Authorizes counties to establish a tax free week in August exempting purchases of clothing and footwear which costs less than $110, from county sales and compensating use tax for a 7-day period in August commencing on the third Friday.

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A9967-2011 Actions

• Jun 19, 2012: held for consideration in ways and means
• Jun 4, 2012: print number 9967b
• Jun 4, 2012: amend and recommit to ways and means
• May 3, 2012: print number 9967a
• May 3, 2012: amend and recommit to ways and means
• Apr 27, 2012: referred to ways and means

A9967-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    9967

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               April 27, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on Ways and Means

  AN ACT to amend the tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing  counties  to
    establish a tax free week in August

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1225 to read
  as follows:

    S 1225. SALES TAX EXEMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  LAW  TO  THE
  CONTRARY, ANY COUNTY MAY ELECT TO EXEMPT PURCHASES OF GOODS AND MERCHAN-
  DISE,  EXCLUDING  AUTOMOBILES  AND GASOLINE, SOLD WITHIN THE COUNTY FROM
  ANY TAXES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO PART ONE OF THIS ARTICLE  FOR  A  TEN  DAY
  PERIOD IN AUGUST COMMENCING ON A FRIDAY AND ENDING ON A SUNDAY.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15423-01-2