Bill Text: NY S08277 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes a billionaire mark to market tax taxing residents with one billion dollars or more in net assets and directs revenue from such tax into a worker bailout fund; establishes a worker bailout program providing workers traditionally excluded from wage protection programs access to unemployment benefits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-19 - PRINT NUMBER 8277B [S08277 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S08277-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8277--B IN SENATE May 1, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, COMRIE, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to establish the "billionaire mark to market tax and the worker bailout fund act"; to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a mark to market tax; to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the worker bailout fund; and to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the worker bailout program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "billio- 2 naire mark to market tax and the worker bailout fund act". 3 § 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 612-a to read as 4 follows: 5 § 612-a. Billionaire mark to market taxation. (a)(1) Notwithstanding 6 any other provision of law to the contrary, resident individual taxpay- 7 ers with net assets worth one billion dollars or more on the date of 8 July first, two thousand twenty, shall recognize gain or loss as if each 9 asset owned by the individual taxpayer were sold for its fair market 10 value on that date. Any resulting net gains from these deemed sales, up 11 to the phase-in cap amount, shall be included in the taxpayer's income 12 for the two thousand twenty tax year. Proper adjustment shall be made in 13 the amount of any gain or loss subsequently realized for gain or loss 14 taken into account under the preceding sentence. At the taxpayer's 15 option, any additional tax payable as a result of this subsection shall 16 either be payable along with any other tax owed for the two thousand 17 twenty tax year or else shall be payable annually in ten equal install- 18 ments beginning in the year of the effective date of this section and 19 with all such installment payments commencing after the initial install- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16158-09-0S. 8277--B 2 1 ment payment also being subject to an annual nondeductible deferral 2 charge of seven and one-half percent annually. For resident individual 3 taxpayers who would recognize net gains as a result of this subsection 4 except for the operation of this sentence, if the taxpayer can show that 5 any portion of such gains was accumulated prior to the taxpayer becoming 6 a resident individual of New York, and if the taxpayer can also show 7 that such portion of such gains was previously taxed by any prior state 8 or jurisdiction in which the taxpayer was a resident prior to becoming a 9 resident individual of New York, then credit shall be provided in the 10 amount of any such tax on such gains paid to any such prior states or 11 jurisdictions in which the taxpayer was a resident prior to becoming a 12 resident individual of New York. Any credits so provided by this 13 subsection, however, shall not exceed the lesser of the total tax owed 14 under this subsection on such gains and the tax imposed on such gains by 15 such other prior states or jurisdictions in which the taxpayer was a 16 resident prior to becoming a resident individual of New York. 17 (2) For the two thousand twenty tax year, whether an individual is a 18 resident individual for purposes of this section shall be determined 19 using the tests provided pursuant to paragraph one of subsection (b) of 20 section six hundred five of this article. 21 (b) Subsequent to two thousand twenty, resident individual taxpayers 22 with net assets that are worth one billion dollars or more at the end of 23 the last day of any tax year shall recognize gain or loss as if each 24 asset owned by such taxpayer on such date were sold for its fair market 25 value on such date, but with adjustment made for tax paid on gain in 26 previous years. Any resulting net gains from these deemed sales, up to 27 the phase-in cap amount, shall be included in the taxpayer's income for 28 such taxable year. Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any 29 gain or loss subsequently realized for gain or loss taken into account 30 under the preceding sentence. To the extent that the losses of a taxpay- 31 er exceed such taxpayer's gains, such net losses shall not be recognized 32 in such taxable year and shall instead carry forward indefinitely. For 33 resident individual taxpayers who would recognize net gains as a result 34 of this subsection except for the operation of this sentence, but who 35 were not resident individuals for all of the preceding five tax years, 36 solely for purposes of deemed sales pursuant to this subsection, the tax 37 basis of each asset owned on the last day of the last tax year before 38 the resident individual became a New York resident shall be the fair 39 market value of the asset as of that day. 40 (c) For each date on which gains or losses are recognized as a result 41 of this section, the phase-in cap amount shall be equal to a quarter of 42 the worth of a taxpayer's net assets in excess of one billion dollars on 43 such date. 44 (d) For the purposes of determining whether a resident individual 45 taxpayer has net assets worth one billion dollars or more, the term 46 "assets" shall include all of the following, but only to the extent 47 allowable under the New York Constitution, the United States Constitu- 48 tion, and any other governing federal law: all owned real