Instructions For Form IT-203: Nonresident and Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
Instructions For Form IT-203: Nonresident and Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
IT-203-I
Instructions
Instructions for Form IT-203
Nonresident and Part-Year Resident
Income Tax Return
New York State • New York City • Yonkers • MCTMT
(including instructions for Forms IT-195, IT-203-ATT, and IT-203-B)
If you do file a paper return, you may need these additional forms, as well as credit claim forms.
Use Form: to:
IT-2 report wages and NYS, NYC, or Yonkers tax withheld (do not submit
Form W-2).
IT-195 allocate all or a portion of your personal income tax refund to a NYS 529
account.
IT-196 claim the New York itemized deduction.
IT-201-V make a payment by check or money order with your return.
IT-203-B allocate nonresident and part-year resident income and use the college tuition
itemized deduction worksheet.
IT-1099-R report NYS, NYC, or Yonkers tax withheld from annuities, pensions, retirement
pay, or IRA payments (do not submit Form 1099-R).
IT-203-ATT report other NYS or NYC taxes or to claim credits other than those reported on
Form IT-203.
IT-225 report NY addition and subtraction modifications not reported directly on
Form IT-203.
IT-227 make voluntary contributions.
Reminder: To claim a tax credit (with the exception of the household credit
and the part-year NYC school tax credit) you must complete and
submit the appropriate credit form.
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Table of contents
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What’s new for 2019? . ............................................ 3 Yonkers taxes – lines 53 and 54 ........................... 32
Filing information for same-sex married couples...... 8 Other refundable credits – line 61 ......................... 35
Credits for individuals .............................................. 9 New York State, New York City, and Yonkers tax
withheld – lines 62, 63, and 64 .......................... 35
Credits for businesses ........................................... 10
Check your withholding for 2020 ........................... 35
Other forms you may have to file .......................... 12
Estimated tax payments – line 65 ......................... 35
Filing status and items B through I ........................ 15
Calculate your refund or the amount you owe . ..... 36
Part-year resident income allocation worksheet .... 18
Refund options ...................................................... 36
Line instructions for Form IT-203
lines 1 through 19............................................... 20 Payment options . .................................................. 37
New York additions and subtractions .................... 26 Account information – line 73 ................................ 38
New York State earned income credit – line 43 ...... 31 School districts and code numbers ....................... 51
Income percentage – line 45 .................................. 31 New York State Tax Table ..................................... 55
Other New York State nonrefundable New York State tax rate schedule ......................... 63
credits – line 47 . ................................................ 31
Tax computation –
Net other New York State taxes – line 49 .............. 31 New York AGI of more than $107,650 ............... 64
Part-year New York City resident tax – line 51 ...... 31 Index . ............................................ inside back cover
(continued)
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E-file information
Common words and phrases Need to know the amount of your 2018 New York State
Tax refund?
We do not mail Form 1099-G, Statement for Recipients of State
To save space and enhance clarity, these instructions may use Income Tax Refunds. If you need this information to complete
common abbreviations, including: your federal return:
EIC = earned income credit • check your paperwork
federal AGI = federal adjusted gross income • go to Online Services at www.tax.ny.gov
IRC = Internal Revenue Code • call 518-457-5181
IRS = Internal Revenue Service
MCTMT = Metropolitan Commuter Transportation What you can find on our website
Mobility Tax
New York AGI = New York adjusted gross income • The most up-to-date information
NYS = New York State • Free e-file options
NYC = New York City • Forms and instructions
• Publications and other guidance
Online Services • Online services and account information
• How to change your address
New York State Tax Department • Free tax return assistance information
Online Services •
•
How to resolve an issue
Taxpayer rights information
Create an Online Services account and log in to: • Subscription service sign-up
• make payments Visit our site to see other services and information.
• view your filing and payment history
• get email notifications for refunds, bills, and
notices How to get New York City forms
• respond to bills and notices
If you need to get NYC tax forms and instructions or information
Access is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. about NYC business taxes, contact the NYC Department of
www.tax.ny.gov Finance:
Online - nyc.gov/finance
Send a message - nyc.gov/contactdof
By phone - From any of the five boroughs in New York City, call
311. From outside New York City, call 212-639-9675.
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is employed in or used as an asset of a business, trade, 2) the New York source income for the period you were a
profession, or occupation carried on in New York State; nonresident of New York State.
• interest, dividends, or other income from intangible personal
property, or gains from the sale or exchange of intangible Additional notes to all filers
personal property, unless the intangible personal property is See Other forms you may have to file to make sure your tax
employed in a business, trade, profession, or occupation in return is complete.
New York State;
See the credit charts on pages 9 through 12 to review credits
• compensation you received for active service in the United available for nonresidents and part-year residents.
States military (see Members of the armed forces on page 49);
• your income earned in New York State as a military spouse if Does your child have investment income over $2,200? It would
(1) you are a nonresident of New York State, and (2) you are in be to your advantage to file a New York return for your child to
New York State solely to be with your spouse who is a member report your child’s investment income, since there will be no
of the armed services present in New York State in compliance New York tax on the first $3,100 of that income. When you file
with military orders (for more information, see TSB-M-10(1)I, your federal return, report your child’s investment income on
Military Spouses Residency Relief Act and TSB-M-19(3)I, federal Form 8615 (instead of federal Form 8814). If you file
Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 ); Form 8814, the amount of your child’s investment income over
$2,200 that was included in your federal gross income will be
• your income as a shareholder of a corporation that is a reported in the Federal amount column of your Form IT-203 on
New York C corporation; your New York return and taxed at your rate.
• compensation you received from an interstate rail carrier,
interstate motor carrier, or an interstate motor private carrier for Joint filing exception for some married taxpayers
regularly assigned duties performed in more than one state;
If you are married and filing a joint federal income tax return
• compensation you received from an interstate air carrier if 50% but one spouse is a New York State resident and the other
or less of that compensation is earned in New York State; is a nonresident or part-year resident, you are required to
• compensation paid to you if (1) you are engaged on a vessel file separate New York State returns. The resident must use
to perform assigned duties in more than one state as a pilot Form IT-201, Resident Income Tax Return. The nonresident or
licensed under U.S. Code, Title 46, section 7101, or (2) you part-year resident, if required to file a New York State return,
perform regularly assigned duties while engaged as a master, must use Form IT-203. However, if you both choose to file a
officer, or crewman on a vessel operating on the navigable joint New York State return, use Form IT-201 and both spouses’
waters of more than one state. income will be taxed as full-year residents of New York State.
Credits for individuals Key: This credit may be refunded to you, even if you owe no tax.
* See this page in the instructions. There is no form for this credit.
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Credits for individuals (continued) Key: This credit may be refunded to you, even if you owe no tax.
You may apply for this credit even if you don’t have to file a tax return.
* See this page in the instructions. There is no form for this credit.
Note: These were advance payments made in the fall of 2019. For more information, see our website.
Credits for businesses Key: This credit may be refunded to you, even if you owe no tax.
Alternative fuels have unused credit for purchasing a new alternative-fuel vehicle or converting a IT-253
vehicle to use alternative fuel, or have unused credit for investing in new clean-fuel
vehicle refueling property.
Alternative fuels placed in service alternative fuel vehicle refueling or electric vehicle IT-637
and electric vehicle recharging property in New York State.
recharging property
Biofuel production produced biofuel at a biofuel plant located in New York State. IT-243
Brownfield credits was issued a certificate of completion by the New York State Department IT-611
of Environmental Conservation (DEC) under the Brownfield Cleanup IT-611.1
Program. IT-611.2
IT-612
IT-613
Clean heating fuel purchased bioheating fuel that is used for space heating or hot water production IT-241
for residential purposes.
Conservation own land that is subject to a conservation easement held by a public or private IT-242
easement conservation agency.
Defibrillator purchased an automated external defibrillator machine. IT-250
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Credits for businesses (continued) Key: This credit may be refunded to you, even if you owe no tax.
Credits for businesses (continued) Key: This credit may be refunded to you, even if you owe no tax.
Form IT-2 To report wages and New York State, New York City, or Yonkers tax withheld. For
Summary of W-2 Statements more information, see the instructions on Form IT-2.
Form IT-203-ATT To report any other New York State taxes you are subject to, or to claim credits other
Other Tax Credits and Taxes than those reported on Form IT‑203. For more information, see the instructions for
Attachment to Form IT-203 Form IT-203-ATT.
Form IT-201-V To make a payment by check or money order. For more information, see
Payment Voucher for Income Tax Returns Form IT-201-V.
Form IT-203-A To allocate business income or loss and net earnings from self-employment in and
Business Allocation Schedule out of the MCTD. For more information, see the instructions on Form IT-203-A.
Form IT-203-B To allocate wages to New York, report living quarters maintained in New York
Nonresident and Part-Year Resident Income State during any part of the tax year, and to compute your college tuition itemized
Allocation and College Tuition Itemized deduction.
Deduction Worksheet
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Form IT-203-C To allow a spouse with no New York source income, in the case of married
Nonresident or Part-Year Resident nonresidents and part-year residents who are required to file a joint return, the
Spouse’s Certification option to not sign the joint return and to not be held liable for any tax, penalty, or
interest due.
Form IT-196 To claim the New York itemized deduction. For more information, see the
New York Resident, Nonresident, and instructions for Form IT-196.
Part-Year Resident Itemized Deductions
Form IT-203-F To allocate income to New York, includable in federal AGI, attributable to past
Multi-Year Allocation Form employment in New York, and to report stock option income.
Form IT-225 To report New York State addition and subtraction modifications to federal AGI other
New York State Modifications than those specifically listed on Form IT-203. For more information, see page 26
and the instructions for Form IT-225.
Form IT-230 To compute tax due if you used federal Form 4972 to compute your federal tax on a
Separate Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions lump-sum distribution from a qualified retirement plan. For more information, see the
instructions for Form IT-230.
Form IT-360.1 To compute the tax due if you changed your New York City or Yonkers resident
Change of City Resident Status status during the year. You must pay the New York City income tax or Yonkers
resident income tax surcharge for the part of the year that you lived in New York City
or Yonkers. For more information, see the instructions for Form IT-360.1.
Form IT-1099-R To report New York State, New York City, or Yonkers tax withheld from annuities,
Summary of Federal Form 1099-R pensions, retirement pay, or IRA payments. For more information, see the
Statements instructions on Form IT-1099-R.
Form IT-2105 To pay estimated tax for 2020 if you expect to owe at least $300 of New York State
Estimated Tax Payment Voucher or New York City or Yonkers income tax after deducting tax withheld and credits you
for Individuals are entitled to claim or owe any amount of MCTMT. For more information, see the
instructions for Form IT-2105.
Form Y-203 To compute the tax due if you were not a Yonkers resident for 2019 but you earned
Yonkers Nonresident Earnings Tax Return wages or had self-employment income from within Yonkers, and you have to file
a New York State income tax return. For more information, see the instructions for
Form Y-203.
