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NY A08682

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/27/2011

Primary Sponsor

Micah Kellner

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Origin

Assembly

2011-2012 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows individual taxpayers a tax credit equal to up to 20 percent of out-of-pocket expenses for developing programs released under open source or free software licenses, with a maximum credit of $200 per year

  • Requires programs to qualify by having code released under an Open Source Initiative-recognized license or a Free Software Foundation-recognized license

  • Permits taxpayers to elect to claim the credit on an annual basis, with restrictions preventing the same election for multiple years covering the same program or any portion thereof

  • Allows unused credits exceeding the taxpayer's annual tax liability to be carried forward to subsequent years

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 following the law's effective date

Legislative Description

Provides a maximum $200 tax credit for taxpayer expenses associated with the development of open source and free software license programs.

Last Action

held for consideration in ways and means

6/19/2012

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means10/27/2011

Full Bill Text

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