Senate Bill S1707A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and disabled veterans

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2014	referred to investigations and government operations
Oct 09, 2013	print number 1707a
Oct 09, 2013	amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
Jan 09, 2013	referred to investigations and government operations

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2013-S1707 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4098
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§210 & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6024, A8837
2015-2016: S6523
2017-2018: S4643
2019-2020: S2230
2021-2022: S647
2023-2024: S1153
2025-2026: S910

2013-S1707 - Summary

Establishes a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and disabled veterans; provides that such tax credit is worth $3,000 per veteran hired or $4,000 for every disabled veteran hired and the total benefit shall not exceed $15,000 annually.

2013-S1707 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1707 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1707

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. GRISANTI, BONACIC, GOLDEN, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, SEWARD
  -- 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  returning
  veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans

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

  Section 1.  Section 210 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 46 to read as follows:
  46.  RETURNING  VETERANS  TAX CREDIT. (A) GENERAL. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE
ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO  BE  COMPUTED  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
AGAINST  THE  TAX  IMPOSED  BY THIS ARTICLE FOR EACH VETERAN OR DISABLED
VETERAN HIRED DURING A TAXABLE YEAR, PROVIDED THAT:
  (I) SUCH VETERAN IS A NEW EMPLOYEE AND  IS  EMPLOYED  FOR  THIRTY-FIVE
HOURS  OR  MORE  PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR
TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE; OR
  (II) SUCH DISABLED VETERAN IS A  NEW  EMPLOYEE  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  FOR
SEVENTEEN  AND ONE-HALF HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY
OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE.
  (B) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. A CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL  EQUAL
THREE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS PER HIRED VETERAN AND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
HIRED DISABLED VETERAN BUT SHALL NOT  EXCEED  FIFTEEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
ANNUALLY.
  (C)  CARRYOVERS.  THE  CREDIT  ALLOWED  UNDER  THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE
CLAIMED AND IF NOT FULLY USED IN THE INITIAL YEAR FOR WHICH  THE  CREDIT
IS  CLAIMED MAY BE CARRIED OVER, IN ORDER, TO EACH OF THE TEN SUCCEEDING
TAXABLE YEARS. THE CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION MAY NOT BE USED
TO REDUCE THE TAX LIABILITY OF THE CREDIT CLAIMANT BELOW ZERO.
  (D) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (I)  "NEW  EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY FULL TIME EMPLOYEE THAT CAUSES THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO INCREASE ABOVE BASE  EMPLOYMENT  OR  CREDIT
EMPLOYMENT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05148-01-3

S. 1707                             2

  (II) "BASE YEAR" SHALL MEAN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
  (III)  "BASE  EMPLOYMENT"  SHALL  MEAN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF FULL TIME
EMPLOYEES OR FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES DURING THE BASE YEAR. FOR  A
NEW BUSINESS, BASE EMPLOYMENT SHALL BEGIN AT ZERO.
  (IV) "CREDIT EMPLOYMENT" SHALL MEAN BASE EMPLOYMENT PLUS THE NUMBER OF
NEW EMPLOYEES FOR WHICH A CREDIT IS EARNED FOR THE PRIOR TAX YEARS.
  (V)  "VETERAN"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  (VI) "DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  S  2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
of the tax law is amended by adding a  new  clause  (xxxv)  to  read  as
follows:
(XXXV) RETURNING VETERAN TAX         COSTS UNDER SUBDIVISION
CREDIT; SUBSECTION (VV)              FORTY-SIX OF SECTION
                                     TWO HUNDRED TEN
  S  3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(vv) to read as follows:
  (VV) RETURNING VETERANS TAX CREDIT. (1) GENERAL. A TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE
ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST
THE  TAX  IMPOSED  BY  THIS ARTICLE FOR EACH VETERAN OR DISABLED VETERAN
HIRED DURING A TAXABLE YEAR, PROVIDED THAT:
  (I) SUCH VETERAN IS A NEW EMPLOYEE AND  IS  EMPLOYED  FOR  THIRTY-FIVE
HOURS  OR  MORE  PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR
TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE; OR
  (II) SUCH DISABLED VETERAN IS A  NEW  EMPLOYEE  AND  IS  EMPLOYED  FOR
SEVENTEEN  AND ONE-HALF HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY
OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE.
  (2) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. A CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL  EQUAL
THREE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS PER HIRED VETERAN AND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
HIRED DISABLED VETERAN BUT SHALL NOT  EXCEED  FIFTEEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
ANNUALLY.
  (3)  CARRYOVERS.  THE  CREDIT  ALLOWED  UNDER  THIS  SUBSECTION MAY BE
CLAIMED AND IF NOT FULLY USED IN THE INITIAL YEAR FOR WHICH  THE  CREDIT
IS  CLAIMED MAY BE CARRIED OVER, IN ORDER, TO EACH OF THE TEN SUCCEEDING
TAXABLE YEARS. THE CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE  USED
TO REDUCE THE TAX LIABILITY OF THE CREDIT CLAIMANT BELOW ZERO.
  (4) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (I)  "NEW  EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY FULL TIME EMPLOYEE THAT CAUSES THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO INCREASE ABOVE BASE  EMPLOYMENT  OR  CREDIT
EMPLOYMENT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.
  (II) "BASE YEAR" SHALL MEAN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
  (III)  "BASE  EMPLOYMENT"  SHALL  MEAN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF FULL TIME
EMPLOYEES OR FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES DURING THE BASE YEAR. FOR  A
NEW BUSINESS, BASE EMPLOYMENT SHALL BEGIN AT ZERO.
  (IV) "CREDIT EMPLOYMENT" SHALL MEAN BASE EMPLOYMENT PLUS THE NUMBER OF
NEW EMPLOYEES FOR WHICH A CREDIT IS EARNED FOR THE PRIOR TAX YEARS.
  (V)  "VETERAN"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  (VI) "DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years  beginning  on  or  after January 1, 2013 and shall apply to those
employees hired after this act shall take effect.