Form IT-203-X To amend a previously filed New York State income tax return. For more information,
Amended Nonresident and see Amending your return on page 50 and the instructions for Form IT-203-X.
Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
Form IT-2105.9 To compute the penalty if you did not pay enough New York State, New York City, or
Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Yonkers estimated tax or if you did not have enough tax withheld.
Individuals and Fiduciaries
Form IT-227 To make voluntary contributions. For more information, see the instructions for
New York State Voluntary Contributions Form IT-227.
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If you filed a joint federal return and one spouse is a Code A6 Build America Bond (BAB) interest
New York State resident and the other is a nonresident Enter this code if you included BAB interest in your federal
or part-year resident, you are required to file separate New AGI. For additional information, see TSB-M-10(4)I, Treatment
York State returns. The resident must use Form IT-201. The of Interest Income from Build America Bonds, available on our
nonresident or part-year resident, if required to file a New York website.
State return, must use Form IT-203. However, if you both choose
to file a joint New York State return, use Form IT-201; both
spouses’ income will be taxed as full-year residents of New York (continued)
State.
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Item I
Enter the required information for each dependent you claimed
on federal Form 1040. Also enter the required information for any
dependent for whom you were entitled to claim on your federal
return but chose not to (see Example below). If you did not have
to file a federal return, enter the required information for each
dependent you would be entitled to claim for federal income tax
purposes.
Example: You were entitled to claim your daughter as a
dependent on your federal return but chose not to in order to
allow her to claim a federal education credit on her federal tax
return; you may still claim her as a dependent on your New York
State return.
If you have more than 6 dependents, submit a separate piece
of paper marked Form IT-203- item I continued, and enter the
required information for the additional dependents on that paper
(be sure to include your name and Social Security number at the
top of each sheet).
Note: If you are married filing a joint federal return but are
required to file separate returns for New York State (see page 8),
complete item I as if you had filed separate federal returns.
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The combined total of Columns B and D should equal the total of Column A unless you have capital gains or losses. Add the amounts
in Column C and D for each line of the worksheet above and transfer the total to the corresponding line of Form IT‑203 in the New
York State amount column.
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If you moved into or out of New York State during 2019, use Column D
the Part-year resident income allocation worksheet on page 18 Enter that portion of the Column A amount that you received
along with the specific line instructions for Form IT-203 beginning during your resident period. If you moved out of New York State,
below to determine your New York State source income for the include items you would have to report if you were filing a federal
entire tax year. return on the accrual basis for the period before you changed
Enter only whole dollar amounts (see page 6). your resident status.
Resident period is the period you were a New York State Transfer the amounts in Column A to the corresponding lines on
resident; nonresident period is the period you were a New York Form IT-203 in the Federal amount column.
State nonresident. Transfer the amounts in Column E to the corresponding lines on
Form IT-203 in the New York State amount column.
Column A
Enter the amounts you reported on your federal return. Include Example 1: You moved from Indiana to New York State on
items you would have to include if you were filing a federal return August 15, 2019. On your federal return, you report $35,000 in
on the accrual basis. total wages. Of this amount, you earned $12,000 while you were
a New York State resident. On line 1, you would enter $35,000
in Column A, $23,000 in Column B, $0 in Column C (you earned
Column B no income in New York State prior to the move), $12,000 in
Enter that portion of the Column A amount that you received Column D, and $12,000 in Column E.
during your nonresident period. If you moved into New York
State, include items you would have to report if you were filing Example 2: You moved from New York State to Georgia on
a federal return on the accrual basis for the period before you June 10, 2019. On June 1, 2019, your employer awarded you a
changed your resident status. guaranteed bonus of $2,000 that it paid to you on July 1, 2019.
You must enter the $2,000 bonus in Column D, line 1, since this
Column C is income accruable to your resident period.
Enter that portion of the Column B amount that you received Example 3: You moved from New Jersey to New York State
during your nonresident period from: on May 10, 2019. You own stock in the XYZ Corporation
• services you performed in New York State (for example, which, on May 1, 2019, declared a $1,000 dividend payable
wages, salaries, termination agreements, covenants not to on June 1, 2019. You also received $500 a month from rental
compete, stock options, and stock appreciation rights); property located in New York which you sold on April 30, 2019.
• property located in New York State; and You must report the $1,000 dividend income in Column B on
line 3, since this is income accruable to the nonresident period.
• businesses, trades, professions, or occupations conducted in You would report the rental income in Column B and in Column C
New York State. on line 11, since you derived this income from New York State
If you earned salary or wages both inside and outside of New sources during your nonresident period.
York State, you must complete Schedule A on Form IT-203-B to
determine the amount that is allocable to New York State. Enter
that amount in Column C. See the instructions for Form IT-203-B
for more information.
See Form IT-203-F, Multi-Year Allocation Form, if you received
income from a termination agreement, covenant not to compete,
stock option, restricted stock, or stock appreciation right.
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• your share of any noncapital gain or loss you received as a retirement system (including distributions from the TIAA-CREF
member of a partnership, a beneficiary of an estate or trust, or Optional Retirement Program) or the United States, its territories
a shareholder of a New York S corporation (the partnership, or possessions, political subdivisions of these territories
S corporation, or estate or trust should provide this information or possessions, the District of Columbia or any agency or
to you). instrumentality of any of the above (including the military), also
include this amount on line 25. See the instructions for line 25.
If the business’s books do not clearly reflect the New York
gain or loss, you must allocate the gain or loss according to a Pension and annuity income exclusion
prescribed formula or an approved alternative method. Complete
Form IT-203-A, Business Allocation Schedule, and submit it with If you entered an amount on line 10, either column, see the
Form IT-203. If you submit an alternative method for allocation, instructions for line 28 to see if you qualify for the pension and
submit all information about your own method of allocation, along annuity income exclusion.
with Form IT-203-A (see the instructions for Form IT-203-A).
Line 11 – Rental real estate, royalties, partnerships,
Part-year residents S corporations, trusts, etc.
Also add that part of the federal amount that you realized while Federal amount column
you were a resident.
Enter the amount you reported on your federal return and submit
a copy of federal Schedule E.
Line 9 – Taxable amount of IRA distributions
Federal amount column New York State amount column
Enter the amount you reported on your federal return. Enter that part of the federal amount you received as
a nonresident that was derived from or connected with
New York State amount column New York State sources. See the instructions below relating to
specific types of income.
Do not enter any part of the federal amount you received as a
nonresident. • Rent and royalty income from personal property – Include
rents and royalties from (1) tangible personal property not used
Part-year residents in a business, if the property is located in New York State;
and (2) tangible and intangible personal property used in or
Enter that part of the federal amount that you received while you
connected with a business, trade, profession or occupation
were a resident.
you carried on in New York State. If you carry on a business
See the instructions for line 28 to see if you qualify for the both in and out of New York State, determine your income from
pension and annuity income exclusion. New York State sources by applying the business allocation
percentage (from Form IT-203-A) or an alternate allocation
Line 10 – Taxable amount of pensions and method. Include also your share of any rental or royalty income
you received as a member of a partnership or as a beneficiary
annuities of an estate or trust (this information should be provided to you
Federal amount column by your partnership or the estate or trust).
Enter the taxable amount you reported on your federal return. • Rent from real property – Include rents and royalties from
real property located in New York State, whether or not used
New York State amount column in connection with a business. Also include your share of
Certain pension income received while a nonresident is not any rental or royalty income you received as a member of
taxable to New York State and should not be included in the a partnership or as a beneficiary of an estate or trust (this
New York State amount column. information should be provided to you by your partnership or
the estate or trust).
• U.S. Code, Title 4, section 114, prohibits states from taxing
nonresidents on income they receive from (a) pension plans • Partnership income – Include your distributive share of
recognized as qualified under the IRC and (b) certain deferred partnership income as reported on your Form IT-204-IP,
compensation plans that are nonqualified retirement plans but New York Partner’s Schedule K-1. Include only those items
which meet additional requirements. of partnership income that you are not required to include
elsewhere in the New York State amount column. For example,
• A pension or other retirement benefit that is not exempt under your share of a partnership’s New York capital gain is included
Title 4 of the U.S. Code, is exempt if it meets the New York on line 7. (See Special rule for part-year residents on page 23.)
definition of an annuity.
• S corporation income – Include your pro rata share of New
See Publication 36, General Information for Senior Citizens and York S corporation income, gain, loss and deduction (this
Retired Persons. information should be provided to you by the S corporation).
Include only those items of S corporation income that you
If your pension and annuity income is not exempt from New York are not required to include elsewhere in the New York State
tax and is based on services performed inside and outside amount column. For example, your share of S corporation
New York State, enter the amount you received as a nonresident capital gains is included on line 7. If the corporation carried
to the extent that the services were performed in New York State. on business both in and out of New York State, use the
corporation’s business apportionment factor determined under
Part-year residents Article 9-A, to compute the amount of your income or loss
Enter that part of the Federal amount column that represents the derived from or connected with New York State sources. For
taxable amount you received while you were a New York State additional information visit our website. (See Special rule for
resident. part-year residents on page 23.)
Government pensions
If the amount on line 10, either column, represents a pension
or other benefit paid by the New York State or a municipal (continued)
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• Estate and trust income – Include your share of estate or Note: If you are a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary of more
trust income from New York State sources (this information than one entity, apply either method (direct accounting method or
should be provided to you by the fiduciary). Include only those proration method) separately to each entity. You are not required
items of estate or trust income that you are not required to to use the same method for all entities.
include elsewhere in the New York State amount column. For
example, your share of the estate’s or trust’s capital gains is Direct accounting method – The direct accounting method
included on line 7. (See Special rule for part-year residents requires you to determine the actual amount of your share
below.) of income attributable to the period you were a resident and
nonresident during the partnership’s, S corporation’s, or estate’s
• Passive activity loss – Complete and submit Form IT-182, or trust’s tax year ending within your tax year. If you elect to use
Passive Activity Loss Limitations for Nonresidents and the direct accounting method, you must use the partnership’s,
Part-Year Residents, to report your passive activity losses from S corporation’s, or estate’s or trust’s method of accounting for
New York sources. Your passive activity loss as a nonresident federal income tax purposes to determine the amount attributable
must be recomputed to determine the amounts that would to each period. In addition, you must use the method for all items
be allowed if your federal AGI took into account only items of of income, gain, loss and deduction that are included in your
income, gain, loss, or deduction derived from or connected with distributive share of partnership income, your pro rata share of
New York sources. S corporation income, or your share of estate or trust income.
