Senate Bill S495

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the department of taxation and finance to create and implement an online program which will enable New York state taxpayers to electronically file income tax returns free of charge

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S495 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A945
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Taxation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4570, A6766
2017-2018: S70, A5203
2019-2020: S11, A825
2021-2022: S693, A1555
2023-2024: S3256, A599

2015-S495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of taxation and finance to create and implement an online program which will enable each New York state taxpayer to prepare and electronically file his or her federal and state income tax returns free of charge.

2015-S495 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   495

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT directing the department of taxation and finance  to  create  and
  implement  an  online  program  which  will enable each New York state
  taxpayer to prepare and electronically file his  or  her  federal  and
  state income tax returns free of charge

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

  Section 1. The department of taxation and finance  is  authorized  and
directed  to  create  and  implement an online program which will enable
each New York state taxpayer to prepare and electronically file  his  or
her  federal  and state income tax returns free of charge, regardless of
the taxpayer's income level. This program shall be made available to all
New York state taxpayers on the department's website no later  than  one
hundred eighty days following the effective date of this act.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01217-01-5


              

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