Bill Text: NY A00139 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for a tax credit for expenses of parents made for their children as a result of the child having the disease of autism.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - referred to ways and means [A00139 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A00139-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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139
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO, RAIA, SALADINO -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to allowing a tax credit for
expenses by parents for autistic children
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subsection (ss) to read as follows:
3 (SS) CREDIT FOR EXPENSES BY PARENTS FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN. FOR TAXABLE
4 YEARS BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, A TAXPAY-
5 ER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR
6 EXPENSES OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL, INCLUDING TUITION, ROOM, BOARD AND EDUCA-
7 TIONAL SUPPLIES, TUTORS OR ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, EXPENDED BY
8 PARENTS FOR THEIR AUTISTIC CHILDREN, IF SUCH EXPENSES ARE REQUIRED
9 BECAUSE THE CHILD HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN AS HAVING THE
10 DISEASE OF AUTISM. THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT SHALL BE UP TO FIVE THOUSAND
11 DOLLARS FOR SUCH EXPENSES MADE DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR PER CHILD.
12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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