Exempts books, magazines, pamphlets and other related items sold at a primary or secondary school facility or at a library at a book fair organized, hosted or sponsored by an organization established for educational purposes, including but not limited to a parent-teacher association, booster club, or a similar school-based association which supports school activities, or a friends of the library organization from sales and compensating use taxes.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1030
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA, BRABENEC, SANTABARBARA -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting books, magazines,
pamphlets and other related items sold at certain book fairs from
sales and compensating use taxes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows:
(47) BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS SOLD AT A
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL FACILITY OR AT A LIBRARY AT A BOOK FAIR
ORGANIZED, HOSTED OR SPONSORED BY AN ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED FOR EDUCA-
TIONAL PURPOSES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF
SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THIS PART, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO A PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION, BOOSTER CLUB, A SIMILAR SCHOOL-
BASED ASSOCIATION WHICH SUPPORTS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, OR A FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of a sales tax quar-
terly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax
law, beginning at least ninety days after the date this act shall have
become a law and shall apply to sales made on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01238-01-5
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