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Assembly Bill A4850A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $1200

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2015-A4850 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1831
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6635
2013-2014: S2111
2017-2018: A9530, S756
2019-2020: A1517, S7016
2021-2022: A886, S204
2023-2024: A185, S5944
2025-2026: A516, S5837

2015-A4850 - Summary

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $1200; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.

2015-A4850 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4850

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax  law, in relation to providing for a credit
  against personal income tax for volunteer firefighters and members  of
  volunteer ambulance corps

  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)  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS
SERVICE CREDIT. IN THE CASE OF A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER  FIRE  DEPARTMENT
OR A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD
STANDING WITH A VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS AND WHO
MAINTAINS  CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY, IN THIS STATE, THERE SHALL BE ALLOWED
A CREDIT AGAINST ANY INCOME TAX OWED BY SUCH MEMBER IN AN  AMOUNT  WHICH
IS  EQUAL  TO  THE  SUM OF ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THE TAX OWED BY THE TAXPAYER IF LESS  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become law and shall apply to  taxa-
ble  years  beginning  on  or after such date. Effective immediately the
commissioner of taxation and finance is authorized to promulgate any and
all rules and regulations and  take  any  other  measures  necessary  to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05078-02-5

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2015-A4850A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1831
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6635
2013-2014: S2111
2017-2018: A9530, S756
2019-2020: A1517, S7016
2021-2022: A886, S204
2023-2024: A185, S5944
2025-2026: A516, S5837

2015-A4850A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $1200; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.

2015-A4850A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4850--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRINDISI,  BARRETT, STECK, MOSLEY, KAMINSKY,
  BLAKE, SANTABARBARA, McDONALD, CURRAN, GRAF, LINARES, JAFFEE,  MILLER,
  CUSICK,  RIVERA,  CROUCH, DiPIETRO, PALMESANO, RAIA, PICHARDO, CORWIN,
  PALUMBO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BARCLAY,  BUCHWALD,  COOK,
  DUPREY,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HOOPER, KEARNS, LUPARDO, MAGEE,
  McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, SCHIMMINGER, THIELE, WALTER  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted 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 providing for a credit
  against personal income tax for volunteer firefighters and members  of
  volunteer ambulance corps

  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 (eee) to read as follows:
  (EEE)  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS
SERVICE CREDIT. IN THE CASE OF A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER  FIRE  DEPARTMENT
OR A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD
STANDING WITH A VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS AND WHO
MAINTAINS  CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY, IN THIS STATE, THERE SHALL BE ALLOWED
A CREDIT AGAINST ANY INCOME TAX OWED BY SUCH MEMBER IN AN  AMOUNT  WHICH
IS  EQUAL  TO  THE  SUM OF ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THE TAX OWED BY THE TAXPAYER IF LESS  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become law and shall apply to  taxa-
ble  years  beginning  on  or after such date. Effective immediately the
commissioner of taxation and finance is authorized to promulgate any and
all rules and regulations and  take  any  other  measures  necessary  to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.

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

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