STATE OF NEW YORK
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10155
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a small busi-
ness tax credit for the employment of unemployed veterans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 45 to read as follows:
3 45. Small business tax credit; unemployed veterans. (a) General. A
4 taxpayer who has one hundred employees or less, shall be allowed a cred-
5 it, to be computed as provided in this subdivision, against the tax
6 imposed by this article for each unemployed veteran hired during a taxa-
7 ble year, provided that such unemployed veteran is employed for thirty-
8 five hours or more per week and remains in the employ of such taxpayer
9 for twelve months or more.
10 (b) Amount of credit. A credit authorized by this section shall equal
11 five thousand dollars per hired unemployed veteran but shall not exceed
12 twenty-five thousand dollars.
13 (c) Carryovers. The credit allowed under this subdivision may be
14 claimed and if not fully used in the initial year for which the credit
15 is claimed may be carried over, in order, to each of the five succeeding
16 taxable years. The credit authorized by this subdivision may not be used
17 to reduce the tax liability of the credit claimant below zero.
18 (d) Definitions. As used in this subdivision, the term "veteran" shall
19 mean a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service
20 during a period of war, or who was a recipient of the armed forces
21 expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal, marine corps expedition-
22 ary medal, or global war on terrorism expeditionary medal, and who was
23 discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions.
24 § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
25 of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause (xxxiv) to read as
26 follows:
27 (xxxiv) Small business tax credit; Costs under subdivision
28 unemployed veteran forty-three of section
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 subsection (ss) two hundred ten
2 § 3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
3 (uu) to read as follows:
4 (uu) Small business tax credit; unemployed veterans. (1) General. A
5 taxpayer who has one hundred employees or less, shall be allowed a cred-
6 it, to be computed as provided in this subsection, against the tax
7 imposed by this article for each unemployed veteran hired during a taxa-
8 ble year, provided that such unemployed veteran is employed for thirty-
9 five hours or more per week and remains in the employ of such taxpayer
10 for twelve months or more.
11 (2) Amount of credit. A credit authorized by this section shall equal
12 five thousand dollars per hired unemployed veteran but shall not exceed
13 twenty-five thousand dollars.
14 (3) Carryovers. The credit allowed under this subsection may be
15 claimed and if not fully used in the initial year for which the credit
16 is claimed may be carried over, in order, to each of the five succeeding
17 taxable years. The credit authorized by this subsection may not be used
18 to reduce the tax liability of the credit claimant below zero.
19 (4) Definitions. As used in this subsection, the term "veteran" shall
20 mean a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service
21 during a period of war, or who was a recipient of the armed forces
22 expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal, marine corps expedition-
23 ary medal, or global war on terrorism expeditionary medal, and who was
24 discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions.
25 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
26 years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