Part-year residents Proration method – Allocate the items of income based on the
Also add that part of the federal amount that you received number of days you were a resident and the number of days you
while you were a resident. Any passive activity loss must be were a nonresident during the partnership’s, S corporation’s, or
recomputed as if you filed separate federal returns for your estate’s or trust’s tax year which ends during your tax year. The
resident and nonresident periods. portion attributable to your nonresident period is limited to the
percentage of income derived from or connected with New York
Special rule – Part-year residents must determine, and include State sources. (Obtain this percentage from your partnership,
in the New York State amount column, the portion of their share S corporation, or estate or trust.) The following formula illustrates
of income from a partnership, S corporation, or estate or trust the computation:
using either of two methods of allocation: the direct accounting
method or the proration method.
Example 1: Sam Smith was a partner in partnership Q during Example 2: Tim Jones was a partner in partnership R during
2019. Partnership Q’s tax year ends on December 31, 2019. 2019. Partnership R’s tax year began on November 1, 2018, and
Partnership Q carried on business both within and outside ended on October 31, 2019. Partnership R carried on business
New York State and has determined that the partnership’s both within and outside New York State and has determined the
New York allocation percentage is 65%. For tax year 2019, partnership’s New York allocation percentage is 60%. For tax
the distributive share of income from partnership Q included in year 2019, the distributive share of income from partnership R
Sam’s Federal amount column on Form IT-203 was $40,000. included in Tim’s Federal amount column on Form IT-203
Sam changed residence from New York State to New Jersey on was $65,000. Tim changed residence from New York State to
September 30, 2019. Using Steps 1 through 3, the amount of Vermont on May 31, 2019. Using steps 1 through 3, the amount
partnership income that Sam Smith must include in New York of partnership income that Tim Jones must include in New York
source income (the New York State amount column) on his 2019 source income (the New York State amount column) on his 2019
Form IT-203, is computed as follows: Form IT-203, is computed as follows:
Step 1 (resident period) Step 1 (resident period)
$40,000 × 273 (number of days from 1/1/2019 through $65,000 × 212 (number of days from 11/1/2018 through
9/30/2019) ÷ 365 = $29,917.81 5/31/2019) ÷ 365 = $37,753.42
Step 2 (nonresident period) Step 2 (nonresident period)
$40,000 × 92 (number of days from 10/1/2019 through $65,000 × 153 (number of days from 6/1/2019 through
12/31/2019) ÷ 365 = $10,082.19 × .65 = $6,553.42 10/31/2019) ÷ 365 = $27,246.58 × .60 = $16,347.95
Step 3 Step 3
Total amount to include in New York State amount Total amount to include in New York State amount
column = $36,471 column = $54,101
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Step 44 –– Calculate
Step Calculate your
your New
New York
York additions
additions and
and subtractions
subtractions
Qualifying pension and annuity income includes: among the beneficiaries. Each beneficiary’s share of the $20,000
• periodic payments for services you performed as an employee exclusion is determined by multiplying $20,000 by a fraction,
before you retired; whose numerator is the value of the pensions and annuities
inherited by the beneficiary, and whose denominator is the total
• periodic and lump-sum payments from an IRA, but not
value inherited by all beneficiaries.
payments derived from contributions made after you retired;
• periodic distributions from government (IRC section 457) Example: A taxpayer received pension and annuity income
deferred compensation plans; totaling $6,000 as a beneficiary of a decedent who was 59½
before January 1, 2019. The decedent’s total pension and
• periodic distributions from an annuity contract (IRC
annuity income was $24,000, shared equally among four
section 403(b)) purchased by an employer for an employee
beneficiaries. Each beneficiary is entitled to one‑quarter of the
and the employer is a corporation, community chest, fund,
decedent’s pension exclusion, or $5,000 ($20,000 divided by 4).
foundation, or public school;
The taxpayer also received a qualifying pension and annuity
• periodic payments from an HR-10 (Keogh) plan, but not payment of $14,000 in 2019. The taxpayer is entitled to claim
payments derived from contributions made after you retired; a pension and annuity income exclusion of $19,000 ($14,000
• lump-sum payments from an HR-10 (Keogh) plan, but only if attributable to the taxpayer’s own pension and annuity payment,
federal Form 4972 is not used. Do not include that part of your plus $5,000 received as a beneficiary *).
payment that was derived from contributions made after you * The total amount of the taxpayer’s pension and annuity
retired; income exclusion that can be applied against the
• periodic distributions of benefits from a cafeteria plan (IRC taxpayer’s pension and annuity income received as
section 125) or a qualified cash or deferred profit-sharing or a beneficiary is limited to the taxpayer’s share of the
stock bonus plan (IRC section 401(k)), but not distributions decedent’s pension and annuity income exclusion.
derived from contributions made after you retired.
Disability income exclusion
Qualifying pension and annuity income does not include: If you are also claiming the disability income exclusion
• Distributions received as a nonemployee spouse (Form IT-225, S-124), the total of your pension and annuity income
in accordance with a court-issued qualified domestic exclusion and disability income exclusion cannot exceed $20,000.
relations order (QDRO) that meets the criteria of IRC
section 414(p)(1)(A) or in accordance with a domestic New York State amount column
relations order (DRO) issued by a New York court. For
additional information, see Publication 36. Nonresidents
If you received pension or annuity income as a nonresident
• Distributions received as a result of an annuity contract
of New York State, and were required to report it in the
purchased with your own funds from an insurance company
New York State amount column on line 10 and it qualifies for
or other financial institution. The payments are attributable
the pension and annuity income exclusion (see above), enter
to premium payments made by you, from your own funds,
that amount, but not more than $20,000, in the New York State
and are not attributable to personal services performed. For
amount column.
additional information, see Publication 36.
However, if you allocated the amount included on line 10, in the
Married taxpayers New York State amount column because you performed services
If you both qualify, you and your spouse can each subtract up to inside and outside New York State, then you must allocate the
$20,000 of your own pension and annuity income. However, you pension and annuity exclusion in the same manner, using the
cannot claim any unused part of your spouse’s exclusion. same allocation percentage (but not more than $20,000).
Example: Chris and Pat, both age 62, included total pension Part‑year residents
and annuity income of $45,000 in their federal AGI on their joint
You may be entitled to deduct in the New York State amount
federal tax return. Chris received qualifying pension and annuity
column a pension and annuity income exclusion of up to $20,000
payments totaling $30,000 and Pat received qualifying payments
for each of your taxable periods.
totaling $15,000. They are filing a joint New York State resident
personal income tax return. Chris may claim the maximum For your period of residence, include that part of the qualifying
pension and annuity income exclusion of $20,000, and Pat may pension and annuity income that you received during the period
claim an exclusion of $15,000, for a total pension and annuity you were a resident, but not more than $20,000.
income exclusion of $35,000.
For your period of nonresidence, include only that part of the
Beneficiaries qualifying pension and annuity income you received during the
period you were a nonresident that was required to be included
If you received a decedent’s pension and annuity income, you
in the line 10, New York State amount column, but not more
may make this subtraction if the decedent would have been
than $20,000. If you allocated the pension and annuity income
entitled to it, had the decedent continued to live, regardless of
that you received during your nonresident period to New York
your age. If the decedent would have become 59½ during 2019,
because it was attributable to services performed inside and
enter only the amount received after the decedent would have
outside New York State, you must allocate the pension and
become 59½, but not more than $20,000.
annuity income exclusion using the same allocation percentage
In addition, the pension and annuity income exclusion of the applied to your pension and annuity income included on line 10
decedent that you are eligible to claim as a beneficiary must (but not more than $20,000).
first be reduced by the amount subtracted on the decedent’s
New York State personal income tax return, if any. The total Line 29 – Other subtractions
pension and annuity income exclusion claimed by the decedent Use this line to report other subtractions that are not specifically
and the decedent’s beneficiaries cannot exceed $20,000. listed on Form IT-203.
If the decedent has more than one beneficiary, the decedent’s
$20,000 pension and annuity income exclusion must be allocated
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Line 39 – New York State household credit • Filing status only (Single) - Use New York State household
If you marked the Yes box at item C on the front of Form IT-203, credit table 1.
you do not qualify for this credit and should go to line 40. If you • Filing status , and Use New York State household
marked No, use the appropriate table (1, 2, or 3) and the notes credit table 2.
on page 31 to determine the amount to enter on line 39.
• Filing status only (Married filing separate return) - Use
New York State household credit table 3.
If your federal AGI (see Note 4) And the number of dependents (from both returns) listed on
total from both returns is: Form IT-203, item I (Form IT-201, item H) plus one for you and one for
your spouse is:
over 7
Over but not 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (see Note 3)
over Enter on Form IT-203, line 39:
$ (see Note 2) .................. $ 5,000 $45 53 60 68 75 83 90 8
5,000 ........................... 6,000 38 45 53 60 68 75 83 8
6,000 ........................... 7,000 33 40 48 55 63 70 78 8
7,000 ........................... 20,000 30 38 45 53 60 68 75 8
20,000 ........................... 22,000 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 5
22,000 ........................... 25,000 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 5
25,000 ........................... 28,000 20 23 25 28 30 33 35 3
28,000 ........................... 32,000 10 13 15 18 20 23 25 3
32,000 .................................................... No credit is allowed; do not make an entry on Form IT-203, line 39.
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Use these notes for New York State household credit tables 1 through 3
Note 1 For most taxpayers, federal AGI is the amount from Form IT-203, line 19, Federal amount column. However, if on
Form IT-203 you entered special condition code A6 (for Build America Bond (BAB) interest), your federal AGI is the line 19
amount minus any BAB interest that was included in the line 19 amount.
Note 2 This amount could be 0 or a negative amount.
Note 3 For each individual over 7, add the amount in this column to the column 7 amount.
Note 4 For most taxpayers, federal AGI is the amount from Form IT-203, line 19, Federal amount column (or Form IT-201, line 19).
However, if on your NYS return(s) you or your spouse entered special condition code A6 (for Build America Bond (BAB)
interest), federal AGI is the line 19 amount minus any BAB interest that was included in the line 19 amount. If your spouse
was not required to file a New York State return, use your spouse’s federal AGI as reported on his or her federal return
(minus any BAB interest included in that amount).
Note 5 The credit amounts have been rounded (see page 6).
Line 41 – New York State child and dependent If you used Form IT‑230, Part 2, you must complete the
care credit Nonresident and part‑year resident income percentage schedule
of Form IT‑230‑I, Instructions for Form IT‑230, to compute the
Did you qualify to claim the federal child and dependent care
income percentage to enter on line 45.
credit for 2019 (whether or not you actually claimed it)?
If No, you do not qualify for this credit. Go to line 42. Line 47 – New York State nonrefundable credits
If Yes, complete Form IT-216, Claim for Child and Dependent See the credit charts beginning on page 9 for a list of
Care Credit, and transfer the amount from Form IT‑216 to nonrefundable credits. If you are claiming any nonrefundable
Form IT‑203, line 41. Submit Form IT‑216 with your return. credits, complete the appropriate credit forms and
Form IT‑203‑ATT. Transfer the amount of nonrefundable credits
For more information, see the instructions for Form IT-216. to line 47. You must submit the completed credit forms and
Form IT-203-ATT with your return.
