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GROSS RECEIPTS TAX BREAKDOWN

Staff Contact: Ken Pokalsky

  • Repeal of Section 186 (0.75% Utility Gross Receipts Tax on energy) effective 1/1/0; thus resulting in;

  • Imposition of Article 9-A Corporation Franchise Tax (income-based) on energy utilities retroactive to 1/1/0;

  • Phase-out of Section 186-a (2.5% Utility Gross Receipts Tax on energy) on the transmission, transportation, and delivery (TTD) of electricity and gas for commercial customers beginning 2.45% on 1/1/1, 1.8% on 1/1/2, 1.125 on 1/1/3, 0.53125% on 1/1/4, and reaching 0% on 1/1/5;

  • Phase down of Section 186-a (2.5% Utility Gross Receipts Tax on energy) on the transmission, transportation and delivery (TTD) of electricity and gas for residential customers beginning 2.45 % on 1/1/1, 2.4% on 1/1/2, 2.25% on 1/1/3, 2.125 on 1/1/4, and reaching and holding at 2% on 1/1/5;

  • Phase out of Section 186-a (2.5% Utility Gross Receipts Tax on energy) other than TTD (essentially the commodity) of electricity and gas as follows: 2.1% on 1/1/0, 2.0% on 1/1/1, 1.9% on 1/1/2, 0.85% on 1/1/3, 0.4% on 1/1/4 and 0% on 1/1/5.

  • Phase out of Section 189 (Gas Importation Privilege Tax on the presumed well-head price of natural gas purchased out of State and imported for use within New York State) as follows: 2.1% on 1/1/0, 2.0% on 1/1/1, 1.9% on 1/1/2, 0.85% on 1/1/3, 0.4% on 1/1/4, and 0% on 1/1/5. This essentially matches the phase out on section 186-a for the commodity.

  • Creation of an Article 9-A (and Article 22) refundable credit for any Section 186-a and 189 taxes (as well as their MCTD surcharges) contained within gas and electricity purchase prices paid (and to be paid) by industrial and manufacturing businesses since 1/1/0.

  • Total cumulative effect of the GRT tax cuts - $330 million.

   


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