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NY A01774
Bill
Status
1/9/2013
Primary Sponsor
Felix Ortiz
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AI Summary
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Allows individuals to voluntarily contribute whole dollar amounts to the New York State Veterans' Cemetery Operation and Maintenance Fund on their personal income tax returns, effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2014.
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Contributions are optional and do not reduce the state tax owed by the taxpayer.
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Establishes a special fund jointly controlled by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and the State Comptroller to receive all voluntary contributions and other appropriated moneys.
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Fund moneys must be kept separate from other state funds and expended only for operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries through appropriations.
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Commissioner of Taxation and Finance must include space on the personal income tax return form to enable taxpayers to make contributions to the fund.
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
1/8/2014