Line 43 – New York State earned income credit
Did you claim the federal earned income credit for 2019 on your Line 49 – Net other New York State taxes
federal income tax return? If you are subject to any other taxes, complete the appropriate
forms and Part 2 of Form IT‑203‑ATT. Transfer the total amount
If No, you do not qualify for this credit. Go to line 44.
of net other New York State taxes to line 49. You must submit
If Yes, complete Form IT-215, Claim for Earned Income Credit, the completed forms and Form IT-203-ATT with your return.
and transfer the amount from Form IT-215 to Form IT-203,
line 43. Submit Form IT‑215 with your return. For more Line 51 – Part-year New York City resident tax
information, see the instructions for Form IT-215. If you were a New York City resident for part of 2019, complete
If the IRS is computing your federal earned income credit, write Form IT-360.1, Change of City Resident Status. Enter the tax
EIC in the box to the left of the money column and leave the amount on line 51 and submit Form IT-360.1 with your return.
money column blank on line 43. You must complete Form IT-203, For more information see Form IT‑360.1-I, Instructions for
lines 45, 47, 49, 51 through 57, and 60 through 65, but do not Form IT-360.1.
complete lines 66 through 71.
Line 52 – Part-year resident nonrefundable
Complete Form IT-215, lines 1 through 9 (and lines 21, 23,
and 24, if you are a part-year resident), and submit it with your
New York City child and dependent care credit
return. The Tax Department will compute your New York State If you qualify to claim the federal child and dependent care credit
earned income credit and the resulting refund or amount due. for 2019 (whether or not you actually claimed it) and:
1) have federal AGI * of $30,000 or less, and
If you are due a refund, we will send you the refund along with an
explanatory statement. If you owe tax, you will receive a bill that 2) have a qualifying child under 4 years of age as of
must be paid within 21 days, or by April 15, 2020, whichever is December 31, 2019,
later. you may qualify for this credit. Review the instructions for
Form IT-216 and, if you qualify, complete Form IT-216 and
Line 45 – Income percentage transfer the amount from Form IT-216 to Form IT-203, line 52.
To compute your income percentage, divide the amount from Submit Form IT-216 with your return.
line 31 in the New York State amount column by the amount from * For most taxpayers, federal AGI is the amount from
line 31 in the Federal amount column. (These amounts must be Form IT-203, line 19, Federal amount column. However, if on
entered in the boxes to the left of line 45.) Round the result to Form IT-203 you entered special condition code A6 (for Build
the fourth decimal place. For example, if the amounts used America Bond (BAB) interest), your federal AGI is the line 19
were $12,000 divided by $36,000, the result would be .3333. amount minus any BAB interest that was included in the line 19
Enter this decimal on line 45; do not convert to a percentage. amount.
If the amount on line 31 in either the Federal amount column
or New York State amount column is zero or less, enter 0 on Line 52b – Metropolitan Commuter Transportation
line 45. Mobility Tax (MCTMT) net earnings base
If the amount on line 31 in the New York State amount column is Are you subject to the MCTMT?
more than the amount on line 31 in the Federal amount column, If No, go to line 53.
the income percentage will be more than 100%. For example,
if the amounts used were $25,000 divided by $15,000, the result If Yes, report your net earnings base on this line.
would be 1.6667.
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The MCTMT is imposed on self-employed individuals (including Example: Pat is a partner in a partnership XYZ doing
partners or members in partnerships, limited liability partnerships business in the MCTD. Pat also reports net earnings from
(LLPs) that are treated as partnerships, and limited liability self-employment from two Schedule C businesses. Business A
companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships) engaging carries on business both in and out of the MCTD. Business B
in business within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation carries on business only inside the MCTD. Pat would calculate
District (MCTD). Hereafter, partners and members will be the amount to enter on line 52b as follows:
collectively referred to as partners. Partnerships, including LLPs 1) Net partnership income $80,000 multiplied by
and LLCs treated as partnerships, will be collectively referred to 65% (.65), the amount shown on Form IT-204-IP,
as partnerships. line 29b = $52,000
The MCTD consists of New York City (the counties of New York 2) Business B's net earnings from self-employment
(Manhattan), Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Richmond of $36,000 = $36,000
(Staten Island)) as well as the counties of Rockland, Nassau, 3) Business A's net earnings from self-employment
Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester. of $30,000. Since the business is carried on both
The MCTMT is imposed at a rate of .34% (.0034) of an in and out of the MCTD, use Form IT-203-A to
individual's net earnings from self-employment allocated to calculate the amount to include: Net earnings of
the MCTD. MCTMT is imposed if your net earnings from $30,000 × 40% (Form IT-203-A, line 8) = $12,000
self-employment allocated to the MCTD exceed $50,000 for the Total amount to be included on line 52b = $100,000
year (computed on an individual basis, even if you file a joint
income tax return). Net earnings from self-employment generally is the amount
reported on federal Form 1040, Schedule SE, Section A,
You must calculate your MCTMT net earnings base line 4 or Section B, line 6 (depending on which section
separately for each source of self-employment income that you are required to complete) derived from the source of
has business activity in the MCTD. If you have more than one self-employment income.
source, combine all the individual amounts on line 52b. This is
done by taking your net earnings from self-employment (see Under IRC section 1402, income from certain employment is
definition below) from each source and multiplying them by the treated as income from a trade or business, and is reported on
MCTD allocation percentage for each source (see Determining federal Schedule SE as net earnings from self-employment.
the MCTD allocation percentage below). Accordingly, the income is included in an individual's
computation of net earnings from self-employment allocated to
Note: If you are filing a joint return, you and your spouse must the MCTD and is subject to the MCTMT. Types of employment
each calculate the $50,000 threshold on an individual basis. treated as a trade or business under IRC section 1402 include
If both spouses' individually calculated MCTMT base exceeds but are not limited to:
$50,000, then enter the combined total on line 52b. If either • services performed by a United States citizen employed by a
spouse's calculated MCTMT base is $50,000 or less, do not foreign government, the United Nations, or other international
include that amount on line 52b. organization;
Determining the MCTD allocation percentage for each source of • services performed by a church employee if the church or
self-employment income: other qualified church-controlled organization has a certificate
• START-UP NY approved business owners or partners in effect electing an exemption from employer Social Security
of an approved business who have net earnings from and Medicare taxes; and
self-employment allocated to the MCTD, must complete • qualified services performed by a minister, a member of
Form IT-6-SNY, Metropolitan Commuter Transportation a religious order who has not taken a vow of poverty, or a
Mobility Tax (MCTMT) for START-UP NY. If you have other Christian Science practitioner or reader.
sources of self-employment income allocated to the MCTD
(other than the START-UP NY income), calculate those If your net earnings from self-employment are not subject to
amounts as shown below. You must include all your net federal self-employment tax (for example, nonresident aliens),
earnings from self-employment allocated to the MCTD on use federal Schedule SE (Form 1040) to compute your net
Form IT-6-SNY, line 1. earnings from self-employment as if they were subject to the tax.
• Partners must allocate partnership income to the MCTD For more information, see Publication 420, Guide to the
based on the partnership's allocation. Partners will receive Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax.
their MCTD allocation percentage from their partnership on
Form IT-204-IP, New York Partner's Schedule K-1, line 29b. Line 52c – MCTMT
Multiply your net partnership income by this percentage to Multiply the amount on line 52b by .34% (.0034).
determine the amount to include on line 52b.
If you are a partner in more than one partnership, calculate the Line 53 – Yonkers nonresident earnings tax
amount separately for each partnership. Did you earn wages or conduct a trade or business in Yonkers
• All others – if all of your net earnings from self-employment either as an individual or as a member of a partnership? If No,
are from business activity carried on inside the MCTD, all of go to line 54.
your net earnings from self-employment are allocated to the
MCTD. Include the total net earnings from self-employment If Yes, complete Form Y‑203, Yonkers Nonresident Earnings
for that source on line 52b. If your net earnings from Tax Return. Enter the amount of tax on line 53 and submit
self-employment are from business activity both inside Form Y‑203 with your return.
and outside the MCTD, you must complete Form IT-203-A,
Business Allocation Schedule, to calculate the amount to Line 54 – Part-year Yonkers resident income tax
include on line 52b. Note: For the definition of business surcharge
activity inside and outside the MCTD, see Form IT-203-A. If you were a resident of Yonkers for part of 2019, complete
Form IT‑360.1, Change of City Resident Status. Enter the tax
amount on line 54 and submit Form IT-360.1 with your return.
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Line 56 – Sales or use tax You may also owe an additional local tax if you use property
Report your sales or use tax liability on this line. or services in another locality in New York State, other than the
locality to which you paid tax. You owe use tax to the second
You owe sales or compensating use tax if you: locality if you were a resident of that locality at the time of the
• purchased an item or service subject to tax that is delivered to purchase and its rate of tax is higher than the rate of tax originally
you in New York State without payment of New York State and paid.
local tax to the seller; or Failure to pay sales or use tax may result in the imposition of
• purchased an item or service outside New York State that is penalty and interest. The Tax Department conducts routine audits
subject to tax in New York State (and you were a resident of based on information received from third parties, including the
New York State at the time of purchase) with subsequent use U.S. Customs Service and other states.
in New York State.
If you owe sales or use tax, you may report the amount
Note: You may be entitled to a credit for sales tax paid you owe on your personal income tax return rather than filing
to another state. See the exact calculation method in the Form ST-140.
instructions for Form ST-140, Individual Purchaser’s Annual
Report of Sales and Use Tax. Using the sales and use tax chart below is an easy way to
compute your liability for all your purchases of items or services
For sales and use tax purposes, a resident includes persons who costing less than $1,000 each (excluding shipping and handling)
have a permanent place of abode in the state. Accordingly, you that are not related to a business, rental real estate, or royalty
may be a resident for sales tax purposes even though you may activities.
not be a resident for income tax purposes. See the instructions
for Form ST-140 for more information. You must use Form ST-140 to calculate your sales and use tax
liability to be reported on this return if any of the following apply:
You may not use this line to report:
• You prefer to calculate the exact amount of sales and use tax
• any sales and use tax on business purchases if the business is due.
registered for sales and use tax purposes. You must report this
tax on the business’s sales tax return. • You owe sales or use tax on an item or service costing $1,000
or more (excluding shipping and handling).
• any unpaid sales and use tax on motor vehicles, trailers,
all-terrain vehicles, vessels, or snowmobiles. This tax is paid • You owe sales or use tax for purchases related to a business
directly to the Department of Motor Vehicles ( DMV ). If you not registered for sales tax purposes, rental real estate, or
will not be registering or titling it at the DMV, you should remit royalty activities.
the tax directly to the Tax Department using Form ST-130, Include the amount from Form ST-140, line 4, on Form IT-203,
Business Purchaser’s Report of Sales and Use Tax, or line 56. Do not submit Form ST-140 with your return.
