Senate Bill S203A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the New York state department of taxation and finance from charging a fee for applications for a certificate of registration pursuant to a re-registration program; repealer

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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-S203 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8218
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Part LL-1 §1, Chap 57 of 2008; amd §1134, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7062
2011-2012: S153
2013-2014: S4128
2015-2016: S4992
2019-2020: S2863
2021-2022: S4654

2017-S203 - Summary

Prohibits the New York state department of taxation and finance from charging a fee for applications for a certificate of registration pursuant to a re-registration program.

2017-S203 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S203 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    203
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend part LL-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, relating to
   directing  the  commissioner  of  taxation  and finance to institute a
   re-registration program, in relation to prohibiting the New York state
   department of taxation and finance from charging a vendor re-registra-
   tion fee; and to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the New
   York state department of taxation and finance  from  charging  vendors
   any fees to collect NYS sales tax
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of part LL-1 of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2008,
 relating to directing the commissioner of taxation and finance to insti-
 tute a re-registration program, is amended to read as follows:
   Section  1.    The commissioner of taxation and finance is directed to
 institute a re-registration program pursuant to section 1134 of the  tax
 law,  which  program  should  be completed by March 31, 2012.  [Notwith-
 standing any law to the  contrary,  every  certificate  of  registration
 filed  pursuant  to this re-registration program by a person required to
 file sales and compensating use tax returns for the monthly or quarterly
 periods described in section 1136 of the tax law must be accompanied  by
 a  50  dollar application fee to constitute a complete application. This
 fee must be paid and disposed of in the same manner as the taxes imposed
 by section 1105  of  the  tax  law  and  may  be  determined,  assessed,
 collected  and enforced in the same manner as the tax imposed by article
 28 of the tax law. Notwithstanding section 1148 of the tax law,  or  any
 other law to the contrary, such commissioner must retain from the appli-
 cation  fees  collected  or  received  an  amount that such commissioner
 determines is necessary to cover reasonable costs of  such  commissioner

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S203A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8218
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Part LL-1 §1, Chap 57 of 2008; amd §1134, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7062
2011-2012: S153
2013-2014: S4128
2015-2016: S4992
2019-2020: S2863
2021-2022: S4654

2017-S203A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the New York state department of taxation and finance from charging a fee for applications for a certificate of registration pursuant to a re-registration program.

2017-S203A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S203A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  203--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations -- reported favorably from said committee and commit-
   ted to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  prohibiting  the  New  York
   state  department  of  taxation  and finance from charging vendors any
   fees to collect NYS sales tax; and to repeal section 1 of part LL-1 of
   chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, relating to directing the commissioner
   of taxation and finance to institute a re-registration program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1 of part LL-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008,
 relating to directing the commissioner of taxation and finance to insti-
 tute a re-registration program is REPEALED.
   § 2. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (a) of section 1134 of the tax law, as
 amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   (5) If the commissioner considers it necessary for the proper adminis-
 tration of the sales and use taxes and prepaid  taxes  imposed  by  this
 article  and  pursuant  to  the authority of article twenty-nine of this
 chapter, it may require every  person  under  this  section  or  section
 twelve  hundred  fifty-three  of this chapter who holds a certificate of
 authority to file a new certificate of registration, WITHOUT CHARGE, AND
 in such form and at such time as the commissioner may prescribe  and  to
 surrender  such  certificate  of authority. The commissioner may require
 such filing and such surrender not more  often  than  once  every  three
 years.  Upon  the  filing  of  such  certificate of registration and the
 surrender of such  certificate  of  authority,  the  commissioner  shall
 issue, within such time as the commissioner may prescribe, a new certif-
 icate  of  authority, without charge, to each registrant and a duplicate
 thereof for each additional place of business of such registrant.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
              

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