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Senate Bill S2317

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes operation of toll-free hotline to relay information concerning the failure to collect sales and compensating use taxes

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2011-S2317 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1817, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S922

2011-S2317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to operate a toll free twenty-four hour hotline for the public to use to report information concerning the failure of any person to collect the tax on retail sales and the compensating use tax; provides that if such report results in the collection of any taxes or fines, the informant shall receive ten percent of such taxes and fines.

2011-S2317 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2317

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the operation of
  a toll-free hotline  for  the  public  to  use  to  relay  information
  concerning the failure to collect sales and compensating use taxes

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

  Section 1. Section 1817 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision (o) to read as follows:
  (O) (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A TOLL-FREE TWEN-
TY-FOUR HOUR HOTLINE FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE TO RELAY INFORMATION CONCERN-
ING  THE  FAILURE OF ANY PERSON TO COLLECT THE TAX IMPOSED UNDER ARTICLE
TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER. TO ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE IDEN-
TITY OF THE PERSON REPORTING THE FAILURE TO COLLECT SUCH TAX, EVERY SUCH
REPORT UPON RECEIPT THEREOF SHALL BE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. ALL  COMMU-
NICATION RELATING TO SUCH REPORT SHALL BE REFERENCED SOLELY ACCORDING TO
SUCH NUMBER.
  (2)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PAY  TO  SUCH INFORMANT A REWARD OF TEN
PERCENT OF THE TAX COLLECTED AND FINE LEVIED AGAINST ANY PERSON  FAILING
TO  COLLECT THE TAX IMPOSED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER AS A
RESULT OF SUCH INFORMATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law except that any rules or  regulations  neces-
sary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date may
be promulgated before such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07042-01-1

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