Assembly Bill A4371A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a credit against income tax for the rehabilitation of distressed commercial properties

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A4371 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1295
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§606 & 210-B, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9543, S6516
2013-2014: A4507, S2762
2017-2018: A4397, S2643
2019-2020: S4905
2021-2022: S5142

2015-A4371 - Summary

Establishes a credit against income tax for the rehabilitation of distressed commercial properties; allows for 30% of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures up to $100,000; requires that to be eligible, the commercial property is located within a distressed commercial area, as identified by each locality through local law, that is deemed an area in need of community renewal due to dilapidation and vacancies; provides that the property which has been substantially rehabilitated is where the qualified rehabilitation expenditures in relation to such building total ten thousand dollars or more.

2015-A4371 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4371

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SCHIMMINGER, CUSICK, COLTON, TENNEY -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CYMBROWITZ, WALTER -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a  credit
  against  income  tax  for  the rehabilitation of distressed commercial
  properties

  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) CREDIT FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTRESSED  COMMERCIAL  PROPERTIES.
(1)  FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN, A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AS  HEREINAFTER  PROVIDED,
AGAINST  THE  TAX  IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE, IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THIRTY
PERCENT OF THE QUALIFIED REHABILITATION EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE TAXPAY-
ER WITH RESPECT TO A QUALIFIED DISTRESSED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THE CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  (2) TAX CREDITS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL  BE  ALLOWED
IN THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS DEEMED A CERTIFIED REHABIL-
ITATION.
  (3)  IF  THE  AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR
ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S  TAX  FOR  SUCH  YEAR,  THE
EXCESS  MAY  BE  CARRIED OVER TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR YEARS, AND MAY BE
APPLIED AGAINST THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR OR YEARS, BUT SHALL NOT
EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  (4) (A) THE TERM "QUALIFIED  REHABILITATION  EXPENDITURE"  MEANS,  FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, ANY AMOUNT PROPERLY CHARGEABLE TO A CAPITAL
ACCOUNT:
  (I)  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE CERTIFIED REHABILITATION OF A QUALIFIED
DISTRESSED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02088-01-5

              

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2015-A4371A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1295
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§606 & 210-B, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9543, S6516
2013-2014: A4507, S2762
2017-2018: A4397, S2643
2019-2020: S4905
2021-2022: S5142

2015-A4371A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a credit against income tax for the rehabilitation of distressed commercial properties; allows for 30% of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures up to $100,000; requires that to be eligible, the commercial property is located within a distressed commercial area, as identified by each locality through local law, that is deemed an area in need of community renewal due to dilapidation and vacancies; provides that the property which has been substantially rehabilitated is where the qualified rehabilitation expenditures in relation to such building total ten thousand dollars or more.

2015-A4371A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4371--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, CUSICK, COLTON, TENNEY, McDONALD --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, KEARNS,  LUPINACCI,  WALTER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recom-
  mitted  to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax  law,  in relation to establishing a credit
  against income tax for the  rehabilitation  of  distressed  commercial
  properties

  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)  CREDIT  FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTRESSED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
(1) FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
SIXTEEN,  A  TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED,
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE, IN AN AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  THIRTY
PERCENT OF THE QUALIFIED REHABILITATION EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE TAXPAY-
ER WITH RESPECT TO A QUALIFIED DISTRESSED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THE CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  (2)  TAX  CREDITS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE ALLOWED
IN THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS DEEMED A CERTIFIED REHABIL-
ITATION.
  (3) IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWABLE UNDER  THIS  SUBSECTION  FOR
ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR  SHALL  EXCEED  THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR, THE
EXCESS MAY BE CARRIED OVER TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR YEARS,  AND  MAY  BE
APPLIED AGAINST THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR OR YEARS, BUT SHALL NOT
EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  (4)  (A)  THE  TERM  "QUALIFIED REHABILITATION EXPENDITURE" MEANS, FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, ANY AMOUNT PROPERLY CHARGEABLE TO A CAPITAL
ACCOUNT:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02088-03-6
              

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