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Assembly Bill A5182

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a tax credit for pet adoption

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2015-A5182 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง606, Tax L

2015-A5182 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a tax credit for pet adoption.

2015-A5182 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5182

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing  a  tax  credit
  for pet adoption

  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 (ccc) to read as follows:
  (CCC)  PET  ADOPTION CREDIT. AN INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A
CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE  FIRST  ADOPTION,
AS  DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, OF A DOG OR CAT FROM  A  QUALIFYING  POUND,
SHELTER,  SOCIETY  OR  ASSOCIATION  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF  CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS, HUMANE SOCIETY OR DOG, CAT OR OTHER PROTECTIVE  RESCUE  ASSOCI-
ATION  LOCATED  IN NEW YORK. NO TAXPAYER HAVING COMMITTED A VIOLATION OR
OFFENSE  UNDER  SECTIONS  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE,   THREE   HUNDRED
FIFTY-THREE-A, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-B, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-C,
THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE-D,  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE-E  OR  THREE
HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-F OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW SHALL BE ELIGI-
BLE FOR THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION.   THE  CREDIT  ALLOWED
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on and after such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08924-02-5

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