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2013-S1707A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4098
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§210 & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6024, A8837
2015-2016: S6523
2017-2018: S4643
2019-2020: S2230
2021-2022: S647
2023-2024: S1153
2025-2026: S910

2013-S1707A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S1707A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1707A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the tax law, in relation to
establishing a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire
veterans

PURPOSE:

Provides tax credits for businesses that hire returning and wounded
veterans.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 210 of the tax law to add a new subdivision
48 which provides for a returning veterans tax credit. The amount of
the credit shall equal three thousand dollars per hired veteran and
four thousand dollars per hired wounded veteran, not to exceed fifteen
thousand dollars annually.

Section 2 amends subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of
section 606 of the tax law by adding a new clause (xxxvii).

Section 3 amends section 606 of the tax law by adding a new subsection
(xx) which provides for a returning veterans tax credit.

JUSTIFICATION:;

Veterans across New York State are struggling to find employment in
private sector industries hit hard by the recession.  Unemployment
among all veterans in New York is over 7 percent.  Unemployment has
reached a staggering 20 percent for veterans under the age of 30 who
recently returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan.  According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, a significant number of recently returned
veterans have reported service-connected disabilities.

Our servicemen and women put their lives on the line to protect our
freedom. We are therefore responsible for enhancing their economic
opportunities to provide for themselves and for their families when
they return home. This bill will achieve this by providing tax relief
to businesses that hire returning and wounded veterans.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 6024C Passed Senate in 2012

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2013-S1707A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1707--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GRISANTI, AVELLA, BONACIC, GOLDEN, LARKIN, MAZIARZ,
  O'MARA, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to
  be  committed  to the Committee on Investigations and Government Oper-
  ations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to establishing a returning
  veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans

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

  Section  1.    Section  210  of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 48 to read as follows:
  48. RETURNING VETERANS TAX CREDIT. (A) GENERAL. A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE
ALLOWED  A  CREDIT,  TO  BE  COMPUTED  AS  PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION,
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR  EACH  VETERAN  OR  DISABLED
VETERAN HIRED DURING A TAXABLE YEAR, PROVIDED THAT:
  (I)  SUCH  VETERAN  IS  A NEW EMPLOYEE AND IS EMPLOYED FOR THIRTY-FIVE
HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY OF  SUCH  TAXPAYER  FOR
TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE; OR
  (II)  SUCH  DISABLED  VETERAN  IS  A  NEW EMPLOYEE WHO IS EMPLOYED FOR
SEVENTEEN AND ONE-HALF HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE  EMPLOY
OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE.
  (B)  AMOUNT OF CREDIT. A CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL EQUAL
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER HIRED VETERAN AND FOUR THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER
HIRED  DISABLED  VETERAN  BUT  SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
ANNUALLY.
  (C) CARRYOVERS. THE CREDIT  ALLOWED  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION  MAY  BE
CLAIMED  AND  IF NOT FULLY USED IN THE INITIAL YEAR FOR WHICH THE CREDIT
IS CLAIMED MAY BE CARRIED OVER, IN ORDER, TO EACH OF THE TEN  SUCCEEDING
TAXABLE YEARS. THE CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION MAY NOT BE USED
TO REDUCE THE TAX LIABILITY OF THE CREDIT CLAIMANT BELOW ZERO.

