Bill Text: NY S05573 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires the disclosure of state income tax returns by the department of taxation and finance for the president and vice-president of the United States.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-27 - PRINT NUMBER 5573A [S05573 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S05573-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5573--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SQUADRON, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of tax returns of the president and vice president of the United States The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 697 of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subsection (p) to read as follows: 3 (p) Disclosure of certain elected officials' tax information. (1) 4 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, the 5 commissioner shall post on the department's website: 6 (A) A statement disclosing whether the president of the United States 7 or the vice president of the United States has filed New York state 8 income tax returns pursuant to this article in any of the immediately 9 preceding five taxable years. With respect to each such return, the 10 commissioner shall include in such statement the following information 11 as reported on the return: (i) New York adjusted gross income, (ii) any 12 standard deduction or itemized deductions claimed on the return, (iii) 13 taxable income, (iv) total New York state taxes due, (v) total New York 14 city and Yonkers taxes, surcharges and metropolitan commuter transporta- 15 tion mobility taxes due, (vi) sales or use taxes, (vii) any payments and 16 refundable credits, (viii) total New York state, New York city and Yonk- 17 ers taxes withheld, (ix) total estimated tax payments, (x) whether the 18 taxpayer claimed a refund with such return, and if so the amount of such 19 refund, (xi) whether the taxpayer reported any amount owed, and if so 20 the amount owed, (xii) any estimated tax penalty, and (xiii) any other 21 penalties and interest. 22 (B) Copies of all New York state income tax returns filed to the 23 department pursuant to this article by the president of the United EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11060-05-7S. 5573--A 2 1 States or the vice president of the United States with respect to each 2 of the immediately preceding five taxable years, provided however that 3 the following information shall be redacted prior to such copies being 4 posted on the department's website: (i) the taxpayer's social security 5 number, (ii) the social security number of the taxpayer's spouse and any 6 individuals claimed as dependents on the return, (iii) any account 7 number reported on the return, (iv) any taxpayer addresses on the 8 return, and (v) any additional information if the commissioner deter- 9 mines that the disclosure of such information will violate federal law. 10 (C) The commissioner shall make the first such postings required by 11 this paragraph no later than thirty days after the effective date of 12 this subsection, and subsequent postings no later than thirty days after 13 the president of the United States or the vice president of the United 14 States takes his or her oath of office. 15 (D) Statements and income tax returns posted on the department's 16 website pursuant to this paragraph shall remain posted until such 17 elected official leaves office. 18 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 19 the commissioner shall, on an annual basis as hereinafter provided, post 20 on the department's website: 21 (A) A statement disclosing whether the president of the United States 22 or the vice president of the United States has filed New York state 23 income tax returns pursuant to this article on or after the effective 24 date of this subsection. With respect to each such return, the commis- 25 sioner shall include in such statement the following information as 26 reported on the return: (i) New York adjusted gross income, (ii) any 27 standard deduction or itemized deductions claimed on the return, (iii) 28 taxable income, (iv) total New York state taxes due, (v) total New York 29 city and Yonkers taxes, surcharges and metropolitan commuter transporta- 30 tion mobility taxes due, (vi) sales or use taxes, (vii) any payments and 31 refundable credits, (viii) total New York state, New York city and Yonk- 32 ers taxes withheld, (ix) total estimated tax payments, (x) whether the 33 taxpayer claimed a refund with such return, and if so the amount of such 34 refund, (xi) whether the taxpayer reported any amount owed, and if so 35 the amount owed, (xii) any estimated tax penalty, and (xiii) any other 36 penalties and interest. 37 (B) Copies of all New York state income tax returns filed to the 38 department pursuant to this article on or after the effective date of 39 this subsection, by the president of the United States or the vice pres- 40 ident of the United States, provided however that the following informa- 41 tion shall be redacted prior to such copies being posted on the depart- 42 ment's website: (i) the taxpayer's social security number, (ii) the 43 social security number of the taxpayer's spouse and any individuals 44 claimed as dependents on the returns, (iii) any account number reported 45 on the returns, (iv) any taxpayer addresses on the returns, and (v) any 46 additional information if the commissioner determines that the disclo- 47 sure of such information will violate federal law. 48 (C) The commissioner shall make the postings required by this para- 49 graph no later than the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the 50 close of the taxable year, provided however that if the president of the 51 United States or the vice president of the United States has obtained an 52 extension for filing a return pursuant to section six hundred fifty-sev- 53 en of this article, such postings shall occur no later than thirty days 54 after the return is filed with the department.S. 5573--A 3 1 (D) Statements and returns posted on the department's website pursuant 2 to this paragraph shall remain posted until such elected official leaves 3 office. 4 (3) If the commissioner redacts any information from a return posted 5 pursuant to this subsection based on a determination that disclosure of 6 such information would violate federal law, the commissioner shall, at 7 the time of posting such redacted return, post on the department's 8 website a description of the type of information that was redacted from 9 the return and a detailed explanation of the commissioner's determi- 10 nation that disclosure of such information would constitute a violation 11 of federal law. 12 (4) If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this subsection 13 shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, 14 the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder there- 15 of, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, 16 paragraph or part of this subsection directly involved in the controver- 17 sy in which the judgment shall have been rendered. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.