Assembly Bill A1953

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a small business electric energy tax credit

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1953 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง210-B & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A902
2011-2012: A2309
2013-2014: A1619
2017-2018: A400
2019-2020: A3600
2021-2022: A5250
2023-2024: A4387

2015-A1953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a small business electric energy tax credit; specifies that the amount of credit shall be equal to the product of $0.02 per kilowatt hour; sets limit of no more than 19 full-time employees in New York state; determines that if the business is located at the primary residence of a sole proprietor, the business is not eligible for the tax credit.

2015-A1953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1953

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, SCHIMMINGER, LUPARDO, COLTON, CUSICK,
  ZEBROWSKI, PEOPLES-STOKES, JAFFEE, HOOPER, AUBRY, SCARBOROUGH,  PERRY,
  McLAUGHLIN,  BORELLI,  RAIA, TENNEY, LOPEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BROOK-KRASNY, COOK, DAVILA,  GOODELL,  HEASTIE,  MAGEE,  MARKEY,
  MOSLEY,  ORTIZ,  RIVERA, ROBINSON, TITONE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to a  small  business  electric
  energy tax credit

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

  Section 1. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 49 to read as follows:
  49.  SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRIC ENERGY TAX CREDIT. (A) A TAXPAYER THAT IS
ELIGIBLE UNDER THE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY  THIS  ARTI-
CLE.    THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE CREDIT SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF TWO
CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR FOR ALL BUSINESS RELATED  ELECTRICITY  USAGE  AT
THE TAXPAYER'S PRIMARY BUSINESS LOCATION.
  (B)  AN  ELIGIBLE  TAXPAYER  SHALL (I) HAVE NO MORE THAN NINETEEN FULL
TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES IN  NEW  YORK  STATE,  INCLUDING  ANY  RELATED
MEMBERS  OR  AFFILIATES,  (II)  NOT  BE  A  SOLE-PROPRIETORSHIP  IF SUCH
SOLE-PROPRIETOR'S PRIMARY BUSINESS LOCATION IS SITED IN OR PART OF  SUCH
SOLE-PROPRIETOR'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE, (III) NOT BE CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, AND (IV) NOT BE RECEIV-
ING  ANY  ALLOCATION  OR  AWARD PURSUANT TO ANY PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER
ARTICLE SIX OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW.
  (C) (I) THE TERM "BUSINESS RELATED ELECTRICITY USAGE" SHALL  REFER  TO
ELECTRICAL  POWER  USAGE  USED  TO  FURTHER THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE
TAXPAYER AT THE PRIMARY BUSINESS LOCATION THAT IS CLEARLY DELIMITED FROM
ANY SHARED ELECTRICAL POWER USAGE COST. (II) THE TERM "PRIMARY  BUSINESS
LOCATION"  SHALL MEAN THE PHYSICAL SITE OF THE TAXPAYER WITHIN THE STATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04174-01-5
              

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