STATE OF NEW YORK
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3667
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, CAHILL, ARROYO, RAIA, DiPIETRO, FRIEND,
CROUCH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing an income tax
credit for certain metropolitan commuters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subsection (jjj) to read as follows:
3 (jjj) Metropolitan commuter transportation district fee tax credit.
4 Any person who pays the registration fee required by section four
5 hundred ninety-nine-a of the vehicle and traffic law for a farm vehicle
6 registered pursuant to subdivision thirteen of section four hundred one
7 of the vehicle and traffic law shall be allowed a credit of one hundred
8 percent of such fee against the tax otherwise imposed by this article.
9 If the amount of credit allowed under this subsection for any taxable
10 year exceeds the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess shall be
11 treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accord-
12 ance with the provisions of section six hundred eighty-six of this arti-
13 cle, provided, however, that no interest shall be paid thereon.
14 § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
15 of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause (xliv) to read as
16 follows:
17 (xliv) Metropolitan commuterAmount of credit under
18 transportation district fee taxsubdivision fifty-three of
19 credit under subsection (jjj)section two hundred ten-B
20 § 3. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
21 sion 53 to read as follows:
22 53. Metropolitan commuter transportation district fee tax credit. (a)
23 Any taxpayer who pays the registration fee required by section four
24 hundred ninety-nine-a of the vehicle and traffic law for a farm vehicle
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 registered pursuant to subdivision thirteen of section four hundred one
2 of the vehicle and traffic law shall be allowed a credit of one hundred
3 percent of such fee against the tax otherwise imposed by this article.
4 (b) Application of credit. The credit allowed under this subdivision
5 for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to less
6 than the fixed dollar minimum amount prescribed in paragraph (d) of
7 subdivision one of section two hundred ten of this article. However, if
8 the amount of credit allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year
9 reduces the tax to such amount or if the taxpayer otherwise pays tax
10 based on the fixed dollar minimum amount, any amount of credit thus not
11 deductible in such taxable year shall be treated as an overpayment of
12 tax to be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of
13 section one thousand eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the
14 provisions of subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of
15 this chapter notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
16 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
17 years beginning on and after January 1, 2018.