Bill Text: NY S09066 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides for advance payment of the earned income credit by employers, the commissioner of the department of taxation and finance and the commissioner of New York City's department of finance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-16 - REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE [S09066 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09066-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9066

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 16, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue

        AN ACT to amend the tax law and the administrative code of the  city  of
          New York, in relation to advance payment of the earned income credit

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 679 to  read
     2  as follows:
     3    §  679.  Advance  payment  of earned income credit.  (a) General rule.
     4  Except as otherwise provided in this  chapter,  the  commissioner  shall
     5  provide  for  the  pre-payment of the earned income credit to qualifying
     6  employees.
     7    (b) Earned income eligibility certificate. For purposes of this  arti-
     8  cle,  an  earned income eligibility certificate is a statement furnished
     9  by an employee to the commissioner which:
    10    (1) certifies that the employee will be eligible to receive an  earned
    11  income credit or an enhanced earned income credit provided by subsection
    12  (d)  or (d-1) of section six hundred six of this article for the taxable
    13  year,
    14    (2) certifies that the employee has one or  more  qualifying  children
    15  for such taxable year,
    16    (3)  certifies that the employee does not have an earned income eligi-
    17  bility certificate in effect for the calendar year with respect  to  the
    18  payment of wages by another employer, and
    19    (4)  states  whether or not the employee's spouse has an earned income
    20  eligibility certificate in effect.
    21    For purposes of this section, a certificate shall be treated as  being
    22  in  effect  with  respect  to  a spouse if such a certificate will be in
    23  effect on the first status determination  date  following  the  date  on
    24  which the employee furnishes the statement in question.
    25    (c)  Earned  income  advance amount.   Four advanced payments shall be
    26  made to such qualifying employees. An estimated annual tax credit  shall
    27  be  determined  by the commissioner in advance of the first payment, and
    28  shall be subject to adjustment due to changes in  employment  or  family

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01147-01-3

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     1  status  over  the course of the year. Prior to disbursement, the commis-
     2  sioner shall ensure  that  the  qualifying  employee's  status  has  not
     3  changed.    The  first  three advanced payments shall be made during the
     4  taxable  year and shall be twenty percent of the anticipated credit. The
     5  fourth advanced payment shall be made after the tax year  is  over,  and
     6  shall  be  adjusted to match the actual credit due. Such payments shall,
     7  to the extent practicable be made available via direct deposit  and  via
     8  electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card.
     9    (d)  Form  and  contents  of  certificate.  Earned  income eligibility
    10  certificates shall be in such form and contain such other information as
    11  the commissioner may by regulations prescribe.
    12    (e) Notification. (1) The commissioner shall notify all taxpayers  who
    13  have  one  or  more  qualifying children and who receive a refund of the
    14  credit under subsection (d) or (d-1) of section six hundred six of  this
    15  article  in writing of the availability of earned income advance amounts
    16  under this  section.  Such  written  or  electronic  notification  shall
    17  include  a  clearly  labeled section or withholding forms and a separate
    18  handout with information about the advanced payment of the earned income
    19  credit in the six most common languages spoken by  individuals  in  this
    20  state.
    21    (2)  The commissioner shall provide information of the availability of
    22  earned income advance amounts  under  this  section  to  tax  preparers,
    23  accountants  and  organizations  that assist individuals in tax prepara-
    24  tion. Such information shall be distributed to qualifying individuals.
    25    (f) Coordination with advance payments of earned income credit.
    26    (1) Recapture of excess advance payments.  If any payment is  made  to
    27  the  individual by the commissioner under this section during any calen-
    28  dar year, then the tax imposed by this chapter for the individual's last
    29  taxable year beginning in such calendar year shall be increased  by  the
    30  aggregate amount of such payments.
    31    (2)  Safe  harbor  against recapture of excess advance payments. If an
    32  individual establishes that they are requesting and  receiving  payments
    33  under  this  section  in  good-faith  by establishing that they properly
    34  claimed payments under this section in the prior year and that they have
    35  not experienced a substantial change in  circumstances  such  that  they
    36  have  a  reasonable expectation of eligibility in the current year, then
    37  paragraph one of this subsection shall not apply.
    38    (3) Reconciliation of payments  advanced  and  credit  allowed.    Any
    39  increase  in  tax  under  this  subsection  shall  not be treated as tax
    40  imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the  amount  of  any
    41  credit  (other  than  the  credit  allowed by subsection (d) or (d-1) of
    42  section six hundred six of this article) allowable under this article.
    43    § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
    44  adding a new section 11-1763 to read as follows:
    45    §  11-1763 Advance payment of earned income credit.  (a) General rule.
    46  Except as otherwise provided in this  chapter,  the  commissioner  shall
    47  provide  for  the  pre-payment of the earned income credit to qualifying
    48  employees.
    49    (b) Earned income eligibility certificate. For purposes of this  chap-
    50  ter,  an  earned income eligibility certificate is a statement furnished
    51  by an employee to the commissioner which:
    52    (1) certifies that the employee will be eligible to receive an  earned
    53  income  credit  or an enhanced earned income credit provided by subdivi-
    54  sion (d) of section 11-1706 of this chapter for the taxable year,
    55    (2) certifies that the employee has one or  more  qualifying  children
    56  for such taxable year,

