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NY A00226
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Abbate
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AI Summary
- Allows individual taxpayers to voluntarily contribute any whole dollar amount to the New York State Veterans' Cemetery Operation and Maintenance Fund on their personal income tax returns, effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2012
- Contributions are voluntary gifts that do not reduce the amount of state income tax owed by the taxpayer
- Establishes the New York State Veterans' Cemetery Operation and Maintenance Fund under joint custody of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and the State Comptroller to receive and hold all contributed revenue
- Requires the fund to remain separate from other state moneys and to be expended only for operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries through legislative appropriations
- Directs the Department of Taxation and Finance to include space on personal income tax return forms to allow taxpayers to make these contributions
Legislative Description
Establishes the New York state veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance fund to provide moneys for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries; establishes the gift for veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance to provide revenue to such fund; such a gift may be made on a taxpayer's personal income tax return in whole dollar amounts.
Last Action
referred to veterans' affairs
1/5/2011
Committee Referrals
Veterans' Affairs1/5/2011
Full Bill Text
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