assembly Bill A2506

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the liability of a person who makes or uses a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay money to the state or a local government under the tax law

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Jan 05, 2022 referred to ways and means
Jan 19, 2021 referred to ways and means

A2506 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5319
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§188 & 189, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11066, S8872
2023-2024: S556

A2506 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the liability of a person who makes or uses a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay money to the state or a local government under the tax law, or who conceals or improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay money to the state or a local government under the tax law.

A2506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2506
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the liability of a
   person who makes or uses a false record or statement  material  to  an
   obligation  to  pay money to the state or a local government under the
   tax law, or who conceals or improperly avoids or  decreases  an  obli-
   gation  to  pay money to the state or a local government under the tax
   law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 189 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  ANY  PERSON  WHO,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN
 SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) MAKES, USES, OR CAUSES TO BE MADE  OR  USED,  A  FALSE  RECORD  OR
 STATEMENT  MATERIAL TO THEIR OWN OBLIGATION TO PAY MONEY TO THE STATE OR
 A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE TAX LAW, OR AN OBLIGATION OF A  SUBSIDIARY,
 PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR ENTITY THAT THEY CONTROL; OR
   (B) CONCEALS OR IMPROPERLY AVOIDS OR DECREASES THEIR OWN OBLIGATION TO
 PAY  MONEY  TO  THE STATE OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE TAX LAW, OR AN
 OBLIGATION OF A SUBSIDIARY, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR ENTITY THAT THEY
 CONTROL; SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING  CONSEQUENTIAL  DAMAGES,
 WHICH  THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINS BECAUSE OF THE ACT OF THAT
 PERSON.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  CONSEQUENTIAL  DAMAGES  INCLUDES
 INTEREST OWED PURSUANT TO THE TAX LAW.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  3  of section 188 of the state
 finance law, as amended by chapter 379 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (b)  require no proof of specific intent to defraud, provided, however
 that acts occurring by mistake or as a result of mere negligence are not
 covered by this [article] DEFINITION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.