S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6487
I N S E N A T E
January 29, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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 establishing a personal
income tax modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for
payments of principal and interest on any indebtedness incurred to
attend and graduate from any institution of higher education
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 41 to read as follows:
(41) THE AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAID BY A RESIDENT TAXPAYER
ON ANY INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED FOR ATTENDANCE AT AND GRADUATION FROM ANY
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF
SECTION TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to
payments of principal and interest made during any tax year commencing
on or after January 1, 2014, regardless of when the indebtedness was
incurred.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11974-02-3