Relates to beer production and beer label tax credits; allows a credit against tax of fourteen cents for each gallon of beer produced in the state of New York by a licensed brewery for up to six million two hundred thousand gallons and a beer label credit of one hundred fifty dollars for each label registered.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7344--A
IN SENATE
May 2, 2012
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Introduced by Sens. ZELDIN, DILAN, SQUADRON, YOUNG -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing the beer
production and beer label tax credits
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding two new sections 37 and 38
2 to read as follows:
3 § 37. Beer production credit. (a) General. A taxpayer subject to tax
4 under article nine-A or twenty-two of this chapter shall be allowed a
5 credit against such tax pursuant to the provisions referenced in subdi-
6 vision (b) of this section. The credit (or pro rata share of earned
7 credit in the case of a partnership) for each gallon of beer produced in
8 New York state by a licensed brewery or a licensed tenant brewer on or
9 after April first, two thousand twelve shall be equal to fourteen cents
10 multiplied by the number of gallons produced not to exceed six million
11 two hundred thousand gallons. If the taxpayer is a partner in a partner-
12 ship or shareholder of a New York S corporation, then the cap imposed by
13 the preceding sentence shall be applied at the entity level, so that the
14 aggregate credit allowed to all the partners or shareholders of each
15 such entity in the taxable year does not exceed six million two hundred
16 thousand gallons times fourteen cents.
17 (b) Cross-references. For application of the credit provided for in
18 this section, see the following provisions of this chapter:
19 (1) Article 9-A: section 210, subdivision 45.
20 (2) Article 22: section 606, subsections (i) and (uu).
21 § 38. Beer label credit. (a) General. A taxpayer subject to tax under
22 article nine-A or twenty-two of this chapter shall be allowed a credit
23 against such tax pursuant to the provisions referenced in subdivision
24 (b) of this section. The credit (or pro rata share of earned credit in
25 the case of a partnership) shall equal one hundred fifty dollars for
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 each brand or trade name label registered with the state liquor authori-
2 ty for beer that is brewed in New York state by the taxpayer in batches
3 totaling fifteen hundred barrels or less during the taxable year.
4 (b) Cross-references. For application of the credit provided for in
5 this section, see the following provisions of this chapter:
6 (1) Article 9-A: section 210, subdivision 46.
7 (2) Article 22: section 606, subsections (i) and (vv).
8 § 2. Section 210 of the tax law is amended by adding two new subdivi-
9 sions 45 and 46 to read as follows:
10 45. Beer production credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit, to
11 be computed as provided in section thirty-seven of this chapter, against
12 the tax imposed by this article. The credit allowed under this subdivi-
13 sion for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to
14 less than the higher of the amounts prescribed in paragraphs (c) and (d)
15 of subdivision one of this section. However, if the amount of credit
16 allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year reduces the tax to
17 such amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such taxable
18 year shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or
19 refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one thousand
20 eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of
21 subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter
22 notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
23 46. Beer label credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit, to be
24 computed as provided in section thirty-eight of this chapter, against
25 the tax imposed by this article. The credit allowed under this subdivi-
26 sion for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to
27 less than the higher of the amounts prescribed in paragraphs (c) and (d)
28 of subdivision one of this section. However, if the amount of credit
29 allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year reduces the tax to
30 such amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such taxable
31 year shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or
32 refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one thousand
33 eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of
34 subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter
35 notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
36 § 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
37 of the tax law is amended by adding two new clauses (xxxiv) and (xxxv)
38 to read as follows:
39 (xxxiv) Beer production tax creditAmount of credit under
40 under subsection (uu)subdivision forty-five of section
41 two hundred ten
42 (xxxv) Beer label credit underAmount of credit under
43 under subsection (vv)subdivision forty-six of
44 section two hundred ten
45 § 4. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding two new
46 subsections (uu) and (vv) to read as follows:
47 (uu) Beer production credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit to
48 be computed as provided in section thirty-eight of this chapter against
49 the tax imposed by this article. If the amount of the credit allowed
50 under this subsection for any taxable year shall exceed the taxpayer's
51 tax for such year, the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of tax
52 to be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section
53 six hundred eighty-six of this article, provided, however that no inter-
54 est shall be paid thereon.
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1 (vv) Beer label credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit to be
2 computed as provided in section thirty-eight of this chapter against the
3 tax imposed by this article. If the amount of the credit allowed under
4 this subsection for any taxable year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for
5 such year, the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be
6 credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section six
7 hundred eighty-six of this article, provided, however that no interest
8 shall be paid thereon.
9 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