Form ST-140.
If the amount reported on line 56 is $1,700 or more, you must
An unpaid sales or use tax liability commonly arises if you made complete Form IT-135, Sales and Use Tax Report for Purchases
purchases through the Internet, by catalog, from television of Items and Services Costing $25,000 or More, and submit it
shopping channels, or on an Indian reservation, or if you with your return.
purchased items or services subject to tax in another state and
brought them back to New York for use here. If you do not owe any sales or use tax, you must enter 0 on
line 56. Do not leave line 56 blank.
Example 1: You purchased a computer over the Internet
that was delivered to your house in Monroe County, For additional information on when you may owe sales or
New York, from an out-of-state company and did not use tax to New York, see TB-ST-913, Use Tax for Individuals
pay sales tax to that company. (including Estates and Trusts). For more information on
taxable and exempt goods and services, see TB-ST-740, Quick
Example 2: You purchased a book on a trip to Reference Guide for Taxable and Exempt Property and Services.
New Hampshire that you brought back to your residence
in Nassau County, New York, for use there.
Calculation of NYC school tax credit (rate reduction Check your withholding for 2020
amount) for married filing jointly and qualifying widow(er) If, after completing your 2019 tax return, you want to
If city taxable income is: change the amount of New York State, New York City, and
over but not over The credit is:
Yonkers tax withheld from your paycheck, complete
Form IT-2104, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, and
$ 0 $ 21,600 .171% of taxable income give it to your employer.
21,600 500,000 $ 37 plus .228% of the excess over $21,600
If your income is subject to allocation and you want to have
your withholding adjusted to reflect the allocation, complete
Calculation of NYC school tax credit (rate reduction Form IT-2104.1, New York State, City of New York, and City
amount) for single and married filing separately of Yonkers Certificate of Nonresidence and Allocation of
Withholding Tax, and give it to your employer.
If city taxable income is:
over but not over The credit is: If you change residence, or if you are a nonresident and the
percentage of services you perform within the state or city
$ 0 $ 12,000 .171% of taxable income changes substantially, you must notify your employer within
12,000 500,000 $ 21 plus .228% of the excess over $12,000 10 days.
In general, you are not subject to a penalty if your 2019 If your payment is returned, we will send a separate bill for
prepayments equal at least 100% of your 2018 income tax based $50 for each return or other tax document associated with the
on a 12-month return. returned payment.
If you fail to pay the amount due, or make arrangements to If you encounter any problem with direct deposit to, or electronic
pay, New York State may do one or more of the following: withdrawal from, your account, call 518-457-5181. Allow six to
file a tax warrant, seize your assets, or garnish your wages to eight weeks for processing your return.
ensure payment.
Line 74 – Electronic funds withdrawal
Line 73 – Account information Enter the date you want the Tax Department to make an
If you marked the box that indicates your payment (or refund) electronic funds withdrawal from your bank account and the
would come from (or go to) an account outside the U.S.; stop. amount from line 70 you want electronically withdrawn. Enter
Do not complete lines 73a, 73b, or 73c (see Note below). All a date that is on or before the due date of your return. If we
others, supply the information requested for lines 73a, 73b, and receive your return after the due date or you do not enter a date,
73c. we will withdraw the funds on the day we accept your return.
Note: Banking rules prohibit us from honoring requests for Your confirmation will be your bank statement that includes a
electronic funds withdrawal or direct deposit when the funds for NYS Tax Payment line item.
your payment (or refund) would come from (or go to) an account
We will only withdraw the amount that you authorize. If we
outside the U.S. Therefore, if you marked this box, you must
determine that the amount you owe is different from the amount
pay any amount you owe by check, money order, or credit card
claimed on your return, we will issue you a refund for any
(see above); or if you are requesting a refund, we will send your
amount overpaid or send you a bill for any additional amount
refund to the mailing address on your return.
owed, which may include penalty and interest.
The following requirements apply to both direct deposit and
You may revoke your electronic funds withdrawal authorization
electronic funds withdrawal:
only by contacting the Tax Department at least 5 business days
Use the sample image as a guide; enter your own before the payment date.
information exactly as it appears on your own check or
bank records. Do not enter the information from the sample If you complete the entries for electronic funds withdrawal,
check below. do not send a check or money order for the same amount
due unless you receive a notice.
On line 73a, mark an X in the box for the type of account.
On line 73b, enter your bank’s 9‑digit routing number (refer to
your check or contact your bank). The first two digits always (continued)
begin with 01 through 12, or 21 through 32. On the sample
check below, the routing number is 111111111.
Note: If your check states that it is payable through a bank
different from the one where you have your checking account,
do not use the routing number on that check. Instead, contact
your bank for the correct routing number to enter on line 73b.
On line 73c, enter your account number.
• If you marked personal or business checking on line 73a,
enter the account number shown on your checks.
• If you marked personal or business savings on line 73a,
enter your savings account number from a preprinted savings
account deposit slip, your passbook or other bank records, or
from your bank.
The account number can be up to 17 characters (both numbers
and letters). Include hyphens (-) but omit spaces and special
symbols. Enter the number from left to right. On the sample
check below, the account number is 9999999999.
JOHN SMITH X
1234
999 Maple Street
e
pl
Someplace, NY 10000 15-0000/0000
Date
m
Pay to the
Order of Sa $
Note: The routing and account numbers may appear in different places on your check.
Note: The routing and account numbers may appear in different
places on your check.
Original signed
Form IT-203
— Notes —
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Additional information
Definitions used to determine resident, Place of Abode in the Personal Income Tax Regulations Relating
to Certain Undergraduate Students.
nonresident, or part-year resident
You may have to pay income tax as a New York State resident Note: Special rules apply to military personnel and their spouses;
even if you are not considered a resident for other purposes. For see Publication 361, New York State Income Tax Information For
income tax purposes, your resident status depends on where you Military Personnel and Veterans.
were domiciled and where you maintained a permanent place of
abode during the tax year. Resident
You are a New York State resident for income tax purposes if:
Domicile • Your domicile is not New York State but you maintain a
In general, your domicile is the place you intend to have as permanent place of abode in New York State for more than
your permanent home. Your domicile is, in effect, where your 11 months of the year and spend 184 days or more (any part
permanent home is located. It is the place you intend to return to of a day is a day for this purpose) in New York State during the
after being away (as on vacation abroad, business assignment, tax year. (In this instance, you must file Form IT-201, Resident
educational leave, or military assignment). Income Tax Return.)
You can have only one domicile. Your New York domicile does Note: If you maintain a permanent place of abode in New York
not change until you can demonstrate that you have abandoned State but are claiming to be a nonresident for tax purposes,
your New York domicile and established a new permanent you must be able to provide adequate records to substantiate
domicile outside New York State. that you did not spend more than 183 days of the tax year in
New York State.
A change of domicile must be clear and convincing. Easily
controlled factors such as where you vote, where your driver’s However, if you are a member of the armed forces, and
license and registration are issued, or where your will is located your domicile is not New York State, you are not a resident
are not primary factors in establishing domicile. To determine under this definition. If you are a military spouse, you may
whether you have, in fact, changed your domicile, you should not be considered a resident under this definition. For more
compare (1) the size, value, and nature of use of your first information, see TSB-M-10(1)I, Military Spouses Residency
residence to the size, value, and nature of use of your newly Relief Act and TSB-M-19(3)I, Veterans Benefits and Transition
acquired residence; (2) your employment and/or business Act of 2018; or
connections in both locations; (3) the amount of time spent • Your domicile is New York State. However, even if your
in both locations; (4) the physical location of items that have domicile is New York, you are not a resident if you meet all
significant sentimental value to you in both locations; and (5) your three of the conditions in either Group A or Group B as follows:
close family ties in both locations. A change of domicile is clear Group A
and convincing only when your primary ties are clearly greater in 1) You did not maintain any permanent place of abode in
the new location. When weighing your primary ties, keep in mind New York State during the tax year; and
that some may weigh more heavily than others, depending upon
2) You maintained a permanent place of abode outside
your overall lifestyle. If required by the Tax Department, it is the
New York State during the entire tax year; and
taxpayer’s responsibility to produce documentation showing the
necessary intention to effect a change of domicile. 3) You spent 30 days or less (any part of a day is a day
for this purpose) in New York State during the tax year.
If you move to a new location but intend to stay there only for Group B
a limited amount of time (no matter how long), your domicile
1) You were in a foreign country for at least 450 days (any
does not change. For example, Mr. Green of ABC Electronics in
part of a day is a day for this purpose) during any period
Newburgh, New York, was temporarily assigned to the Atlanta,
of 548 consecutive days; and
Georgia branch office for two years. After his stay in Atlanta,
he returned to his job in New York. His domicile did not change 2) You, your spouse (unless legally separated), and minor
during his stay in Georgia; it remained New York State. children spent 90 days or less (any part of a day is a
day for this purpose) in New York State during this
If your domicile is in New York State and you go to a foreign 548-day period; and
country because of a business assignment by your employer, 3) During the nonresident portion of the tax year in
or for study, research or any other purpose, your domicile does which the 548‑day period begins, and during the
not change unless you show that you definitely do not intend to nonresident portion of the tax year in which the
return to New York. 548‑day period ends, you were present in New York
State for no more than the number of days which bears
Permanent place of abode the same ratio to 90 as the number of days in such
In general, a permanent place of abode is a residence (a building portion of the tax year bears to 548. The following
or structure where a person can live) that you permanently formula illustrates this condition:
maintain, whether you own it or not, that is suitable for year-round
use. A permanent place of abode usually includes a residence Number of days in the Maximum number
your spouse owns or leases. For additional information, visit our nonresident portion of days allowed
× 90 =
website. 548 in New York State
However, a residence maintained by a full-time student enrolled
at an institution of higher education in an undergraduate degree Nonresident
program leading to a baccalaureate degree and occupied by the You are a New York State nonresident if you were not a resident
student while attending the institution is not a permanent place of New York State for any part of the year.
of abode with respect to that student. For additional information,
see TSB-M-09(15)I, Amendment to the Definition of Permanent
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Part-year resident For any subsequent tax year, any item of income, gain, loss, or
You are a New York State part-year resident if you meet the deduction accrued up to the time you changed your residence
definition of resident or nonresident for only part of the year. must be excluded in determining your New York source income,
New York adjusted gross income, or total taxable amount of
New York City and Yonkers lump-sum distributions.
For the definition of a New York City or Yonkers resident, If you are subject to the special accrual rules, see the instructions
nonresident, and part-year resident, see the definitions of a for Form IT-225, addition modification number A-115 and
New York State resident, nonresident, and part-year resident, and subtraction modification number S-129.
substitute New York City or Yonkers in place of New York State.
