Assembly Bill A8243

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a tax credit for employers who contribute to a college choice tuition savings account on behalf of an employee

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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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2019-A8243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5067
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§210-B, 606 & 1511, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3348, S96
2023-2024: A2465, S510

2019-A8243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a tax credit for employers who contribute to a college choice tuition savings account on behalf of an employee.

2019-A8243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8243
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to creating a  tax  credit  for
   employers  who  contribute to a college choice tuition savings account
   on behalf of an employee
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  210-B  of the tax law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 54 to read as follows:
   54. EMPLOYER COLLEGE CHOICE TUITION SAVINGS CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.   (A)
 ALLOWANCE  OF  CREDIT.  A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A CREDIT, TO BE
 COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  AGAINST  THE
 TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE, IF IT PROVIDES A CONTRIBUTION, ON BEHALF OF
 AN EMPLOYEE, TO A FAMILY TUITION ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE FOUR-
 TEEN-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW BY SUCH EMPLOYEE.
   (B)  AMOUNT OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TAXPAYER'S  PAYMENT,
 ON  BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE, TO A FAMILY TUITION ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED UNDER
 ARTICLE FOURTEEN-A OF THE EDUCATION  LAW  BY  SUCH  EMPLOYEE.  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXCEED
 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE.
   (C)  APPLICATION  OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
 FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO  LESS
 THAN  THE  AMOUNT  PRESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE.  IF,  HOWEVER,  THE  AMOUNT  OF
 CREDITS  ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR REDUCES THE
 TAX TO SUCH AMOUNT, ANY AMOUNT OF CREDIT THUS  NOT  DEDUCTIBLE  IN  SUCH
 TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR
 REFUNDED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND
 EIGHTY-SIX  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10997-05-9
              

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