Assembly Bill A4020

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption from sales tax for school supplies under ten dollars per item during a certain period including Labor Day weekend

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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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2013-A4020 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A966
2011-2012: A3461

2013-A4020 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption from sales tax for school supplies under ten dollars per item during a certain period including Labor Day weekend.

2013-A4020 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4020

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER, SCHIMMINGER, WEISENBERG,
  SWEENEY, BENEDETTO, RIVERA, CLARK, MILLMAN, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. HEASTIE, JACOBS, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROBINSON --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  exempt  sales  for  certain
  school supplies

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law  is  amended
by adding a new paragraph 30-a to read as follows:
  (30-A)  DURING  THE  SEVEN-DAY PERIODS COMMENCING ON THE TUESDAY IMME-
DIATELY PRECEDING THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, KNOWN AS LABOR DAY, AND
ENDING ON LABOR DAY, SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR WHICH THE RECEIPT OR  CONSIDER-
ATION GIVEN OR CONTRACTED TO BE GIVEN IS LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS PER ITEM.
FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "SCHOOL SUPPLIES" INCLUDES BOOKS,
SUPPLIES (OTHER THAN NON-ATHLETIC SUPPLIES FOR COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN
HEALTH OR PHYSICAL EDUCATION),  COMPUTER  EQUIPMENT  (INCLUDING  RELATED
SOFTWARE  AND  SERVICES), AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
USED BY THE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL IN THE CLASSROOM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08090-01-3

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