What's happening
This bill creates a $1,500 wage tax credit for employers who hire New York National Guard members, reservists, volunteer firefighters, or EMS personnel for at least six months.
Why it matters
Encourages hiring of individuals with critical emergency skills. By providing a tax credit for employing National Guard members, reservists, volunteer firefighters, and EMS personnel, the bill incentivizes businesses to hire people who have specialized training in crisis response and public safety.
Potentially strengthens community resilience. As more employers hire and retain these individuals, communities may benefit from having more residents who are trained and ready to respond to emergencies—both at work and in their neighborhoods.
Recognizes the employment challenges faced by service members and volunteers. The bill acknowledges that members of the National Guard, reservists, and volunteer emergency responders often face unique obstacles in maintaining civilian employment due to their service commitments, and seeks to offset those challenges with financial incentives for employers.
May help with recruitment and retention in essential volunteer and reserve roles. By making it more attractive for employers to hire and keep these personnel, the bill could indirectly support ongoing recruitment and retention efforts for volunteer fire, EMS, and reserve military positions, which are often difficult to fill.
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Who cares
Employers of New York National Guard members and reservists
The bill would offer a $1,500 tax credit per qualifying employee employed for at least six months, conditioned on compliance with federal military employment and reemployment protections.
Employers of volunteer firefighters and EMS first responders
The bill would offer a $1,500 tax credit for each qualifying employee employed for at least six months.
New York National Guard members and reservists
Their employers would receive a tax incentive to employ them while complying with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
Volunteer firefighters and EMS first responders
Their service would make employers eligible for a tax credit after at least six months of employment.
Headline styles
Tax Credit for First Responder Jobs
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
21 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Tax Credit for First Responder Jobs
In Senate Committee · Budget And Revenue · Sponsor Robert Ortt
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STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, KOLB, PALMESANO, BARCLAY, MONTESANO, GIGLIO, DiPIETRO, NORRIS, BRABENEC, ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to creating a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 53 and 54 to read as follows:
53. Employment of New York national guard and reserve members wage tax credit. (a) Allowance of credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit, in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars, against the tax imposed by this article for each member of the New York national guard and reserves which it employs. Provided, however, such taxpayer shall comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as found in section 4301 et seq. of title 18 of the United States Code; and provided further that such person shall have been employed for at least six months.
(b) Application of credit. The credit allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to less than the minimum amount prescribed in paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section two hundred ten of this article. If, however, the amount of credits allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year reduces the tax to such amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such taxable year shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one thousand eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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54. Employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) first responder personnel wage credit. (a) Allowance of credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit of one thousand five hundred dollars, against the tax imposed by this article, for each volunteer firefighter and EMS first responder personnel which it employs; provided that such person shall have been employed for at least six months.
(b) Application of credit. The credit allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to less than the minimum amount prescribed in paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section two hundred ten of this article. If, however, the amount of credits allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year reduces the tax to such amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such taxable year shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one thousand eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
§ 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding two new clauses (xliv) and (xlv) to read as follows:
(xliv) Employment of New Amount of credit York national under subdivision guard and reserve fifty-three of members credit section two hundred ten-B under subsection (jjj)
(xlv) Employment of volunteer Amount of credit under firefighters and EMS subdivision fifty-four of first responder section two hundred ten-B personnel wage credit under subsection (kkk)
§ 3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding two new subsections (jjj) and (kkk) to read as follows:
(jjj) Employment of New York national guard and reserve member credit. (1) Allowance of credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit, as hereinafter provided, against the tax imposed by this article if they employ New York national guard and reserve members. Provided, however, they shall comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as found in section 4301 et seq. of title 18 of the United States Code; and provided, further that such person shall have been employed for at least six months. The amount of the credit shall be fifteen hundred dollars for each national guard member or reservist employed.
(2) Application of credit. If the amount of the credit allowed under this subsection for any taxable year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section six hundred eighty-six of this article, provided, however, that no interest shall be paid thereon.
(3) Carryover. If the amount of credit allowable under this subsection for any taxable year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for such year, the
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excess may be carried over to the following year or years, and may be deducted from the taxpayer's tax for such year or years.
(kkk) Employment of volunteer firefighters and EMS first responder personnel wage credit. (1) Allowance of credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit, as hereinafter provided, against the tax imposed by this article for each volunteer firefighter and EMS first responder personnel which it employs; provided that such person shall have been employed for at least six months. The amount of the credit shall be fifteen hundred dollars for each volunteer firefighter and EMS first responder employed.
(2) Application of credit. If the amount of the credit allowed under this subsection for any taxable year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section six hundred eighty-six of this article, provided, however, that no interest shall be paid thereon.
(3) Carryover. If the amount of credit allowable under this subsection for any taxable year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess may be carried over to the following year or years, and may be deducted from the taxpayer's tax for such year or years.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2021. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before such date.
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