S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5897
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 22, 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 providing tax deductions for
expenditures made to purchase, construct, renovate or remodel child
care facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 188-a to
read as follows:
§ 188-A. DEDUCTION FOR CREATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF CHILD CARE FACILI-
TIES. A TAXPAYER OPERATING A CHILD CARE FACILITY WITHIN THE STATE PRIMA-
RILY FOR THE CHILDREN OF SUCH TAXPAYER'S EMPLOYEES, SHALL BE ALLOWED A
DEDUCTION FROM TAXABLE INCOME FOR ANY EXPENDITURE MADE TO ACQUIRE,
CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE OR REMODEL SUCH CHILD CARE FACILITY OR THE EQUIPMENT
THEREIN. THE DEDUCTION CREATED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEDUCTED OVER
TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS COMMENCING IN THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR REMODELING IS PUT INTO SERVICE. THE
DEDUCTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER ALLOW-
ANCE FOR THE EXHAUSTION OF SUCH PROPERTY USED IN A TRADE OR BUSINESS
HELD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INCOME, INCLUDING A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE FOR
OBSOLESCENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OR ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
§ 2. Subdivision 9 of section 208 of the tax law is amended by adding
two new paragraphs (u) and (v) to read as follows:
(U) A TAXPAYER OPERATING A CHILD CARE FACILITY FOR PROFIT, SHALL BE
ALLOWED A DEDUCTION FROM ENTIRE NET INCOME FOR ANY EXPENDITURE MADE TO
ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE OR REMODEL SUCH CHILD CARE FACILITY OR THE
EQUIPMENT THEREIN. THE DEDUCTION CREATED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE
DEDUCTED OVER SIXTY MONTHS COMMENCING IN THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH ACQUI-
SITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR REMODELING IS PUT INTO SERVICE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(V) A TAXPAYER OPERATING A CHILD CARE FACILITY WITHIN THE STATE PRIMA-
RILY FOR THE CHILDREN OF SUCH TAXPAYER'S EMPLOYEES, SHALL BE ALLOWED A
DEDUCTION FROM THE ENTIRE NET INCOME FOR ANY EXPENDITURE MADE TO
ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE OR REMODEL SUCH CHILD CARE FACILITY OR THE
EQUIPMENT THEREIN. THE DEDUCTION CREATED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE
DEDUCTED OVER TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS COMMENCING IN THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR REMODELING IS PUT INTO SERVICE.
THE DEDUCTION PROVIDED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER
ALLOWANCE FOR THE EXHAUSTION OF SUCH PROPERTY USED IN A TRADE OR BUSI-
NESS HELD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INCOME, INCLUDING A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE
FOR OBSOLESCENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OR ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
§ 3. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by adding
two new paragraphs 17 and 18 to read as follows:
(17) ANY EXPENDITURE MADE BY A TAXPAYER OPERATING A CHILD CARE FACILI-
TY FOR PROFIT, TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE OR REMODEL SUCH CHILD
CARE FACILITY OR THE EQUIPMENT THEREIN. THE DEDUCTION CREATED BY THIS
PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEDUCTED OVER SIXTY MONTHS COMMENCING IN THE MONTH IN
WHICH SUCH ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR REMODELING IS PUT
INTO SERVICE.
(18) ANY EXPENDITURE MADE BY A TAXPAYER OPERATING A CHILD CARE FACILI-
TY WITHIN THE STATE PRIMARILY FOR THE CHILDREN OF SUCH TAXPAYER'S
EMPLOYEES, TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE OR REMODEL SUCH CHILD CARE
FACILITY OR THE EQUIPMENT THEREIN. THE DEDUCTION CREATED BY THIS PARA-
GRAPH SHALL BE DEDUCTED OVER TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS COMMENCING IN THE MONTH
IN WHICH SUCH ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR REMODELING IS PUT
INTO SERVICE. THE DEDUCTION PROVIDED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN LIEU
OF ANY OTHER ALLOWANCE FOR THE EXHAUSTION OF SUCH PROPERTY USED IN A
TRADE OR BUSINESS HELD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INCOME, INCLUDING A REASON-
ABLE ALLOWANCE FOR OBSOLESCENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
SEVEN OR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.