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BILL NUMBER:S4573
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to taxpayer relief on cell phone taxes
Purpose
Removes the state sales tax on wireless telephone services and provides for a local option of imposing such taxes.
Summary of provisions
Eliminates the state sales tax on wireless telephone services and also allows local governments the option of exempting such services.
Justification
This bill eliminates the state sales tax on wireless telephone services while allowing localities the option of also eliminating their local tax by home rule request to the Department of Taxation and Finance. If the federal, state and local taxes on wireless services are combined, the total comes to 21.71%. New York State has the highest tax for cell phone use in the nation. The national average is 14.32%. New Yorkers are simply overtaxed. Not only do we have the highest cell phone tax in the country, we also have the highest property taxes as well. It is time legislation is passed to help the state of New York and reduce the amount of taxation. This proposal would place New York at the national average for cell phone taxes.
Legislative history
2013: Referred to Investigations / A4956 Referred to Ways and Means 2012: S.3547 Referred to Investigations/A.10430 Referred to Ways & Means 2011: S.3547 Referred to Investigations 2010: S.608 Referred to Investigations/A.2431 Referred to Ways & Means 2009: S.608 Referred to Investigations/A/2431 Referred to Ways & Means 2008: S.6033 Referred to Rules/A.B870 Referred to Ways & Means 2007: S.6033 Referred to Investigations/A.8870 Referred to Ways & Means 01/15/13 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 01/08/14 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 02/11/14 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 02/11/14 PRINT NUMBER 2303A
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that section one and section two of this act shall take effect March 1, 2016.
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