S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5104
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 19, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 exempting qualified military
benefits of veterans from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross
income
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 8-d to read as follows:
(8-D) COMPENSATION, INCLUDING ANY ALLOWANCE OR IN-KIND BENEFIT OTHER
THAN PERSONAL USE OF A VEHICLE, RECEIVED BY ANY FORMER MEMBER OF THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY DEPENDENT OF SUCH MEMBER
BY REASON OF SUCH MEMBER'S STATUS OR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF SUCH
UNIFORMED SERVICES TO THE EXTENT INCLUDABLE IN GROSS INCOME FOR FEDERAL
INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09766-01-5