Senate Bill S1211

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the hire veterans now act

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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-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A574
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§210, 606, 1456 & 1511, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6190, A9592
2015-2016: A7417

2013-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "hire veterans now act", which establishes a tax credit for employers who hire certain veterans for a period of one year.

2013-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1211

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting the "hire  veterans
  now act"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
  tion thereof

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "hire
veterans now act".
  S 2. Section 210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision
24-a to read as follows:
  24-A.   CREDIT FOR HIRING UNEMPLOYED VETERANS. (A) A TAXPAYER SHALL BE
ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS HEREINAFTER  PROVIDED,  AGAINST  THE
TAX  IMPOSED  BY  THIS ARTICLE, FOR HIRING QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND FOR
THE RETENTION OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
  (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (1)  "QUALIFIED  EMPLOYER"  MEANS ANY EMPLOYER OTHER THAN THE FEDERAL,
STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR ANY INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF;
  (2) "QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL RESIDING IN THIS STATE
WHO:
  (A) IS A VETERAN AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW;
  (B)  BEGINS  EMPLOYMENT WITH A QUALIFIED EMPLOYER AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN;
  (C) CERTIFIES BY A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT, UNDER THE PENALTIES  OF  PERJURY,
THAT  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  HAS  NOT BEEN EMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN FORTY HOURS
DURING THE SIXTY DAY PERIOD ENDING ON THE DATE  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  BEGINS
SUCH EMPLOYMENT; AND

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

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