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Assembly Bill A8279

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain items sold at school sponsored programs

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2015-A8279 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7006
2011-2012: A7679
2013-2014: A7096

2015-A8279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption from sales and use taxes for books, candy, pictures, trinkets, or any item containing a logo, collectable or seasonal item sold for ten dollars or less per item at a book fair or program sponsored by the school or associated with a PTA or as a fundraising activity to support education groups associated with a school.

2015-A8279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8279

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting certain items sold
  by  a  school-related group from the tax on sales and the compensating
  use tax

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 44 to read as follows:
  (44) BOOKS, CANDY, PICTURES, POSTERS, TRINKETS, OR ANY ITEM CONTAINING
A LOGO, COLLECTABLE, OR SEASONAL ITEM SOLD FOR TEN DOLLARS OR  LESS  PER
ITEM  AT  A  BOOK  FAIR OR PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL OR ASSOCIATED
WITH A PARENTS' ASSOCIATION OR A PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION  OR  AS  A
FUND  RAISING ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT AN EDUCATIONAL GROUP ASSOCIATED WITH A
SCHOOL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN EXTRACURRICULAR CLUB, SPORTS TEAM
OR OTHER SUCH SCHOOL GROUP.
  S 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2015 and shall  apply  to
sales made and uses occurring on or after such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10936-01-5

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