S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1453
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD, CLARK, DICKENS, GALLAGHER, JACKSON,
McMAHON, SEAWRIGHT, SILLITTI, STERN, WALLACE, ZINERMAN -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing the child and
dependent care tax credit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (1-b) of subsection (c) of section 606 of the tax
law, as added by section 2 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017,
is amended to read as follows:
(1-b) Notwithstanding anything in this subsection to the contrary, a
taxpayer shall be allowed a credit as provided in this subsection equal
to the applicable percentage of the credit allowable under section twen-
ty-one of the internal revenue code for the same taxable year (without
regard to whether the taxpayer in fact claimed the credit under such
section twenty-one for such taxable year) that would have been allowed
absent the application of section 21(c) of such code [for taxpayers with
more than two qualifying individuals], provided however, that the credit
shall be calculated as if the dollar limit on amount creditable shall
not exceed:
(I) seven thousand five hundred dollars if there are three qualifying
individuals, eight thousand five hundred dollars if there are four qual-
ifying individuals, and nine thousand dollars if there are five or more
qualifying individuals FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
TY-THREE; AND
(II) SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THERE IS ONE QUALIFYING INDIVIDUAL,
TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THERE ARE TWO QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS, FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THERE ARE THREE QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS, SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THERE ARE FOUR QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS, AND EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS FOR
TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.