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Government Affairs Council
Update
May
5 ,
2006
President of Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation to
Speak at May 10th Health Committee Meeting
Michael Widmer, President of the Massachusetts
Taxpayers Foundation, will be the luncheon speaker at the May
10th meeting of The Business Council's Health Committee. Mr.
Widmer will discuss the policy and politics of the new Massachusetts
Health law that requires individuals to buy a health insurance
policy, imposes an assessment on some businesses that do not
offer health insurance, and creates a Health Insurance Connector
to link individuals and businesses with health insurance products.
Mr. Widmer will be joined by Victoria Burgess of
the Foundation. She is responsible for research and analysis
of local health policy. The Massachusetts law has gained national
attention. Mr. Widmer will provide details on the myriad of
issues raised by the new law.
The Health Committee meeting will run from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30
p.m. at The Business Council headquarters in Albany. Lunch
will be included, and a $20 meeting fee is
due upon registration.
Conference On State Taxation Agenda (May 22-24, Saratoga
Springs)
The Annual Conference On State Taxation jointly presented
by the Department of Taxation & Finance and The Business
Council which will occur on May 22 - 24 at the Gideon Putnam,
Saratoga Springs includes the following Agenda items:
- Employer withholding & W-2 reporting requirements
on out-of-State-based, non-resident employees whose employment
duties bring them into New York;
- Personal Income Tax "convenience
of the employer" test;
- Understanding the history of New
York's motor fuel taxation system -- Motor Fuel Tax, Petroleum
Business Tax, Highway Use Tax, and prepaid Sales & Use
Tax;
- Review of 2006-2007 Budget tax law changes
and what is effective following passage of S.6460C, veto
message #208, and legislative override votes of April 26,
and other tax changes of the past year;
- Cost Segregation
Studies -- their history, qualifying property and assets,
tax return impact, and their beneficial impacts on REITs,
insurance, property tax, transfer tax, pre-construction planning,
and asset management;
- Judicial decisions and administrative
rulings of the past twelve months;
- New York's receipts factor
and its growing importance under single sales factor apportionment;
- Collapsing the Motor Fuel Tax, Petroleum
Business Tax, and Highway Use Tax into one; and
- Sales tax
on-line lookup project
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