or personal, 49 tangible or intangible, property, wherever situated, (1) owned by the 50 taxpayer, (2) owned by the taxpayer's spouse, minor children, or any 51 trust or estate of which the taxpayer is a beneficiary, (3) contributed 52 by the taxpayer or any person or entity described in paragraph two of 53 this subsection to any private foundation, donor advised fund, and any 54 other entity described in section 501(c) or section 527 of the Internal 55 Revenue Code of which the taxpayer and/or any person or entity described 56 in paragraph two of this subsection is a substantial contributor (asS. 8277--B 3 1 such term is defined in Section 4958(c)(3)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue 2 Code), and (4) without duplication, all gifts and donations made within 3 the past five years by the taxpayer or any person or entity described in 4 paragraph two of this subsection as if such gifts and donations were 5 still owned by the taxpayer. For the purpose of this section, "net 6 assets" shall include the fair market value of assets less the fair 7 market value of liabilities of the taxpayer and, in appropriate cases as 8 determined by the commissioner, liabilities of such other persons 9 described in the definition of assets. 10 (e) (1) The fair market value of each asset owned by the taxpayer 11 shall be the price at which such asset would change hands between a 12 willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion 13 to buy or to sell, and both having reasonable knowledge of relevant 14 facts. The value of a particular asset shall not be the price that a 15 forced sale of the property would produce. Further, the fair market 16 value of an asset shall not be the sale price in a market other than 17 that in which such item is most commonly sold to the public, taking into 18 account the location of the item wherever appropriate. In the case of an 19 asset which is generally obtained by the public in the retail market, 20 the fair market value of such an asset shall be the price at which such 21 item or a comparable item would be sold at retail. 22 (2) For purposes of this section, any feature of an asset, such as a 23 poison pill, that was added with the intent, and has the effect, of 24 reducing the value of the asset shall be disregarded, and no valuation 25 or other discount shall be taken into account if it would have the 26 effect of reducing the value of a pro rata economic interest in an asset 27 below the pro rata portion of the value of the entire asset. 28 (f) (1) (A) The commissioner shall amend the New York personal income 29 tax forms and amend or create any other forms as necessary for the 30 reporting of gains by assets. Assets shall be listed with (i) a 31 description of the asset, (ii) the asset category, (iii) the year the 32 asset was acquired, (iv) the adjusted New York basis of the asset as of 33 December thirty-first of the tax year, (v) the fair market value of the 34 asset as of December thirty-first of the tax year, and (vi) the amount 35 of gain that would be New York taxable income, unless the commissioner 36 shall determine that one or more categories is not appropriate for a 37 particular type of asset. 38 (B) Asset categories shall include, but not be limited to, the follow- 39 ing: 40 (i) stock held in any publicly traded corporation; 41 (ii) stock held in any private traded C corporation; 42 (iii) stock held in any S corporation; 43 (iv) interests in any private equity or hedge fund organized as a 44 partnership; 45 (v) interests in any other partnerships; 46 (vi) interests in any other noncorporate businesses; 47 (vii) bonds and interest bearing savings accounts, cash and deposits; 48 (viii) interests in mutual funds or index funds; 49 (ix) put and call options; 50 (x) futures contracts; 51 (xi) financial assets held offshore reported on IRS tax form eight 52 thousand nine hundred thirty-eight; 53 (xii) real property; 54 (xiii) art and collectibles; 55 (xiv) pension funds; 56 (xv) other assets;S. 8277--B 4 1 (xvi) debts and liabilities; and 2 (xvii) assets not owned by the taxpayer but which count toward the one 3 billion dollar threshold pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 4 (2) The commissioner shall specifically request the filing of such 5 forms by any resident individual expected to have net assets in excess 6 of one billion dollars. Such taxpayers shall include, but not be limited 7 to, (A) taxpayers listed as billionaires on published lists, and (B) 8 taxpayers with an adjusted gross income summed over the previous ten 9 years in excess of six hundred million dollars. 10 (g) In the event that any resident individual taxpayer becomes a New 11 York resident subsequent to paying tax to another state as a result of 12 recognizing gain or loss pursuant to any mark-to-market or deemed-reali- 13 zation regime of that other state, proper adjustment shall be made in 14 the amount of any gain or loss subsequently realized for gain or loss 15 taken into account under such mark-to-market or deemed-realization 16 regime of that other state for purposes of computing gain or loss under 17 subsection (a) or (b) of this section or under section six hundred 18 twelve of this article. 19 (h) In the event that any provision of this section is found to be 20 invalid, unconstitutional, or otherwise unenforceable, that finding 21 shall not affect any other provision in this section which can be 22 enforced without the use of the offending provision. 