Estates and trusts
Special accruals for full-year nonresidents Estates and trusts are subject to the New York State personal
You are subject to special accrual rules in computing your income tax. The fiduciary for an estate or trust must file
New York State personal income tax for 2019 if you meet the Form IT-205, Fiduciary Income Tax Return. Each nonresident and
following criteria: part-year resident beneficiary of an estate or trust must include
• you were a resident of New York State on his or her share of the estate or trust income, if any portion of
December 31, 2018, or you became a resident of New York that income is derived from or connected with New York sources,
State on January 1, 2020, and on Form IT-203. For more information on responsibilities of
beneficiaries, see Beneficiaries (estates and trusts) on page 26.
• you had accrued income (see below) for 2019.
You have accrued income for 2019 if either of the following Deceased taxpayers
apply:
If a taxpayer died after 2018 and before filing a return for 2019,
– you have an item of income that was fixed and determinable the taxpayer’s spouse or personal representative may have to
in a tax year prior to 2019, but you are reporting that income file and sign a return for that taxpayer. A personal representative
for federal income tax purposes in tax year 2019; or can be an executor, administrator or anyone who is in charge
– you have an item of income from a non-New York source of the deceased taxpayer’s property. If a taxpayer did not have
that was fixed and determinable in tax year 2019, but to file a federal return but had New York State tax withheld, a
you will be reporting that income for federal income tax New York return must be filed to get a refund. If a joint federal
purposes in a tax year after 2019. income tax return was filed for the deceased taxpayer and the
Income from a non-New York source is income that is not surviving spouse, a joint New York State return can be filed on
attributable to (1) a business, trade, profession, or occupation Form IT-203. Write Filing as surviving spouse in the area
carried on in New York State, or (2) the ownership of any interest where you sign the return. If someone else is the personal
in real or tangible personal property in New York State. representative for the deceased spouse, he or she must also
sign the return. The person who files the return for the deceased
If you are subject to the special accrual rules, see the instructions taxpayer should write the deceased taxpayer’s date of death in
for Form IT-225, addition modification number A-115 and the area indicated near the top of the return.
subtraction modification number S-129.
Partnerships/limited liability partnerships or
Special accruals for part-year residents companies
Income accrues to you as a taxpayer when the amount of income Partnerships, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and limited
becomes fixed and determinable and you have an unrestricted liability companies (LLCs), limited liability investment companies
right to receive it. (LLICs) and limited liability trust companies (LLTCs) that are
An accrued expense is a cost that has been incurred but not yet treated as partnerships for federal purposes are not subject to
paid. the New York State personal income tax, but individual partners
(members) of the partnerships are.
If you are an individual moving out of New York State, accrued
income is income you earned during your New York State If your partnership has a partner who is a New York State
resident period but did not receive until after you became a resident, or if the partnership has any income from
nonresident of New York State. New York State sources, it must file Form IT-204, Partnership
Return. If your partnership carried on a business in New York
If you moved out of New York State, you must accrue any item of City, it may also have to file New York City’s Form NYC-204,
income, gain, loss, or deduction that, under an accrual method Unincorporated Business Tax Return for Partnerships (including
of accounting, would be reportable at the time you changed your Limited Liability Companies). Since New York State does not
residence. This includes income or gain you elected to report administer the New York City unincorporated business tax, do not
on the installment basis. You must also include the total taxable file your Form NYC-204 with your state return.
amount of lump-sum distributions subject to the separate tax on
lump-sum distributions (Form IT-230). Innocent spouse relief
If you are an individual moving into New York State, accrued There are three forms of innocent spouse relief: innocent
income is income you earned from a non-New York State source spouse, separation of liability, and equitable relief. You may
during your nonresident period but received after you became a qualify for relief from full or partial tax liability on a joint return
New York State resident. as an innocent spouse if: (1) there is an understatement of
tax on a joint return because of an omission or error involving
If you became a resident of New York State during the tax year, income, deduction, credit, or basis; (2) you can show that when
you must accrue any item of income, gain, loss, or deduction you signed the return you did not know and had no reason to
that, under an accrual method of accounting, would be reportable know of the understatement; and (3) taking into account all the
at the time you changed your residence. However, no accrual is facts and circumstances, it would be unfair to hold you liable
required or allowed for items of income, gain, loss, or deduction for the understated tax. You may also request a separation of
derived from or connected with New York State sources. liability for any understated tax on a joint return if you and your
Access our website at www.tax.ny.gov 2019 IT-203-I, Additional information 49
spouse or former spouse are no longer married, or are legally may have to file). Submit a copy of federal Form 2555 with your
separated, or have lived apart at all times during the 12-month Form IT‑203‑X.
period prior to the date of filing for relief. If you do not qualify as
an innocent spouse or for separation of liability, you may qualify U.S. nonresident aliens
for equitable relief if you can show that, taking into account
If you are a U.S. nonresident alien for federal income tax
all the facts and circumstances, you should not be held liable
purposes and are required to file federal Form 1040NR,
for any understatement or underpayment of tax. For more
U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return, or federal
information, see Form IT‑285, Request for Innocent Spouse
Form 1040NR-EZ, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain
Relief (and Separation of Liability and Equitable Relief). You may
Nonresident Aliens with No Dependents, you may be required to
use Form IT-285 only for innocent spouse relief under the three
file a New York State resident return, Form IT-201 or a New York
circumstances. Do not file Form IT-285 with your return.
State nonresident return, Form IT‑203. See Resident on page 47
If you want to disclaim your spouse’s defaulted governmental and New York State nonresidents and part‑year residents
education, state university, or city university loan or past-due beginning on page 7.
support or past-due legally enforceable debt owed to a New
If you must file a New York return and you checked filing status
York State agency or a New York City tax warrant judgement
box 3, 4, or 5 on federal Form 1040NR, or box 2 on federal
debt because you do not want to apply your part of a joint refund
Form 1040NR-EZ, you must compute your New York State tax
or refundable credit to a debt owed solely by your spouse,
as married filing separately and mark an X in box 3 at item A
use Form IT-280, Nonobligated Spouse Allocation. You must
on your Form IT-201 or Form IT‑203. It is important to note that
complete Form IT-280 and submit it with your original return
some income items and line references used on Form IT-201
when filed. See Disclaiming of spouse’s debt on page 36.
or Form IT‑203 do not correspond with those shown on federal
Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ. For example, line 12 of federal
Members of the armed forces Form 1040NR or line 5 of federal Form 1040NR-EZ is used to
If you are a New York State nonresident, your military pay report income from scholarships and fellowships. Since there
is not subject to New York State tax and cannot be used to is no corresponding line on the New York State return, report
determine the amount of New York State personal income tax this income as other income on line 16 of Form IT-201 or
you must pay (see the instructions for Form IT-225, subtraction Form IT‑203.
modification number S-119). However, although a nonresident
military spouse’s income is generally not considered to be New Also, if you filed federal Form 1040NR you should claim the New
York source income (see Nonresidents – New York source York deduction (itemized or standard) that is more advantageous
income), the military spouse’s income is used to determine the to you.
amount of New York State personal income tax you must pay
(the income is included in the Federal amount column). Any New York State net operating loss
other income that you receive from New York State sources
Nonresident
while you are a nonresident may be subject to tax. If you have
a civilian job in New York State during your off‑duty hours, the The New York State net operating loss (NOL) to be included
income you receive is subject to income tax. Income or gain from in the New York State amount column of a nonresident’s
property located in New York State, or from a business, trade, or Form IT‑203 must be computed in the same manner as the
profession carried on in this state is also subject to tax. corresponding federal deduction, but using only New York State
items of income, gain, loss, and deduction in the computation.
In addition, if you are a part-year New York State resident, New York State modifications are not included in the computation
certain combat pay that you received during your resident period of the NOL or in determining the amount of loss to be used in the
may not be subject to tax (see the instructions for Form IT-225, carryback or carryover year.
subtraction modification number S-118).
It is possible, because of the above rules, for a nonresident to
For more information, see Publication 361, New York State have a New York State NOL without having a federal NOL, or
Income Tax Information for Military Personnel and Veterans. to have a New York State NOL that is larger or smaller than the
corresponding federal NOL. A nonresident individual claiming a
Exclusion of, or deduction from, foreign NOL for New York State purposes but not for federal income tax
purposes must file Form IT-203.
earned income
If you are entitled to claim a federal exclusion of, or deduction Part‑year resident
from, your foreign earned income (as stated under section 911
A part‑year resident of New York State who incurs losses in the
of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)), you are also allowed to
resident or nonresident period, or both, must make a separate
claim it on your New York State income tax return in the Federal
NOL computation for each period (resident and nonresident),
amount column. You would also be allowed to claim that portion
using only those items of income, gain, loss, or deduction
of the federal exclusion of, or deduction from, foreign earned
attributable to each period. For the resident period, compute the
income in the New York State amount column to the extent it
NOL using only those items of income, gain, loss, and deduction
relates to income reported in the New York State amount column.
that would have been reported if a separate federal return
If you claim either the exclusion or the deduction, submit a copy
was filed for the period of New York State residence. For the
of your federal Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, with your
nonresident period, compute the NOL using the above rules for
New York State income tax return.
nonresidents.
If you have not yet qualified for the exclusion or deduction but
To report an NOL on Form IT‑203, see the instructions for
you have filed a federal return, you must also file a New York
line 16, Other income, on page 24 and addition modification
State return. You should report all income, including income
number A-215 in the instructions for Form IT-225.
earned in any foreign country, reported on your federal return.
If you later qualify for an exclusion or deduction, you can file an File Form IT‑203‑X to claim a personal income tax refund based
amended return on Form IT‑203‑X, Amended Nonresident and upon an NOL carryback. File Form IT-201-X to claim a refund
Part‑Year Resident Income Tax Return (see Other forms you based upon a federal NOL carryback to a tax year when you
were a full-year New York State resident.
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Stock options
If, as a New York State nonresident or part-year resident,
you received stock options and the options you received are
attributable to services performed in New York State, some or all
of the federal income related to the options may be included in
New York source income.
To determine the amount of federal income related to the options
that must be included in New York source income, you should
maintain records and documentation of your services performed
in New York State. For additional information, see Form IT-203-F
and its instructions.
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School districts and code numbers Albany – Erie
If you were a part-year resident of New York State, use this list to find your school district, contact the nearest public school to your New York
the name and code number of the public school district located in the State home.
county where you were last a New York State resident. (If you were also
a part-year resident of New York City, look for your listing after Nassau You must enter your school district and code number even if you were
County.) Enter the school district name and code number at the top of the absent temporarily, if the school your children attended was not in your
front of your return in the boxes provided. If you do not know the name of school district, or if you had no children attending school. School aid may be
affected if your school district or code number is not correct.
