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S 1939: Exempts from compensating use taxes purchases made outside the state and brought into the state to the extent that the value of the purchase does not exceed $2,500.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 1939 does, verified January 10, 2026

The bill aims to exempt purchases made outside the state and brought into the state from compensating use taxes, provided the value of the purchase does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. This exemption applies to individuals and organizations represented in the state's government. The bill takes effect immediately, with the new exemption applying to tax returns filed on and after January 1, 2026.

Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
Jan. 14, 2025REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 187 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1939 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. WEBER, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Reven- ue AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting from compensating use taxes purchases made outside the state and brought into the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1118 of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 (14) In respect to purchases made outside the state and brought into 4 the state to the extent that the value of such purchase does not exceed 5 two thousand five hundred dollars. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to returns 7 filed on and after January 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03323-01-5 
Text of S 1939 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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