23 (i) The moneys received from any additional taxes paid as a result of 24 this section, after deducting the amount the commissioner shall deter- 25 mine to be necessary for reasonable costs of the state tax commission in 26 administering, enforcing, collecting and distributing such tax, shall be 27 distributed to the worker bailout fund established pursuant to section 28 ninety-five-j of the state finance law. 29 (j) The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations 30 necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, 31 including rules to prevent the use of year-end transfers, related 32 parties, or other arrangements to avoid the provisions of this section. 33 § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-j to 34 read as follows: 35 § 95-j. Worker bailout fund. 1. There is hereby established in the 36 joint custody of the commissioner of taxation and finance and the state 37 comptroller a fund to be known as the "worker bailout fund". 38 2. The worker bailout fund shall consist of all moneys collected and 39 received by the commissioner pursuant to section six hundred twelve-a of 40 the tax law, including any interest and penalties associated with such 41 collection. 42 3. All moneys collected as contributions and interest relating to wage 43 replacement to workers and families unable to access traditional worker 44 wage insurance or assistance programs shall be deposited in a bank, 45 trust company or industrial bank designated by the state comptroller. 46 Moneys so deposited shall be credited immediately to the account of the 47 worker bailout fund and shall be used for the purposes set forth in 48 section six hundred forty-four of this article. Moneys in such fund may 49 be invested by the state comptroller in accordance with the provisions 50 of section ninety-eight of this article, and shall be used for the 51 purposes specified herein. 52 4. Moneys of the fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of 53 providing emergency wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for 54 unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and to 55 households who have lost a major source of income due to the death or 56 disability of a close household member who could not access unemploymentS. 8277--B 5 1 insurance or other worker wage assistance programs. The moneys shall be 2 paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller 3 on vouchers certified or approved by such commissioner the duly desig- 4 nated officer. Any balance in such fund shall not lapse at any time but 5 shall remain continuously available for such purposes. 6 5. Moneys of the fund shall not be used in whole or in part for any 7 purpose or in any manner which (a) would permit its substitution for, or 8 a corresponding reduction in, federal funds that would be available in 9 its absence to finance expenditures for the administration of this arti- 10 cle; or (b) would cause the appropriate agency of the United States 11 government to withhold any part of an administrative grant which would 12 otherwise be made. 13 § 4. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 591-b to read as 14 follows: 15 § 591-b. Worker bailout program. 1. The department is hereby author- 16 ized and empowered to establish and operate a worker bailout program as 17 authorized pursuant to section six hundred forty-four of this article. 18 2. Each worker bailout program applicant shall provide, in such form 19 and at such time as the commissioner may prescribe, at least two of the 20 following: 21 (a) Primary proof of identity including, but not limited to, a driv- 22 er's license, motor vehicle ID card number, valid foreign driver's 23 license that includes a photo image of the applicant and which is unex- 24 pired or expired for less than twenty-four months of its date of expira- 25 tion, New York State ID, IDNYC or other New York municipal or county 26 identification card, student ID card, valid unexpired foreign passport 27 issued by the applicant's country of citizenship, or valid unexpired 28 consular identification document issued by a consulate from the appli- 29 cant's country of citizenship. Nothing contained in this subdivision 30 shall be deemed to preclude the commissioner from approving additional 31 proofs of identity; or 32 (b) Social security number or, in lieu thereof, an individual taxpayer 33 identification number or a United States citizenship and immigration 34 services number; or 35 (c) Names and addresses of all employers and/or hiring parties, in and 36 out of the state, for the last eighteen months to the extent that such 37 information is available to the applicant; or 38 (d) Mailing address and zip code. 39 3. Application forms for such program shall not state: (a) the docu- 40 ments an applicant used to prove identity; or (b) an applicant's inel- 41 igibility for a social security number where applicable; or (c) an 42 applicant's citizenship or immigration status. 43 4. Any portion of any original documents or copies of documents 44 retained or collected by the department in relation to the worker bail- 45 out program application to prove identity, age or fitness or any record 46 that contains the photo image or identifies the social security number, 47 telephone number, place of birth, country of origin, place of employ- 48 ment, school or educational institution attended, source of income, 49 status as a recipient of public benefits, the customer identification 50 number associated with a public utilities account, medical information 51 or disability information of the holder of, or applicant for, such 52 program is not a public record and shall not be disclosed or otherwise 53 made accessible in response to any request for records except: 54 (a) to the person who is the subject of such records; or 55 (b) where necessary to comply with a lawful court order, judicial 56 warrant signed by a judge appointed pursuant to article III of theS. 8277--B 6 1 United States constitution, or subpoena for individual records issued 2 pursuant to the criminal procedure law or the civil practice law and 3 rules. 