New York A 9673: Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard members, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel

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A09673 Summary:

BILL NOA09673 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02720-A

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L

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Creates a $1,500 wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard members, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.

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BILL NOA09673 

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01/21/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9673

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee 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 members, reservists,
 volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding two new
 2 subdivisions 63 and 64 to read as follows:
 3 63. Employment of New York national guard and reserve members wage tax
 4 credit. (a) Allowance of credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit,
 5 in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars, against the tax
 6 imposed by this article for each member of the New York national guard
 7 and reserves which it employs. Provided, however, such taxpayer shall
 8 comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
 9 Act, as found in section 4301 et seq. of title 18 of the United States
 10 Code; and provided further that such person shall have been employed for
 11 at least six months.
 12 (b) Application of credit. The credit allowed under this subdivision
 13 for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to less
 14 than the minimum amount prescribed in paragraph (d) of subdivision one
 15 of section two hundred ten of this article. If, however, the amount of
 16 credits allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year reduces the
 17 tax to such amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such
 18 taxable year shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or
 19 refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one thousand
 20 eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of
 21 subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter
 22 notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
 23 64. Employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical
 24 services (EMS) first responder personnel wage credit. (a) Allowance of
 25 credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit of one thousand five
 26 hundred dollars, against the tax imposed by this article, for each
 27 volunteer firefighter and EMS first responder personnel which it

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01780-03-6

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 1 employs; provided that such person shall have been employed for at least
 2 six months.
 3 (b) Application of credit. The credit allowed under this subdivision
 4 for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for such year to less
 5 than the minimum amount prescribed in paragraph (d) of subdivision one
 6 of section two hundred ten of this article. If, however, the amount of
 7 credits allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year reduces the
 8 tax to such amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such
 9 taxable year shall be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or
 10 refunded in accordance with the provisions of section one thousand
 11 eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of
 12 subsection (c) of section one thousand eighty-eight of this chapter
 13 notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon.
 14 § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section 606
 15 of the tax law is amended by adding two new clauses (liii) and (liv) to
 16 read as follows:

 17 (liii) Employment of New Amount of credit
 18 York national under subdivision
 19 guard and reserve sixty-three of
 20 members credit section two hundred ten-B
 21 under sub-
 22 sectio