S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4882
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 17, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to creating tax parity by
imposing a six percent tax on all combative sport event ticket sales
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 452 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 32 of the
laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
§ 452. Imposition of tax. 1. On and after October first, nineteen
hundred ninety-nine, a tax is hereby imposed and shall be paid upon the
gross receipts of every person holding any professional or amateur
boxing, sparring or wrestling match or exhibition in this state. Such
tax shall be imposed on such gross receipts, exclusive of any federal
taxes, as follows:
(a) [three] SIX percent of gross receipts from ticket sales[, except
that in no event shall the tax imposed by this paragraph exceed fifty
thousand dollars for any match or exhibition];
(b) three percent of THE SUM OF: (I) gross receipts from broadcasting
rights, AND (II) GROSS RECEIPTS FROM DIGITAL STREAMING OVER THE INTER-
NET, except that in no event shall the tax imposed by this paragraph
exceed fifty thousand dollars for any match or exhibition.
2. On and after the effective date of this subdivision, a tax is here-
by imposed and shall be paid upon the gross receipts of every person
holding any authorized combative sport in this state, other than any
professional or amateur boxing, sparring or wrestling exhibition or
match, exclusive of any federal taxes as follows:
(a) [eight and one-half] SIX percent of gross receipts from ticket
sales; and
(b) three percent of the sum of (i) gross receipts from broadcasting
rights, and (ii) gross receipts from digital streaming over the inter-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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net, except that in no event shall such tax imposed pursuant to this
paragraph exceed fifty thousand dollars for any match or exhibition.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes
imposed on and after such effective date. Effective immediately the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
to be made on or before such date.