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Assembly Bill A6883A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting computer hardware and software and school supplies from sales tax during specified periods

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2017-A6883 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S901
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8170, S5897
2019-2020: A6008
2021-2022: A6512
2023-2024: A3443
2025-2026: A7680

2017-A6883 - Summary

Exempts computer hardware and software and school supplies from sales tax during two specified one week periods.

2017-A6883 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6883
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting computer  hardware
   and  software  and school supplies from sales and compensating use tax
   during two one-week periods each year

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph 44 to read as follows:
   (44) DURING THE SEVEN-DAY PERIODS EACH YEAR  COMMENCING  ON  THE  LAST
 MONDAY  OF  JANUARY,  AND  ENDING  ON  THE  FIRST SUNDAY IN FEBRUARY AND
 COMMENCING ON THE TUESDAY IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  THE  FIRST  MONDAY  IN
 SEPTEMBER,  KNOWN  AS LABOR DAY, AND ENDING ON LABOR DAY, COMPUTER HARD-
 WARE AND SOFTWARE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR USE OR  CONSUMPTION
 PREDOMINANTLY AS SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 periods beginning on and after August 1, 2018.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00981-01-7

2017-A6883A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S901
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8170, S5897
2019-2020: A6008
2021-2022: A6512
2023-2024: A3443
2025-2026: A7680

2017-A6883A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts computer hardware and software and school supplies from sales tax during two specified one week periods.

2017-A6883A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6883--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and
   Means  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting computer  hardware
   and  software  and school supplies from sales and compensating use tax
   during two one-week periods each year
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph 45 to read as follows:
   (45) DURING THE SEVEN-DAY PERIODS EACH YEAR  COMMENCING  ON  THE  LAST
 MONDAY  OF  JANUARY,  AND  ENDING  ON  THE  FIRST SUNDAY IN FEBRUARY AND
 COMMENCING ON THE TUESDAY IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  THE  FIRST  MONDAY  IN
 SEPTEMBER,  KNOWN  AS LABOR DAY, AND ENDING ON LABOR DAY, COMPUTER HARD-
 WARE AND SOFTWARE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR USE OR  CONSUMPTION
 PREDOMINANTLY AS SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 periods beginning on and after August 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00981-03-8

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