Essex – Nassau
Steuben – Yates
If line 37
Example: Mr. and Mrs. Jones are filing a (taxable And you are –
income) is –
joint return. Their taxable income on line 37
At But
of Form IT-203 is $38,275. First, they find the least less
Single
or
Married
filing
Head
of a
In this New York State tax 38,250 - 38,300 income line. Next, they find than Married jointly * household
table, the taxable income the column for Married filing jointly and read filing
separately
column is the amount from down the column. The amount shown where
Form IT-203, line 37. the income line and filing status column meet is
Your New York State tax is:
$1,814. This is the tax amount they must write
38,200
38,200 38,250
38,250 2,087
2,130 1,811
1,817 1,942
1,962
on line 38 of Form IT‑203. 38,250 38,300
38,250 38,300 2,134
2,090 1,820
1,814 1,966
1,945
38,300 38,350
38,300 38,350 2,137
2,093 1,823
1,817 1,969
1,948
38,350 38,400
38,350 38,400 2,140
2,096 1,826
1,820 1,972
1,951
If line 37 If line 37 If line 37
(taxable And you are – (taxable And you are – (taxable And you are –
income) is – income) is – income) is –
At But Single Married Head At But Single Married Head At But Single Married Head
least less or filing of a least less or filing of a least less or filing of a
than Married jointly * household than Married jointly * household than Married jointly * household
filing filing filing
separately separately separately
Your New York State tax is:
$0 $13 $0 $0 $0 2,000 Your New York State tax is: 4,000 Your New York State tax is:
13 25 1 1 1
25 50 2 2 2
2,000
2,050 81 81 81
4,000
4,050 161 161 161
50 100 3 3 3
2,050
2,100 83 83 83
4,050
4,100 163 163 163
100 150 5 5 5
2,100
2,150 85 85 85
4,100
4,150 165 165 165
150 200 7 7 7
2,150
2,200 87 87 87
4,150
4,200 167 167 167
200 250 9 9 9
2,200
2,250 89 89 89
4,200
4,250 169 169 169
250 300 11 11 11
2,250
2,300 91 91 91
4,250
4,300 171 171 171
300 350 13 13 13
2,300
2,350 93 93 93
4,300
4,350 173 173 173
350 400 15 15 15
2,350
2,400 95 95 95
4,350
4,400 175 175 175
400 450 17 17 17
2,400
2,450 97 97 97
4,400
4,450 177 177 177
450 500 19 19 19
2,450
2,500 99 99 99
4,450
4,500 179 179 179
500 550 21 21 21
2,500
2,550 101 101 101
4,500
4,550 181 181 181
550 600 23 23 23
2,550
2,600 103 103 103
4,550
4,600 183 183 183
600 650 25 25 25
2,600
2,650 105 105 105
4,600
4,650 185 185 185
650 700 27 27 27
2,650
2,700 107 107 107
4,650
4,700 187 187 187
700 750 29 29 29
2,700
2,750 109 109 109
4,700
4,750 189 189 189
750 800 31 31 31
2,750
2,800 111 111 111
4,750
4,800 191 191 191
800 850 33 33 33
2,800
2,850 113 113 113
4,800
4,850 193 193 193
850 900 35 35 35
2,850
2,900 115 115 115
4,850
4,900 195 195 195
900 950 37 37 37
2,900
2,950 117 117 117
4,900
4,950 197 197 197
950
1,000 39 39 39
2,950
3,000 119 119 119
4,950
5,000 199 199 199
1,000 Your New York State tax is: 3,000 Your New York State tax is: 5,000 Your New York State tax is:
1,000
1,050 41 41 41
3,000
3,050 121 121 121
5,000
5,050 201 201 201
1,050
1,100 43 43 43
3,050
3,100 123 123 123
5,050
5,100 203 203 203
1,100
1,150 45 45 45
3,100
3,150 125 125 125
5,100
5,150 205 205 205
1,150
1,200 47 47 47
3,150
3,200 127 127 127
5,150
5,200 207 207 207
1,200
1,250 49 49 49
3,200
3,250 129 129 129
5,200
5,250 209 209 209
1,250
1,300 51 51 51
3,250
3,300 131 131 131
5,250
5,300 211 211 211
1,300
1,350 53 53 53
3,300
3,350 133 133 133
5,300
5,350 213 213 213
1,350
1,400 55 55 55
3,350
3,400 135 135 135
5,350
5,400 215 215 215
1,400
1,450 57 57 57
3,400
3,450 137 137 137
5,400
5,450 217 217 217
1,450
1,500 59 59 59
3,450
3,500 139 139 139
5,450
5,500 219 219 219
1,500
1,550 61 61 61
3,500
3,550 141 141 141
5,500
5,550 221 221 221
1,550
1,600 63 63 63
3,550
3,600 143 143 143
5,550
5,600 223 223 223
1,600
1,650 65 65 65
3,600
3,650 145 145 145
5,600
5,650 225 225 225
1,650
1,700 67 67 67
3,650
3,700 147 147 147
5,650
5,700 227 227 227
1,700
1,750 69 69 69
3,700
3,750 149 149 149
5,700
5,750 229 229 229
1,750
1,800 71 71 71
3,750
3,800 151 151 151
5,750
5,800 231 231 231
1,800
1,850 73 73 73
3,800
3,850 153 153 153
5,800
5,850 233 233 233
1,850
1,900 75 75 75
3,850
3,900 155 155 155
5,850
5,900 235 235 235
1,900
1,950 77 77 77
3,900
3,950 157 157 157
5,900
5,950 237 237 237
1,950
2,000 79 79 79
3,950
4,000 159 159 159
5,950
6,000 239 239 239
* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er)
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51,000 Your New York State tax is: 54,000 Your New York State tax is: 57,000 Your New York State tax is:
51,000 51,050 2,882 2,591 2,737
54,000 54,050 3,068 2,778 2,923 57,000 57,050 3,254 2,964 3,110
51,050 51,100 2,885 2,594 2,740
54,050 54,100 3,071 2,781 2,926 57,050 57,100 3,257 2,967 3,113
51,100 51,150 2,888 2,598 2,743
54,100 54,150 3,074 2,784 2,930 57,100 57,150 3,261 2,970 3,116
51,150 51,200 2,891 2,601 2,746
54,150 54,200 3,077 2,787 2,933 57,150 57,200 3,264 2,973 3,119
51,200 51,250 2,894 2,604 2,749
54,200 54,250 3,080 2,790 2,936 57,200 57,250 3,267 2,976 3,122
51,250 51,300 2,897 2,607 2,753
54,250 54,300 3,084 2,793 2,939 57,250 57,300 3,270 2,979 3,125
51,300 51,350 2,900 2,610 2,756
54,300 54,350 3,087 2,796 2,942 57,300 57,350 3,273 2,983 3,128
51,350 51,400 2,903 2,613 2,759
54,350 54,400 3,090 2,799 2,945 57,350 57,400 3,276 2,986 3,131
51,400 51,450 2,907 2,616 2,762
54,400 54,450 3,093 2,802 2,948 57,400 57,450 3,279 2,989 3,134
51,450 51,500 2,910 2,619 2,765
54,450 54,500 3,096 2,806 2,951 57,450 57,500 3,282 2,992 3,138
51,500 51,550 2,913 2,622 2,768
54,500 54,550 3,099 2,809 2,954 57,500 57,550 3,285 2,995 3,141
51,550 51,600 2,916 2,626 2,771
54,550 54,600 3,102 2,812 2,957 57,550 57,600 3,288 2,998 3,144
51,600 51,650 2,919 2,629 2,774
54,600 54,650 3,105 2,815 2,961 57,600 57,650 3,292 3,001 3,147
51,650 51,700 2,922 2,632 2,777
54,650 54,700 3,108 2,818 2,964 57,650 57,700 3,295 3,004 3,150
51,700 51,750 2,925 2,635 2,781
54,700 54,750 3,111 2,821 2,967 57,700 57,750 3,298 3,007 3,153
51,750 51,800 2,928 2,638 2,784
54,750 54,800 3,115 2,824 2,970 57,750 57,800 3,301 3,011 3,156
51,800 51,850 2,931 2,641 2,787
54,800 54,850 3,118 2,827 2,973 57,800 57,850 3,304 3,014 3,159
51,850 51,900 2,934 2,644 2,790
54,850 54,900 3,121 2,830 2,976 57,850 57,900 3,307 3,017 3,162
51,900 51,950 2,938 2,647 2,793
54,900 54,950 3,124 2,834 2,979 57,900 57,950 3,310 3,020 3,166
51,950 52,000 2,941 2,650 2,796
54,950 55,000 3,127 2,837 2,982 57,950 58,000 3,313 3,023 3,169
52,000 Your New York State tax is: 55,000 Your New York State tax is: 58,000 Your New York State tax is:
52,000
52,050 2,944 2,653 2,799
55,000
55,050 3,130 2,840 2,985
58,000
58,050 3,316 3,026 3,172
52,050
52,100 2,947 2,657 2,802
55,050
55,100 3,133 2,843 2,989
58,050
58,100 3,320 3,029 3,175
52,100
52,150 2,950 2,660 2,805
55,100
55,150 3,136 2,846 2,992
58,100
58,150 3,323 3,032 3,178
52,150
52,200 2,953 2,663 2,808
55,150
55,200 3,139 2,849 2,995
58,150
58,200 3,326 3,035 3,181
52,200
52,250 2,956 2,666 2,812
55,200
55,250 3,143 2,852 2,998
58,200
58,250 3,329 3,038 3,184
52,250
52,300 2,959 2,669 2,815
55,250
55,300 3,146 2,855 3,001
58,250
58,300 3,332 3,042 3,187
52,300
52,350 2,962 2,672 2,818
55,300
55,350 3,149 2,858 3,004
58,300
58,350 3,335 3,045 3,190
52,350
52,400 2,966 2,675 2,821
55,350
55,400 3,152 2,861 3,007
58,350
58,400 3,338 3,048 3,193
52,400
52,450 2,969 2,678 2,824
55,400
55,450 3,155 2,865 3,010
58,400
58,450 3,341 3,051 3,197
52,450
52,500 2,972 2,681 2,827
55,450
55,500 3,158 2,868 3,013
58,450
58,500 3,344 3,054 3,200
52,500
52,550 2,975 2,685 2,830
55,500
55,550 3,161 2,871 3,016
58,500
58,550 3,347 3,057 3,203
52,550
52,600 2,978 2,688 2,833
55,550
55,600 3,164 2,874 3,020
58,550
58,600 3,351 3,060 3,206
52,600
52,650 2,981 2,691 2,836
55,600
55,650 3,167 2,877 3,023
58,600
58,650 3,354 3,063 3,209
52,650
52,700 2,984 2,694 2,839
55,650
55,700 3,170 2,880 3,026
58,650
58,700 3,357 3,066 3,212
52,700
52,750 2,987 2,697 2,843
55,700
55,750 3,174 2,883 3,029
58,700
58,750 3,360 3,070 3,215
52,750
52,800 2,990 2,700 2,846
55,750
55,800 3,177 2,886 3,032
58,750
58,800 3,363 3,073 3,218
52,800
52,850 2,993 2,703 2,849
55,800
55,850 3,180 2,889 3,035
58,800
58,850 3,366 3,076 3,221
52,850
52,900 2,997 2,706 2,852
55,850
55,900 3,183 2,893 3,038
58,850
58,900 3,369 3,079 3,225
52,900
52,950 3,000 2,709 2,855
55,900
55,950 3,186 2,896 3,041
58,900
58,950 3,372 3,082 3,228
52,950
53,000 3,003 2,712 2,858
55,950
56,000 3,189 2,899 3,044
58,950
59,000 3,375 3,085 3,231
53,000 Your New York State tax is: 56,000 Your New York State tax is: 59,000 Your New York State tax is:
53,000 53,050 3,006 2,716 2,861 56,000 56,050 3,192 2,902 3,048 59,000 59,050 3,379 3,088 3,234
53,050 53,100 3,009 2,719 2,864 56,050 56,100 3,195 2,905 3,051 59,050 59,100 3,382 3,091 3,237
53,100 53,150 3,012 2,722 2,867 56,100 56,150 3,198 2,908 3,054 59,100 59,150 3,385 3,094 3,240
53,150 53,200 3,015 2,725 2,871 56,150 56,200 3,202 2,911 3,057 59,150 59,200 3,388 3,097 3,243
53,200 53,250 3,018 2,728 2,874 56,200 56,250 3,205 2,914 3,060 59,200 59,250 3,391 3,101 3,246
53,250 53,300 3,021 2,731 2,877 56,250 56,300 3,208 2,917 3,063 59,250 59,300 3,394 3,104 3,249
53,300 53,350 3,025 2,734 2,880 56,300 56,350 3,211 2,920 3,066 59,300 59,350 3,397 3,107 3,252
53,350 53,400 3,028 2,737 2,883 56,350 56,400 3,214 2,924 3,069 59,350 59,400 3,400 3,110 3,256
53,400 53,450 3,031 2,740 2,886 56,400 56,450 3,217 2,927 3,072 59,400 59,450 3,403 3,113 3,259
53,450 53,500 3,034 2,743 2,889 56,450 56,500 3,220 2,930 3,075 59,450 59,500 3,406 3,116 3,262
53,500 53,550 3,037 2,747 2,892 56,500 56,550 3,223 2,933 3,079 59,500 59,550 3,410 3,119 3,265
53,550 53,600 3,040 2,750 2,895 56,550 56,600 3,226 2,936 3,082 59,550 59,600 3,413 3,122 3,268
53,600 53,650 3,043 2,753 2,898 56,600 56,650 3,229 2,939 3,085 59,600 59,650 3,416 3,125 3,271
53,650 53,700 3,046 2,756 2,902 56,650 56,700 3,233 2,942 3,088 59,650 59,700 3,419 3,129 3,274
53,700 53,750 3,049 2,759 2,905 56,700 56,750 3,236 2,945 3,091 59,700 59,750 3,422 3,132 3,277
53,750 53,800 3,052 2,762 2,908 56,750 56,800 3,239 2,948 3,094 59,750 59,800 3,425 3,135 3,280
53,800 53,850 3,056 2,765 2,911 56,800 56,850 3,242 2,952 3,097 59,800 59,850 3,428 3,138 3,284
53,850 53,900 3,059 2,768 2,914 56,850 56,900 3,245 2,955 3,100 59,850 59,900 3,431 3,141 3,287
53,900 53,950 3,062 2,771 2,917 56,900 56,950 3,248 2,958 3,103 59,900 59,950 3,434 3,144 3,290
53,950 54,000 3,065 2,775 2,920 56,950 57,000 3,251 2,961 3,107 59,950 60,000 3,438 3,147 3,293
* This column must also be used by a qualifying widow(er)
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$60,000 + Instructions for Form IT-203 Access our website at www.tax.ny.gov
If your New York AGI amount on Form IT-203, line 32, is more than
$107,650, see pages 64, 65, and 66 to compute your New York State tax.
Head of household
Index
1099-G information................................................................ 6 Ordinary dividends ............................................................... 20
Other forms you may have to file ..................................... 12-13
