{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-economic-development-law-494","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Economic Development Law § 494","heading":"Application and approval process","body":"§ 494. Application and approval process. 1. A business entity must\nsubmit a complete application as prescribed by the commissioner.\n  2. The commissioner shall establish procedures and a timeframe for\nbusiness entities to submit applications. As part of the application,\neach business entity must:\n  (a) provide evidence in a form and manner prescribed by the\ncommissioner of their business eligibility;\n  (b) agree to allow the department of taxation and finance to share the\nbusiness entity's tax information with the department;\n  (c) agree to allow the department of labor to share its tax and\nemployer information with the department. However, any information\nshared as a result of this program shall not be available for disclosure\nor inspection under the state freedom of information law;\n  (d) allow the department and its agents access to any and all books\nand records the department may require to monitor compliance; and\n  (e) agree to provide any additional information required by the\ndepartment relevant to this article.\n  3. After reviewing a business entity's completed final application and\ndetermining that the business entity meets the eligibility criteria as\nset forth in this article, the department may issue a certificate of tax\ncredit.","path":["Economic Development Law","Article 27. Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/COM/494","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"c8e33b63686d10678aa40ad9ff210dc359b4aab73dd510e2ce315860e9228d20","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-economic-development-law-493","next":"us-ny/n.y.-economic-development-law-495"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}