Assembly Bill A1916

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a tax deduction not to exceed two hundred dollars for monetary gifts to a library as defined under section 253 of the education law

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1497
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2352
2013-2014: A2374
2015-2016: A4507

2009-A1916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a personal income tax deduction not to exceed two hundred dollars for monetary gifts to a public library; provides such monetary gifts must be used for the purchase of books or towards acquisition of computers and software by the library; directs library to issue a receipt for such donation.

2009-A1916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1916

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MILLMAN
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  making  monetary  gifts  to
  libraries

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

  Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended  by
adding a new paragraph 39 to read as follows:
  (39) AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR MONETARY GIFTS TO
ANY  LIBRARY  IN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. THE MONEY MUST BE USED BY  THE
PARTICULAR  LIBRARY ONLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIALS
OR TOWARDS THE ACQUISITION OF COMPUTERS AND  SOFTWARE  BY  THE  LIBRARY.
WHEN  THE  GIFT  OR  GIFTS ARE MADE BY THE INDIVIDUAL, THE LIBRARY SHALL
PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUAL WITH AN OFFICIAL RECEIPT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  tax
years beginning on or after January 1, 2010.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02127-01-9


              

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