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Authorizes Calvary Baptist Church to file applications for a real property tax exemption with the city of Schenectady
In Assembly Committee · Real Property Taxation · Sponsor George Amedore
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BILL NUMBER:S7294
Title of bill
An act to authorize Calvary Baptist Church to file an application for real property tax exemption
Purpose
To permit the City of Schenectady to accept a late application for an exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a RPTL for the 2009 through 2011 assessment rolls.
Summary of provisions
This bill permits the Schenectady City Assessor to accept and evaluate applications from Calvary Baptist Church for tax exemptions for the 2009 through 2011 assessment rolls, even though the deadline for these applications has passed.
Existing law
Under current law, there is no authority for an assessor to accept and evaluate late applications for a tax exemption based on not-for-profit status.
Justification
Although not-for-profit organizations are exempt from real property taxation, they may be required to file an annual application to confirm their tax exempt status. Recently, several non-profits in the City of Schenectady missed the application deadline and did not receive their tax exempt status. These non-profit organizations have had to rectify this situation through state legislation. This bill would address this situation for property owned by Calvary Baptist Church.
Legislative history
New in 2012. Several similar bills have been passed in the last few years for other affected not-for-profit organizations in the City of Schenectady.
Fiscal implications
None to the State. At the local level, the bill would restore property tax exemptions which had previously been granted, thereby returning relative shares of tax-exempt and taxpaying properties to their status in prior years.
Effective date
Immediately.
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