S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6710
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the real property tax
circuit breaker credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (E) of paragraph 1 of subsection (e) of
section 606 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of
2006, is amended to read as follows:
(E) "Qualifying real property taxes" means all real property taxes,
special ad valorem levies and special assessments, AND MUNICIPAL USER
FEES, exclusive of penalties and interest, levied on the residence of a
qualified taxpayer and paid during the taxable year [less the credit
claimed under subsection (n-1) of this section]. In addition, for taxa-
ble years beginning after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred eight-
y-four, a qualified taxpayer may elect to include any additional amount
that would have been levied in the absence of an exemption from real
property taxation pursuant to section four hundred sixty-seven of the
real property tax law. If tenant-stockholders in a cooperative housing
corporation have met the requirements of section two hundred sixteen of
the internal revenue code by which they are allowed a deduction for real
estate taxes, the amount of taxes so allowable, or which would be allow-
able if the taxpayer had filed returns on a cash basis, shall be quali-
fying real property taxes. If a residence is owned by two or more indi-
viduals as joint tenants or tenants in common, and one or more than one
individual is not a member of the household, qualifying real property
taxes is that part of such taxes on the residence which reflects the
ownership percentage of the qualified taxpayer and members of his house-
hold. If a residence is an integral part of a larger unit, qualifying
real property taxes shall be limited to that amount of such taxes paid
as may be reasonably apportioned to such residence. If a household owns
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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and occupies two or more residences during different periods in the same
taxable year, qualifying real property taxes shall be the sum of the
prorated qualifying real property taxes attributable to the household
during the periods such household occupies each of such residences. If
the household owns and occupies a residence for part of the taxable year
and rents a residence for part of the same taxable year, it may include
both the proration of qualifying real property taxes on the residence
owned and the real property tax equivalent with respect to the months
the residence is rented. Provided, however, for purposes of the credit
allowed under this subsection, qualifying real property taxes may be
included by a qualified taxpayer only to the extent that such taxpayer
or the spouse of such taxpayer occupying such residence for six months
or more of the taxable year owns or has owned the residence and paid
such taxes.
S 2. Paragraph 1 of subsection (e) of section 606 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph (H) to read as follows:
(H) "MUNICIPAL USER FEES" MEANS ANY MUNICIPAL FEE CHARGED TO A QUALI-
FIED TAXPAYER FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY A MUNICIPALITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO FEES CHARGED FOR LIBRARY SERVICES, GARBAGE, FIRE PROTECTION,
WATER AND SEWER. "MUNICIPAL USER FEES" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY RECREATION-
AL FEES CHARGED BY A MUNICIPALITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FEES FOR
THE USE OF A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE OR SWIMMING POOL THAT ARE IN ADDITION
TO THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.