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NY A06942
Bill
Status
3/17/2009
Primary Sponsor
Peter Abbate
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AI Summary
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Allows individual taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to the New York State Veterans' Cemetery Operation and Maintenance Fund on their personal income tax returns in whole dollar amounts, effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2010.
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Contributions are entirely voluntary and do not reduce the amount of state income tax owed by the taxpayer.
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Establishes a special fund held jointly by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and the State Comptroller to collect and manage all revenue from these contributions.
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Fund revenues must be kept separate from other state moneys and may only be expended for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries through appropriations.
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
1/6/2010