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     1    (3)  certifies that the employee does not have an earned income eligi-
     2  bility certificate in effect for the calendar year with respect  to  the
     3  payment of wages by another employer, and
     4    (4)  states  whether or not the employee's spouse has an earned income
     5  eligibility certificate in effect.
     6    For purposes of this section, a certificate shall be treated as  being
     7  in  effect  with  respect  to  a spouse if such a certificate will be in
     8  effect on the first status determination  date  following  the  date  on
     9  which the employee furnishes the statement in question.
    10    (c)  Earned  income  advance amount.   Four advanced payments shall be
    11  made to such qualifying employees. An estimated annual tax credit  shall
    12  be  determined  by the commissioner in advance of the first payment, and
    13  shall be subject to adjustment due to changes in  employment  or  family
    14  status  over  the course of the year. Prior to disbursement, the commis-
    15  sioner shall ensure  that  the  qualifying  employee's  status  has  not
    16  changed.    The  first  three advanced payments shall be made during the
    17  taxable year and shall be twenty percent of the anticipated credit.  The
    18  fourth  advanced  payment  shall be made after the tax year is over, and
    19  shall be adjusted to match the actual credit due. Such  payments  shall,
    20  to  the  extent practicable be made available via direct deposit and via
    21  electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card.
    22    (d) Form  and  contents  of  certificate.  Earned  income  eligibility
    23  certificates shall be in such form and contain such other information as
    24  the commissioner may by regulations prescribe.
    25    (e)  Notification. (1) The commissioner shall notify all taxpayers who
    26  have one or more qualifying children and who receive  a  refund  of  the
    27  credit under subdivision (d) of section 11-1706 of this chapter in writ-
    28  ing  of  the  availability  of  earned income advance amounts under this
    29  section. Such written or electronic notification shall include a clearly
    30  labeled section or withholding forms and a separate handout with  infor-
    31  mation about the advanced payment of the earned income credit in the six
    32  most common languages spoken by individuals in this state.
    33    (2)  The commissioner shall provide information of the availability of
    34  earned income advance amounts  under  this  section  to  tax  preparers,
    35  accountants  and  organizations  that assist individuals in tax prepara-
    36  tion. Such information shall be distributed to qualifying individuals.
    37    (f) Coordination with advance payments of earned income credit.
    38    (1) Recapture of excess advance payments.  If any payment is  made  to
    39  the  individual by the commissioner under this section during any calen-
    40  dar year, then the tax imposed by this chapter for the individual's last
    41  taxable year beginning in such calendar year shall be increased  by  the
    42  aggregate amount of such payments.
    43    (2)  Safe  harbor  against recapture of excess advance payments. If an
    44  individual establishes that they are requesting and  receiving  payments
    45  under  this  section  in  good-faith  by establishing that they properly
    46  claimed payments under this section in the prior year and that they have
    47  not experienced a substantial change in  circumstances  such  that  they
    48  have  a  reasonable expectation of eligibility in the current year, then
    49  paragraph one of this subdivision shall not apply.
    50    (3) Reconciliation of payments  advanced  and  credit  allowed.    Any
    51  increase  in  tax  under  this  subdivision  shall not be treated as tax
    52  imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the  amount  of  any
    53  credit  (other  than  the  credit  allowed by subdivision (d) of section
    54  11-1706 of this chapter) allowable under this chapter.
    55    § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
    56  law  and  shall  apply to taxable years beginning on or after such date.

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     1  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
     2  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
     3  tive date are authorized to be made and  completed  on  or  before  such
     4  effective date.
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