Senate Bill S5375A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a credit against tax for the purchase of low vision devices

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2013-S5375 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1830

2013-S5375 - Summary

Relates to providing a credit against tax for the purchase of low vision devices.

2013-S5375 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5375 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5375

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 providing a  credit  against
  tax for the purchase of low vision devices

  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 (ww) to read as follows:
  (WW) LOW VISION DEVICE CREDIT. (1) A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CRED-
IT,  TO  BE  COMPUTED  AS  PROVIDED  IN THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST THE TAX
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS PART. THE AMOUNT  OF
CREDIT  SHALL  EQUAL  THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE
YEAR AND NOT COMPENSATED BY INSURANCE OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE PURCHASE  OF
ANY QUALIFIED LOW VISION DEVICE.
  (2)  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBSECTION, "QUALIFIED LOW VISION DEVICE"
SHALL MEAN A LOW VISION DEVICE FOR THE USE OF MAGNIFYING,  ENHANCING  OR
OTHERWISE AUGMENTING A VISUAL IMAGE AND WHICH IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE
TAXPAYER  OR  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WITH RESPECT TO WHOM THE TAXPAYER, FOR THE
TAXABLE YEAR, IS ALLOWED A PERSONAL EXEMPTION FOR DEPENDENTS.
  (3) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR
ONLY IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL ELECTS TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY FOR SUCH TAXA-
BLE YEAR. AN ELECTION TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY MAY NOT BE MADE FOR ANY
TAXABLE YEAR IF SUCH ELECTION IS IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INDIVID-
UAL FOR EITHER OF THE TWO TAXABLE YEARS PRECEDING SUCH TAXABLE YEAR.
  (4) NO CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY LOW VISION DEVICE EXPENSES  FOR
WHICH A DEDUCTION OR CREDIT IS ALLOWED UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
CHAPTER.
  (5)  IN  NO  EVENT  SHALL  THE  AMOUNT  OF THE CREDIT PROVIDED BY THIS
SUBSECTION EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR.  HOWEVER,  IF
THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT OTHERWISE ALLOWABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09948-03-3
              

2013-S5375A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1830

2013-S5375A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a credit against tax for the purchase of low vision devices.

2013-S5375A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5375A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5375--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a credit against
  tax for the purchase of low vision devices

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

  Section 1. Subsections (yy) and (zz) of section 606 of the tax law, as
relettered  by section 5 of part H of chapter 1 of the laws of 2003, are
relettered subsections (yyy) and (zzz), and a  new  subsection  (xx)  is
added to read as follows:
  (XX) LOW VISION DEVICE CREDIT. (1) A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CRED-
IT,  TO  BE  COMPUTED  AS  PROVIDED  IN THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST THE TAX
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS PART. THE AMOUNT  OF
CREDIT  SHALL  EQUAL  THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE
YEAR AND NOT COMPENSATED BY INSURANCE OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE PURCHASE  OF
ANY QUALIFIED LOW VISION DEVICE.
  (2)  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBSECTION, "QUALIFIED LOW VISION DEVICE"
SHALL MEAN A LOW VISION DEVICE FOR THE USE OF MAGNIFYING,  ENHANCING  OR
OTHERWISE AUGMENTING A VISUAL IMAGE AND WHICH IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE
TAXPAYER  OR  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WITH RESPECT TO WHOM THE TAXPAYER, FOR THE
TAXABLE YEAR, IS ALLOWED A PERSONAL EXEMPTION FOR DEPENDENTS.
  (3) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR
ONLY IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL ELECTS TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY FOR SUCH TAXA-
BLE YEAR. AN ELECTION TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY MAY NOT BE MADE FOR ANY
TAXABLE YEAR IF SUCH ELECTION IS IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INDIVID-
UAL FOR EITHER OF THE TWO TAXABLE YEARS PRECEDING SUCH TAXABLE YEAR.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09948-04-4

              

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