S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6870
I N S E N A T E
March 2, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the empire state film
production credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 20 of section 210-b of the tax
law, as added by section 17 of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2014,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) Application of credit. The credit allowed under this subdivision
for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to less
than the fixed dollar minimum amount prescribed in paragraph (d) of
subdivision one of section two hundred ten of this article. Provided,
however, that if the amount of the credit allowable under this subdivi-
sion for any taxable year reduces the tax to such amount or if the
taxpayer otherwise pays tax based on the fixed dollar minimum amount,
FIFTY PERCENT OF the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to
be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one
thousand eighty-six of this chapter. ANY CREDIT NOT REFUNDED MAY BE
CARRIED OVER FOR TEN YEARS, BUT MAY NOT BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF
TAX IN ANY SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR. Provided, however, the provisions of
subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter
notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
S 2. Paragraph 2 of subsection (gg) of section 606 of the tax law, as
amended by section 3 of part WW-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) Application of credit. If the amount of the credit allowable under
this subsection for any taxable year exceeds the taxpayer's tax for such
year, FIFTY PERCENT OF the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of
tax to be credited or refunded as provided in section six hundred eight-
y-six of this article, provided, however, that no interest shall be paid
thereon. ANY CREDIT NOT REFUNDED MAY BE CARRIED OVER FOR TEN YEARS, BUT
MAY NOT BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX IN ANY SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14460-01-6