assembly Bill A1275

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500

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Jun 14, 2018 held for consideration in ways and means
Jan 03, 2018 referred to ways and means
Jan 11, 2017 referred to ways and means

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A1275 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4047
2011-2012: A4593
2013-2014: A4705
2015-2016: A1912
2019-2020: A1402
2021-2022: A5313
2023-2024: A2654

A1275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.

A1275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  1275

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, KOLB,
  OAKS, RAIA, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  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 TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THE TAX OWED BY THE TAXPAYER IF LESS THAN  TWO  THOUSAND  FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
  §  2.  This  act  shall take effect January 1, 2018 and shall apply to
taxable 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.
                                                           LBD02062-02-7