Account information .............................................................. 38 Other gains and losses ..................................................... 21-22
Additions ........................................................................... 26-27 Other income ........................................................................ 24
Alimony received .................................................................. 20 Other New York state taxes .................................................. 31
Amending your return ........................................................... 50
Amount overpaid .................................................................. 36 Paid preparers (signature) (information) ......................... 39, 50
Amount you owe ............................................................... 36-37 Partners ................................................................. 7, 26, 32, 48
Armed forces Partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited
(including combat zone relief)................. 16, 47, 49, back cover liability companies ............................................... 7, 26, 32, 48
Part-year NYC resident tax .................................................. 31
Business income or loss ................................................... 20-21 Part-year NYC school tax credit (fixed amount) ............... 10, 34
Capital gain or loss ............................................................... 21 Part-year NYC school tax rate reduction credit .......... 10, 34-35
Child and dependent care credit (NYS/NYC) ..................... 9, 31 Part-year resident income allocation worksheet ................... 18
Child’s investment income .................................................... 8 Part-year Yonkers resident income tax surcharge ................ 32
Collection of debts from your refund .................................... 36 Payment options ............................................................... 37-38
College tuition credit/itemized deduction .............................. 44 Penalties and interest ....................................................... 36-37
Common words and phrases ............................................... 6 Pensions and annuities .............................................. 22, 27-28
Credits for businesses ...................................................... 10-12 Pension and annuity income exclusion ............................ 27-28
Credits for individuals ....................................................... 9-10 Pensions of New York State and local governments and
the federal government ..................................................... 27
Deceased taxpayers ......................................................... 14, 48 Permanent place of abode.................................................... 47
Definitions: resident, nonresident, or part-year resident ... 47- 48 Privacy notification ............................................................... 40
Dependent exemption .......................................................... 29 Private delivery services ....................................................... 40
Direct deposit ....................................................................... 36 Property tax relief credit .................................................. 10, 15
Disability income exclusion .................................................. 28 Public employee 414(h) retirement contributions ................. 27
Disclaiming of spouse’s debt ................................................ 36
Domicile................................................................................. 47 QEZE (qualified empire zone enterprise) ............................. 12
E-file ..................................................................................... 5 Refundable credits (NYS and NYC) ....................... 9-12, 34-35
Earned income credit (NYS/NYC) ................................ 9, 31, 43 Refund options...................................................................... 36
Estates and trusts (beneficiaries) ..................................... 26, 48 Rounding............................................................................... 6
Estimated tax .................................................................... 35-36 Sales or use tax .................................................................... 33
Estimated tax penalty ........................................................... 37 School district names and codes ...................................... 51-54
Extension of time to file ..................................... 35, back cover School tax exemption (STAR) .............................................. 10
Farm income or loss ............................................................. 24 S corporation shareholders ................................... 21-23, 26, 42
Federal adjusted gross income (federal AGI) ....................... 25 Signatures ............................................................................ 39
Filing status .......................................................................... 15 Social Security number ................. 5, 14, 17, 35, 37, 39, 42, 45
Foreign earned income ........................................................ 49 Special condition codes .................................................... 15-16
Special accruals – full-year nonresidents ............................. 48
Gambling winnings ....................................................... 7, 24, 35 part-year residents ................................. 48
Standard deduction .............................................................. 29
Household credit (NYS) ............................................... 9, 30-31
Statute of limitations ................................................ back cover
Identity theft .......................................................................... 5 Subtractions .................................................................... 27-29
Income percentage ............................................................... 31
Innocent spouse relief ...................................................... 48-49 Tax computation – New York AGI of more than $107,650 ...... 64-66
Interest and penalties........................................................ 36-37 Tax due (amount you owe) ............................................... 36-37
Interest income ..................................................................... 20 Tax rate schedule (New York State) ..................................... 63
Tax table (New York State) ............................................... 55-62
Interest income – State and local bonds and obligations ....... 26
IRA distributions ................................................................... 22 Tax withheld (New York State, New York City, and Yonkers) ..... 35
Itemized deduction ............................................................... 29 Taxable income .................................................................... 29
Taxes (other taxes (NYS and NYC)) .................................... 31
Line instructions – Form IT-195............................................. 42 Third-party designee ............................................................ 39
Form IT-203 ............................................ 20
Form IT-203-ATT ................................ 42-43 U.S. citizens abroad................................................. back cover
Form IT-203-B .................................... 43-45 U.S. nonresident aliens ........................................................ 49
Lottery distributions ..................................................... 7, 24, 35 Unemployment compensation .............................................. 24
Lump-sum distributions ........................................................ 13 Voluntary contributions ......................................................... 34
MABSTOA pensions ............................................................. 27 Wage salaries, tips, etc. ....................................................... 20
MCTMT.............................................................................. 31-32 What is identity theft? ........................................................... 5
Military personnel What’s new for 2019? ........................................................... 3
(including combat zone relief)................. 16, 47, 49, back cover When to file/Important dates ................................... back cover
Need help? .............................................................. back cover Where to file ...................................................... 40, back cover
Net operating loss (NOL) ................................................. 24, 49 Who must file ........................................................................ 7
Nonobligated spouse ............................................................ 36 Withholding for the next year ................................................ 35
Nonrefundable credits (NYS and NYC) ........................ 9-12, 31
NYS nonresident and part-year resident .............................. 7 Yonkers nonresident earnings tax ........................................ 32
Instructions
Income Tax Return
June 15, 2020 Date by which you must file your 2019 New York State income tax return if you qualify to file your federal
income tax return on June 15, 2020, because:
1) you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien and live outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico and your main place of business or post of
duty is outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico, or
2) you are in the military service outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico when your 2019 return is due. The time to pay your New York
State, New York City and Yonkers income tax, and any New York State or local sales or use tax is similarly automatically
extended.
Military Personnel — For more information on extensions of time to file, see Publication 361, New York State Income Tax
Information for Military Personnel and Veterans.
October 15, 2020 Date by which you must file your 2019 income tax return to avoid penalties and interest computed from
the original due date if you filed IT‑370, Application for Automatic Six‑Month Extension of Time to File for
Individuals, and paid any tax you owed.
April 15, 2020 These are the due dates for 2020 estimated tax payments. Generally, you must pay estimated tax
if you expect to owe at least $300 of New York State or New York City or Yonkers income tax after
June 15, 2020 deducting tax withheld and credits you are entitled to claim, or any amount of MCTMT.
September 15, 2020
January 15, 2021
Statute of limitations
Generally, you must file a claim for a credit or refund of an overpayment of income tax within the later of three years from the time you
filed the return or two years from the time you paid the tax. If you did not file a return, you must file the claim for a credit or refund within
two years from the time you paid the tax.