S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2128--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 12, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, AVELLA, CROCI, FUNKE, HELMING, O'MARA,
ORTT, SEWARD, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing the venison
donation tax credit
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) VENISON DONATION TAX CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A TAXPAYER
WHO PROVIDES DEER TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF VENI-
SON DONATION SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTI-
CLE. TO QUALIFY FOR THE CREDIT PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A TAXPAYER MUST
DONATE A DEER TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN ITS ENTIRETY PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TAXPAYER MAY RETAIN THE HEAD, NECK, ANTLERS, HIDES
AND/OR HOOVES OF SUCH DEER.
(2) AMOUNT OF CREDIT. THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT SHALL EQUAL THE NUMBER OF
ADULT DEER DONATED, MULTIPLIED BY THE WEIGHT OF SUCH DEER WHICH IN ALL
CASES SHALL BE DEEMED FORTY-FIVE POUNDS, MULTIPLIED FURTHER BY THE
DONATED VENISON PRICE. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SHALL ANNUALLY DETERMINE THE DONATED VENISON PRICE ON OR BEFORE THE
FIRST DAY OF AUGUST. THE DONATED VENISON PRICE SHALL BE WITHIN FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE AVERAGE PROCESSING
COST PER POUND CHARGED BY MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES FROM THE MARKET
PRICE FOR GROUND BEEF PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO CASE SHALL THE
DONATED VENISON PRICE BE LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER POUND.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(3) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR
SUCH YEAR, THE EXCESS SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE
CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST
SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
§ 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 210 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph (x) to read as follows:
(X) IN COMPUTING THE BUSINESS INCOME BASE, A TAXPAYER WHICH IS A MEAT
PROCESSING FACILITY SHALL BE ALLOWED A DEDUCTION EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF
ANY INCOME RECEIVED FROM A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN EXCHANGE FOR PROC-
ESSING VENISON.
§ 3. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by adding
a new paragraph 44 to read as follows:
(44) THE AMOUNT OF ANY INCOME RECEIVED FROM A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
IN EXCHANGE FOR PROCESSING VENISON.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019.