S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3851
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to creating a wage tax credit
for employers who employ New York national guard men and women and
reservists
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. EMPLOYMENT OF NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS WAGE
TAX CREDIT. (A) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CRED-
IT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE, IF IT EMPLOYS MEMBERS OF THE
NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH TAXPAYER
SHALL COMPLY WITH THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT
RIGHTS ACT, AS FOUND IN SECTION 4301 ET SEQ. OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED
STATES CODE.
(B) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR EACH NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE MEMBER EMPLOYED BY SUCH EMPLOYER AND
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE MEMBER
EMPLOYED BY SUCH EMPLOYER WHO HAS COMPLETED OR RETURNED FROM A DEPLOY-
MENT OR ACTIVATION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXCEED TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE MEMBER EMPLOYED BY SUCH EMPLOYER.
(C) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO LESS
THAN THE HIGHER OF THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (C) AND (D) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE. IF, HOWEV-
ER, THE AMOUNT OF CREDITS ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY TAXABLE
YEAR REDUCES THE TAX TO SUCH AMOUNT, ANY AMOUNT OF CREDIT THUS NOT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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DEDUCTIBLE IN SUCH TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF
TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-EIGHT OF
THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
S 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause (xli) to read as
follows:
(XLI) EMPLOYMENT OF NEW AMOUNT OF CREDIT
YORK NATIONAL GUARD AND UNDER SUBDIVISION
RESERVE MEMBERS CREDIT FORTY-NINE OF SECTION
UNDER SUBSECTION (CCC) TWO HUNDRED TEN-B
S 3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(ccc) to read as follows:
(CCC) EMPLOYMENT OF NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS WAGE
TAX CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CRED-
IT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBSECTION,
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE IF THEY EMPLOY MEMBERS OF THE
NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THEY SHALL
COMPLY WITH THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
ACT, AS FOUND IN SECTION 4301 ET SEQ. OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES
CODE.
(2) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR EACH NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE MEMBER EMPLOYED BY SUCH
EMPLOYER AND TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH NATIONAL GUARD
OR RESERVE MEMBER EMPLOYED BY SUCH EMPLOYER WHO HAS COMPLETED OR
RETURNED FROM A DEPLOYMENT OR ACTIVATION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO
SUCH CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL EXCEED TWO THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE MEMBER EMPLOYED BY
SUCH EMPLOYER.
(3) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR
SUCH YEAR, THE EXCESS SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE
CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST
SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and apply to taxable years
beginning on and after January 1, 2018.