NY State Senate Bill S6773

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 02, 2020	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 27, 2020	advanced to third reading
Feb 26, 2020	2nd report cal.
Feb 25, 2020	1st report cal.480
Jan 28, 2020	reported and committed to finance
Jan 08, 2020	referred to investigations and government operations
Oct 11, 2019	referred to rules

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S6773 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8760
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §42, Tax L; amd Part RR §5, Chap 60 of 2016

S6773 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the amount of the farm workforce retention credit from $600 to $1,200 per farm employee.

S6773 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S6773                     REVISED 10/21/2019

SPONSOR: METZGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the farm
workforce retention credit; and to amend chapter 60 of the laws of 2016
amending the tax law relating to creating a farm workforce retention
credit, in relation to the effectiveness of such provisions

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to increase the amount of the farm
workforce retention credit and extend the effectiveness of the credit.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Amends section 42 subdivision (e) of the tax law to increase
credit from six hundred to eight hundred per eligible employee in the
taxable year beginning January 1, 2021. The legislation also increases
the tax credit beginning January 2022 to one thousand two hundred
dollars per eligible employee.

Section 2 - Amends section 5 of part RR of chapter 60 of the laws of
2016 to remove the January 2022 sunset on the credit.

Section 3 -Effective Date -Immediately.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Under the existing law, farm owners are eligible to claim the credit as
follows per eligible farm employee.

January 1,2017, and before January 1, 2018-$250

January 1,2018, and before January 1, 2019-$300

January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020-$500

January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021-$400

January 1, 2021, and before January 1,2022-$600

Lastly this credit is set to expire on January 1, 2022.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Farms across New York are contending with a 23.5 percent in total
production costs since 2007. These costs are largely the result of
increased labor costs. According to 2017 USDA ERS data, farm labor
expense in New York was about 13.2 percent of the value of agricultural
receipts, compared to the national average of 9.5 percent. A recent Farm
Credit East report estimates that labor costs will increase by $299
million. New York farmers faced a number of challenges in recent years
including a rising minimum wage, a tightening labor market, and upcoming
changes to overtime pay. These costs place New York farmers at a compet-
itive disadvantage. As producers of commodities farms have a limited
ability to increases prices in national and international market. In an
effort to provide relief for farm employers, this legislation seeks to
increase a valuable tax credit for farmers. As markets continue to fluc-
tuate and labor costs continue to rise it is important to provide farm
employers with certainty.  This legislation provides an added measure of
certainty by extending the farm workforce retention credit permanently
and increasing its value.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$50 million a year.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

S6773 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6773

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 11, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the farm workforce retention
  credit; and to amend chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 amending  the  tax
  law  relating  to  creating  a  farm  workforce  retention  credit, in
  relation to the effectiveness of such provisions

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision (e) of section 42 of the tax law, as added by
section 1 of part RR of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (e)  For  taxable years beginning on or after January first, two thou-
sand seventeen and before January  first,  two  thousand  eighteen,  the
amount  of  the  credit allowed under this section shall be equal to the
product of the total number of eligible farm employees and  two  hundred
fifty  dollars.  For  taxable years beginning on or after January first,
two thousand eighteen and before January first, two  thousand  nineteen,
the  amount  of  the credit allowed under this section shall be equal to
the product of the total number of eligible  farm  employees  and  three
hundred  dollars. For taxable years beginning on or after January first,
two thousand nineteen and before January first, two thousand twenty, the
amount of the credit allowed under this section shall be  equal  to  the
product  of the total number of eligible farm employees and five hundred
dollars. For taxable years beginning on  or  after  January  first,  two
thousand  twenty  and before January first, two thousand twenty-one, the
amount of the credit allowed under this section shall be  equal  to  the
product  of the total number of eligible farm employees and four hundred
dollars. For taxable years beginning on  or  after  January  first,  two
thousand  twenty-one  and before January first, two thousand twenty-two,
the amount of the credit allowed under this section shall  be  equal  to
the  product  of  the  total number of eligible farm employees and [six]

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

                                                           LBD13905-02-9

S. 6773                             2

EIGHT hundred dollars.  FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER  JANUARY
FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER
THIS SECTION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGI-
BLE FARM EMPLOYEES AND TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  §  2.  Section 5 of part RR of chapter 60 of the laws of 2016 amending
the tax law relating to creating a farm workforce  retention  credit  is
amended to read as follows:
  §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall apply only to
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017 [and before  January
1, 2022].
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Feb 25, 2020 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2020

Jan 28, 2020 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Jan 28, 2020

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Jan 28, 2020 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

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