S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9099
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 26, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, SEPULVEDA, RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, PICHARDO,
RAMOS, ARROYO, DAVILA, LINARES, MOYA, GOODELL -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to installment payment for the
earned income credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 686 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (j) to read as follows:
(J) EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.-- AN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PURSUANT
TO SUBSECTION (D) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE OR AN
ENHANCED EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (D-1) OF
SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PAID TO THE TAXPAYER AS
FOLLOWS: (I) FOR AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, THE
PAYMENT OR REFUND SHALL BE MADE IN A LUMP SUM, (II) FOR AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS AND LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS, THE PAYMENT OR REFUND SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH FOR
THE NUMBER OF MONTHS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT THEREOF DIVIDED BY TWO
HUNDRED AND ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER, AND THE REMAINING
BALANCE OF SUCH PAYMENT OR REFUND SHALL BE MADE IN THE FIRST MONTH THER-
EAFTER, AND (III) FOR AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN TWO THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED DOLLARS, THE PAYMENT OR REFUND SHALL BE PAID IN EQUAL MONTHLY
PAYMENTS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT THEREOF DIVIDED BY TWELVE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of
taxation and finance is authorized to make any addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of 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.
LBD13757-01-6