senate Bill S601

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the venison donation tax credit

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


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Jan 08, 2020 referred to investigations and government operations
Jan 09, 2019 referred to investigations and government operations

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S601 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§606, 210 & 612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4123
2017-2018: S2128

S601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the venison donation tax credit.

S601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   601

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
  and Government Operations

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 (jjj) to read as follows:
  (JJJ) 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.
  (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

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

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