L.L. 2009/067
Enactment date: 10/7/2009
Int. No. 1065
By Council Members Lappin, Garodnick, the Speaker (Council Member Quinn), Brewer, Comrie, Fidler, Gentile, Gerson, James, Stewart, Weprin, Nelson, Dilan, Gennaro, Jackson and Sears
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing a biotechnology credit against the general corporation tax, and the unincorporated business tax.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 3. The aggregate amount of tax credits allowed under this local law in any calendar year shall be 3 million dollars. Such aggregate amount of credits shall be allocated by the department of finance of the city of New York among eligible taxpayers on a pro rata basis. Taxpayers eligible for such pro rata allocation shall be determined by the department of finance of the city of New York no later than February twenty-eighth of the succeeding calendar year in which the credit provided in this local law is applied.
§ 4. The department of finance of the city of New York shall establish by rule by October 31, 2009 procedures for the allocation of tax credits as required by section 3 of this local law. Such rules shall include provisions describing the application process, the due dates for such applications, the standards that shall be used to evaluate the applications, the documentation that will be provided to taxpayers to substantiate the amount of tax credits allocated to such taxpayers, and such other provisions as deemed necessary and appropriate.
§ 5. This local law shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that this local law shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2013.