Section 1322. Persons subject to the city income tax surcharge  


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  • (a) General.
      The  city income tax surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this
      article shall be imposed for each taxable year on  every  city  resident
      individual,  estate and trust. A taxpayer's taxable year for purposes of
      a city income tax surcharge imposed pursuant to the  authority  of  this
      article  shall  be the same as his taxable year under article twenty-two
      of this chapter.
        (b) Partners and partnerships. A partnership  as  such  shall  not  be
      subject to a city income tax surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority
      of  this  article.  Persons  carrying  on  business as partners shall be
      liable for such city income tax surcharge  only  in  their  separate  or
      individual  capacities.  As used in this article, the term "partnership"
      shall include,  unless  a  different  meaning  is  clearly  required,  a
      subchapter  K  limited liability company. The term "subchapter K limited
      liability company" shall mean a limited liability company classified  as
      a  partnership  for  federal  income  tax  purposes.  The  term "limited
      liability company" means a  domestic  limited  liability  company  or  a
      foreign limited liability company, as defined in section one hundred two
      of  the  limited  liability  company law, a limited liability investment
      company formed pursuant to section five hundred  seven  of  the  banking
      law, or a limited liability trust company formed pursuant to section one
      hundred two-a of the banking law.
        (c)  Associations  taxable  as  corporations. An association, trust or
      other unincorporated organization which is taxable as a corporation  for
      federal  income  tax  purposes shall not be subject to a city income tax
      surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this article.
        * (d) Exempt trusts and organizations. A trust or other unincorporated
      organization which by reason of its purposes  or  activities  is  exempt
      from  federal  income  tax  shall  be  exempt  from  any city income tax
      surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this article  (regardless
      of  whether  subject to federal income tax on unrelated business taxable
      income). A qualified higher education  fund,  as  defined  in  paragraph
      three  of  subsection (k) of section six hundred twelve of this chapter,
      shall be exempt from any city income tax surcharge imposed  pursuant  to
      the authority of this article.
        * NB Applies to taxable years beginning prior to 1988
        * (d) Exempt trusts and organizations. A trust or other unincorporated
      organization  which  by  reason  of its purposes or activities is exempt
      from federal income tax  shall  be  exempt  from  any  city  income  tax
      surcharge  imposed pursuant to the authority of this article (regardless
      of whether subject to federal income tax on unrelated  business  taxable
      income).
        * NB Applies to taxable years beginning after 1987