S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2252
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. FERNANDEZ, DARLING, GRIFFIN, REYES, SMULLEN --
read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit for
small businesses employing a person previously convicted of a crime
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 55 to read as follows:
55. REHABILITATION OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED
A CREDIT, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE, OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH PERSON PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF A CRIME HIRED
DURING A TAXABLE YEAR AND RETAINED FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT BY SUCH
BUSINESS FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. SUCH TAX CREDIT SHALL BE APPLICABLE
ONLY TO BUSINESSES EMPLOYING FIFTY OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.
§ 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause (xlvi) to read as
follows:
(XLVI) REHABILITATION OPPORTUNITY AMOUNT OF CREDIT UNDER SUBDIVISION
TAX CREDIT UNDER SUBSECTION (KKK) FIFTY-FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
TEN-B
§ 3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(kkk) to read as follows:
(KKK) REHABILITATION OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT. A TAXPAYER SHALL BE
ALLOWED A CREDIT, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE, OF ONE THOU-
SAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH PERSON PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF A
CRIME HIRED DURING A TAXABLE YEAR AND RETAINED FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
BY SUCH BUSINESS FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. SUCH TAX CREDIT SHALL BE
APPLICABLE ONLY TO BUSINESSES EMPLOYING FIFTY OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.