A 4363: Establishes a tax credit for Gold Star children in the amount of $1,500.
The bill aims to establish a tax credit for gold star children, which are the children of a member of the armed forces who has died in the performance of duty in time of war. A taxpayer who is 18 years of age or below can claim a tax credit of $1,500 against their tax liability if they meet the eligibility criteria. The credit can be carried over to the following year if it exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, and can be deducted from the taxpayer's tax liability in the following year. The tax credit will take effect immediately and will apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Feb. 04, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4363 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax credit for Gold Star children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subsection (uuu) to read as follows: 3 (uuu) Gold star child fee credit. (1) Allowance and amount of credit. 4 A taxpayer who is eighteen years of age or below may claim a tax credit 5 against the tax imposed by this article in the amount of one thousand 6 five hundred dollars. Such taxpayer shall be the child of a member of 7 the armed forces of the United States having died in the performance of 8 duty in time of war. In no event shall the credit provided in this 9 subsection be allowed in excess of the taxpayer's tax for such year. 10 (2) Application of credit. If the amount of the credit shall exceed 11 the taxpayer's tax for such year the excess shall be carried over to the 12 following year or years, and may be deducted from the taxpayer's tax for 13 such year or years. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 15 years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08683-01-5