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

                                                           LBD05148-02-3

S. 1707--A                          2

  (D)  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (I)  "NEW  EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY FULL TIME EMPLOYEE THAT CAUSES THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO INCREASE ABOVE BASE  EMPLOYMENT  OR  CREDIT
EMPLOYMENT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.
  (II) "BASE YEAR" SHALL MEAN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
  (III)  "BASE  EMPLOYMENT"  SHALL  MEAN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF FULL TIME
EMPLOYEES OR FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES DURING THE BASE YEAR. FOR  A
NEW BUSINESS, BASE EMPLOYMENT SHALL BEGIN AT ZERO.
  (IV) "CREDIT EMPLOYMENT" SHALL MEAN BASE EMPLOYMENT PLUS THE NUMBER OF
NEW EMPLOYEES FOR WHICH A CREDIT IS EARNED FOR THE PRIOR TAX YEARS.
  (V)  "VETERAN"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  (VI) "DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  S  2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause  (xxxvii)  to  read  as
follows:
(XXXVII) RETURNING VETERAN TAX       COSTS UNDER SUBDIVISION
CREDIT; SUBSECTION (XX)              FORTY-EIGHT OF SECTION
                                     TWO HUNDRED TEN
  S  3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(xx) to read as follows:
  (XX) RETURNING VETERANS TAX CREDIT. (1) GENERAL. A TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE
ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST
THE  TAX  IMPOSED  BY  THIS ARTICLE FOR EACH VETERAN OR DISABLED VETERAN
HIRED DURING A TAXABLE YEAR, PROVIDED THAT:
  (I) SUCH VETERAN IS A NEW EMPLOYEE AND  IS  EMPLOYED  FOR  THIRTY-FIVE
HOURS  OR  MORE  PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR
TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE; OR
  (II) SUCH DISABLED VETERAN IS A  NEW  EMPLOYEE  AND  IS  EMPLOYED  FOR
SEVENTEEN  AND ONE-HALF HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY
OF SUCH TAXPAYER FOR TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE.
  (2) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. A CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL  EQUAL
THREE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS PER HIRED VETERAN AND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
HIRED DISABLED VETERAN BUT SHALL NOT  EXCEED  FIFTEEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
ANNUALLY.
  (3)  CARRYOVERS.  THE  CREDIT  ALLOWED  UNDER  THIS  SUBSECTION MAY BE
CLAIMED AND IF NOT FULLY USED IN THE INITIAL YEAR FOR WHICH  THE  CREDIT
IS  CLAIMED MAY BE CARRIED OVER, IN ORDER, TO EACH OF THE TEN SUCCEEDING
TAXABLE YEARS. THE CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE  USED
TO REDUCE THE TAX LIABILITY OF THE CREDIT CLAIMANT BELOW ZERO.
  (4) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (I)  "NEW  EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY FULL TIME EMPLOYEE THAT CAUSES THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO INCREASE ABOVE BASE  EMPLOYMENT  OR  CREDIT
EMPLOYMENT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.
  (II) "BASE YEAR" SHALL MEAN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
  (III)  "BASE  EMPLOYMENT"  SHALL  MEAN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF FULL TIME
EMPLOYEES OR FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES DURING THE BASE YEAR. FOR  A
NEW BUSINESS, BASE EMPLOYMENT SHALL BEGIN AT ZERO.
  (IV) "CREDIT EMPLOYMENT" SHALL MEAN BASE EMPLOYMENT PLUS THE NUMBER OF
NEW EMPLOYEES FOR WHICH A CREDIT IS EARNED FOR THE PRIOR TAX YEARS.
  (V)  "VETERAN"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

S. 1707--A                          3

  (VI) "DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years  beginning  on  or  after January 1, 2014 and shall apply to those
employees hired after this act shall take effect.

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