S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6752
I N S E N A T E
March 16, 2012
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, VALESKY -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a credit for
farmers who donate to a food bank or other emergency food program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (n-1) to read as follows:
(N-1) CREDIT FOR DONATIONS TO FOOD BANK OR EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM. (1)
GENERAL. IN THE CASE OF A TAXPAYER WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE FARMER, THERE
SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR REDUCED BY
THE CREDITS PERMITTED BY THIS ARTICLE. THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT SHALL BE
TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TAXPAYER'S QUALIFIED DONATIONS, AS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, MADE TO ANY FOOD BANK OR OTHER EMER-
GENCY FOOD PROGRAM OPERATING WITHIN THIS STATE. IF THE CREDIT EXCEEDS
THE TAX AS SO REDUCED, THE TAXPAYER MAY RECEIVE, AND THE COMPTROLLER,
SUBJECT TO A CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL PAY AS AN OVERPAY-
MENT, WITHOUT INTEREST, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH EXCESS.
(2) ELIGIBLE FARMER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE TERM "ELIGI-
BLE FARMER" MEANS A TAXPAYER WHOSE FEDERAL GROSS INCOME FROM FARMING FOR
THE TAXABLE YEAR IS AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF EXCESS FEDERAL GROSS INCOME.
EXCESS FEDERAL GROSS INCOME MEANS THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL GROSS INCOME
FROM ALL SOURCES FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR REDUCED BY THE SUM (NOT TO EXCEED
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) OF THOSE ITEMS INCLUDED IN FEDERAL GROSS INCOME
WHICH CONSIST OF (I) EARNED INCOME, (II) PENSION PAYMENTS, INCLUDING
SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS, (III) INTEREST, AND (IV) DIVIDENDS. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "EARNED INCOME" SHALL MEAN WAGES,
SALARIES, TIPS AND OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, AND THOSE ITEMS OF GROSS
INCOME WHICH ARE INCLUDIBLE IN THE COMPUTATION OF NET EARNINGS FROM
SELF-EMPLOYMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, PAYMENTS FROM THE
STATE'S FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, SHALL BE INCLUDED AS FEDERAL GROSS INCOME FROM
FARMING FOR OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FARMERS.
(3) QUALIFIED DONATION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE TERM
"QUALIFIED DONATION" MEANS A DONATION OF ANY EDIBLE FOOD ITEM TO A FOOD
BANK OR OTHER EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM OPERATING WITHIN THIS STATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2012; provided, however,
if this act shall have become a law after such date it shall take effect
immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on
and after January 1, 2012.