S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4766
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 12, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 a tax deduction for
certain capital gains
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 48 to read as follows:
(48) ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE CAPITAL GAINS FROM THE SALE OF STOCK
OR MEMBER INTEREST FROM A NEW YORK CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY TO AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED ENTERPRISE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE
OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH MODIFICATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PARA-
GRAPH, SUCH EMPLOYEE-OWNED ENTERPRISE MUST HAVE ITS COMMERCIAL DOMICILE
IN NEW YORK. IF THE EMPLOYEE-OWNED ENTERPRISE IS AN "EMPLOYEE STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN," IT MUST COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AS SUCH PLAN
IS DEFINED IN 26 U.S.C. § 4975(E)(7).
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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