal  income tax refunds by paper check and requiring the
  department of taxation and finance to fully describe any debit card or
  direct  deposit  program;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of   such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "taxpayer
refund choice act".
  S  2.  The  tax law is amended by adding a new section 3013 to read as
follows:
  S 3013. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS; NOTICE.  (A)
NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  ADOPTION  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT
CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT  PROGRAM  FOR  PAYMENT  OF  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX
REFUNDS, ALL TAXPAYERS ARE ENTITLED:
  (1) TO RECEIVE PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS BY PAPER CHECK; AND
  (2) TO OPT OUT OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM FOR
PAYMENT OF TAX REFUNDS.
  (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TAXPAYERS WITH A CLEAR WRITTEN STATE-
MENT SETTING FORTH THE TAXPAYER'S RIGHT:
  (1) TO RECEIVE TAX REFUND PAYMENTS BY PAPER CHECK; AND
  (2) TO OPT OUT OF ANY PREPAID DEBIT CARD OR DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10324-07-1

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