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A 5727: Provides an itemized deduction for expenses for course-mandated supplies for eligible college students paid by taxpayers.
What A 5727 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill provides a tax credit for college students for course-mandated supplies. The credit is calculated based on the amount of allowable college tuition expenses and college expenses for course-mandated supplies. The applicable percentage for the credit varies by taxable year, ranging from 25% to 100%. The credit is not allowed to be claimed by taxpayers who already claim the credit provided under a different section of the tax law. The tax credit is available for taxable years beginning in 2001, with the percentage increasing over time.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5727
- What is the current status of A 5727?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5727 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
- Did A 5727 pass?
- Not yet. A 5727 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5727, and where is it now?
- A 5727 was authored by Asm. William Barclay with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 310 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5727 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BRABENEC, SMITH, DiPIETRO, MIKULIN, WALSH, MILLER, REILLY, SIMPSON, LEMONDES, JENSEN, DeSTEFANO, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, K. BROWN, DURSO, GALLAHAN, HAWLEY, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit for course-mandated supplies for eligible college students The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (d) of section 615 of the tax 2 law, as added by section 2 of part DD of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 (4) allowable college tuition expenses, as defined in paragraph two of 5 subsection (t) of section six hundred six of this article, and college 6 expenses for course-mandated supplies multiplied by the applicable 7 percentage. Such applicable percentage shall be twenty-five percent for 8 taxable years beginning in two thousand one, fifty percent for taxable 9 years beginning in two thousand two, seventy-five percent for taxable 10 years beginning in two thousand three and one hundred percent for taxa- 11 ble years beginning after two thousand three. Provided, however, no 12 deduction shall be allowed under this paragraph to a taxpayer who claims 13 the credit provided under subsection (t) of section six hundred six of 14 this article. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 16 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03964-01-5
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