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NY S00490

Provides a maximum $200 tax credit for taxpayer expenses associated with the development of open source and free software license programs.


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Introduced
01/04/2017
In Committee
01/04/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

2017-2018 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit to individuals for up to two hundred dollars of expenses related to the development and posting of an open source or free license program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1

AI Summary

This bill provides a maximum $200 tax credit for taxpayer expenses associated with the development of open source and free software license programs. The credit is equal to up to 20% of the total out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the taxpayer in developing a program that is released under an open source or free software license recognized by the Open Source Initiative or the Free Software Foundation. The credit can be claimed by individual taxpayers, but they can only claim it for one program per year. If the credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability for the year, the excess can be carried over to the following year(s).

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (on 01/04/2017)

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