4 5. For the purposes of this section, whenever a lawful court order, 5 judicial warrant, or subpoena for individual records properly issued 6 pursuant to the criminal procedure law or the civil practice law and 7 rules is presented to the commissioner, only those records, documents, 8 and information specifically sought by such court order, warrant, or 9 subpoena may be disclosed. 10 6. Notwithstanding the disclosure of records pursuant to subdivisions 11 four and five of this section, the commissioner shall require any person 12 or entity that receives or has access to records or information from the 13 department to certify to the commissioner, before such receipt or 14 access, that such person or entity shall not: 15 (a) use such records or information for purposes other than for the 16 administration of the worker bailout program or worker bailout fund; or 17 (b) disclose such records or information to any other agency or to any 18 employee or agent of any such agency unless such disclosure is pursuant 19 to a cooperative arrangement between city, state and federal agencies 20 and which arrangement disclosure is limited to the specific records or 21 information being sought pursuant to such arrangement and used solely 22 for the administration of the worker bailout program or the worker bail- 23 out fund. 24 § 5. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 644 to read as 25 follows: 26 § 644. Eligibility for worker bailout program. 1. For the purpose of 27 section five hundred ninety-one-b of this article, the term "worker 28 bailout program" means a program under which assistance is available to 29 individuals who reside in the state and: 30 (a) do not meet the eligibility requirements: 31 (i) for unemployment insurance benefits as described in this article, 32 including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to ex-ser- 33 vicemen and servicewomen pursuant to Chapter 85 of the United States 34 Code, and benefits authorized to be used for the self-employment assist- 35 ance program pursuant to the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compen- 36 sation Act of 1970; or 37 (ii) to receive insurance or assistance payments under any programs 38 provided for under subtitle a of Title II of the federal CARES Act; and 39 (b) suffered a loss: 40 (i) of work-related earnings; or 41 (ii) of one or more major sources of household income due to the death 42 or disability of a close household member on whose income the family 43 depended, during a state of emergency declared by the governor and 44 provided further that no other individual in the household is receiving 45 an allowance under the worker bailout program for the same month for the 46 same reason. Such an allowance shall only be accessed: (A) during a 47 state of emergency as declared by the governor and up to eight months 48 after the state of emergency has been declared; (B) during a time in 49 which the government of the United States has authorized renewal or 50 extension beyond the date of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 51 outline in Title II of the CARES Act; (C) up to the last day of the 52 calendar quarter of the emergency period defined in paragraph (1)(B) of 53 section 1135(g) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 54 1320b-5(g)) and ending on the last day of the calendar quarter in which 55 the last day of such an emergency period occurs; or (D) up to the last 56 day of any calendar quarter during which the U.S. Bureau of LaborS. 8277--B 7 1 Statistics reports a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of six 2 percent or more in the state; or 3 (c) were released from post-arraignment incarceration or detention or 4 from immigration detention on or after October first, two thousand nine- 5 teen. 6 2. No individual shall be eligible to receive assistance under the 7 worker bailout program in any month if the gross work related earnings 8 they received in the previous calendar month exceeds two thousand one 9 hundred eighty-two dollars. 10 3. Proof of eligibility may be established by documentation or, in the 11 absence of documentation, by self-attestation. 12 (a) The allowance payable to individuals shall be payable in the 13 amount of thirty-three hundred dollars per month, payable monthly from 14 April two thousand twenty through December thirty-first, two thousand 15 twenty. Payments shall be retroactive to the latter of the first date of 16 earnings loss during the state of emergency or April first, two thousand 17 twenty. The total amount paid for any benefit year shall not exceed the 18 maximum amount of benefits payable under this article and Title II of 19 the CARES Act. 20 (b) Payments shall continue until the later of: (i) December thirty- 21 first, two thousand twenty; (ii) the last day of the calendar quarter 22 during which the government of the United States has authorized renewal 23 or extension beyond the date of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance; (iii) 24 the last day of the calendar quarter of the emergency period defined in 25 paragraph (1)(B) of section 1135(g) of the federal Social Security Act 26 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)) and ending on the last day of the calendar quar- 27 ter in which the last day of such an emergency period occurs; or (iv) 28 the last day of any calendar quarter during which the U.S. Bureau of 29 Labor Statistics reports a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of six 30 percent or more in the state. 31 4. No individual shall be required to apply for assistance under the 32 worker bailout program as a condition of eligibility for any state or 33 local program. 34 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
