STATE OF NEW YORK
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2036
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, BENDETT, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES,
BRABENEC, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax incentive to
a taxpayer that grows base ingredients used for the production of beer
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 37-a to read
2 as follows:
3 § 37-a. Supplier of beer production ingredients tax credit. (a) Gener-
4 al. A taxpayer subject to tax under article nine-A or twenty-two of this
5 chapter shall be allowed a credit against such taxes in the amount spec-
6 ified in subdivision (b) of this section and pursuant to the provisions
7 referenced in subdivision (c) of this section.
8 (b)(1) The amount of the credit per taxpayer per taxable year (or pro
9 rata share of earned credit in the case of a partnership) shall be equal
10 to the cost borne by such taxpayer for the agricultural production of
11 ingredients necessary for the production of beer. Such costs shall
12 include the cost of seed, fertilizer, equipment, utilities, and employ-
13 ees' salaries.
14 (2) The credit allowed under this section shall only be applicable to
15 that portion of a taxpayer's crop that is sold directly to a distributor
16 registered under article eighteen of this chapter.
17 (3) The credit allowed under this section shall only apply to the base
18 ingredients necessary to produce beer. This credit shall not be allowed
19 for any ingredient or product that is used for the purpose of adding
20 flavor, color, or altering some other characteristic of the beer.
21 (c) Cross-references. For application of the credit provided for in
22 this section, see the following provisions of this chapter:
23 (1) Article 9-A: Section 210-B, subdivision 61.
24 (2) Article 22: Section 606, subsection (qqq).
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
2 sion 61 to read as follows:
3 61. Supplier of beer production ingredients tax credit. A taxpayer
4 shall be allowed a credit, to be computed as provided in section thir-
5 ty-seven-a of this chapter, against the tax imposed by this article. If
6 the amount of the credit allowed under this subdivision for any taxable
7 year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess shall be
8 treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accord-
9 ance with the provisions of section six hundred eighty-six of this chap-
10 ter, provided, however, that no interest shall be paid thereon.
11 § 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
12 of the tax law is amended by adding a new clause (lii) to read as
13 follows:
14 (lii) Supplier of beerAmount of credit under
15 production ingredients taxsubdivision sixty-one
16 credit under subsection (qqq)of section two hundred ten-B
17 § 4. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
18 (qqq) to read as follows:
19 (qqq) Supplier of beer production ingredients tax credit. A taxpayer
20 shall be allowed a credit, to be computed as provided in section thir-
21 ty-seven-a of this chapter, against the tax imposed by this article. If
22 the amount of the credit allowed under this subsection for any taxable
23 year shall exceed the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess shall be
24 treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accord-
25 ance with the provisions of section six hundred eighty-six of this arti-
26 cle, provided, however, that no interest shall be paid thereon.
27 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
28 years commencing on or after such effective date.
