Assembly Bill A1961

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases the income cap for senior citizens applying for the enhanced STAR property tax exemption

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  • 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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2017-A1961 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A8012

2017-A1961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the income cap for senior citizens applying for the enhanced STAR property tax exemption.

2017-A1961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1961
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MAYER, BRINDISI, SANTABARBARA, JEAN-PIERRE, MAGEE
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to increasing the
   income cap for senior citizens applying for the enhanced STAR property
   tax exemption

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  4  of
 section  425  of  the  real  property tax law is amended by adding a new
 clause (B-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS TO BE COMPLETED IN TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
 TEEN, ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXEMPTION SHALL BE BASED UPON INCOME  FOR  THE
 INCOME TAX YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF MAKING APPLICATION FOR
 THE  EXEMPTION,  AND  THE INCOME STANDARD SHALL BE EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND
 THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR APPLICANTS FILING TAX RETURNS  WITH  A  FILING
 STATUS  DESIGNATED  AS  "SINGLE"  OR "HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD" AND ONE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR APPLICANTS FILING TAX RETURNS
 WITH A FILING STATUS DESIGNATED AS "JOINT"; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT NOTH-
 ING IN THIS CLAUSE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ELIMINATE THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS SECTION THAT ALL OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY SHALL FILE TAXES JOINTLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all tax
 years commencing on or after it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02682-01-7

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