How to File a New York Tax Amendment
If you need to amend an accepted New York State Income Tax Return for the 2024 or previous Tax Year, you must complete Form IT 201-X or Form IT 203-X (PYR). This form is specifically used for tax amendments in New York, whereas Form IT-201 or IT 203-X are used for the Tax Amendment. You can prepare a New York Tax Amendment Form for the current Tax Year (2024) on eFile.com, however you can not file it electronically, you must mail it in. For all previous NY Tax Years complete form IT 201-X or IT 203-X , see below by Tax Year.
In contrast, to amend an IRS return, you must use a different form, specifically Form 1040X, and not Form 1040, which is used for filing regular IRS returns.
If you receive a notification from the IRS to correct an error on your tax return, or if you discover an error yourself, you may need to amend your IRS Tax Return. When you amend your IRS return, the IRS will inform the New York Tax Agency of the change. It's important to file a New York Tax Amendment within one year of making changes to your IRS Tax Return.
New York Tax Deadlines, Forms, Extension, Penalties
How to correct a rejected NY Tax Return
Prepare only a NY State Return
File a New York Tax Amendment
You can prepare a NY amendment manually. See details below.
Only Option: Complete, sign
IT Form 201-X - or
IT 203-X (Part Year Resident) then download, print and mail the Form to the NY Tax Department to:
If a tax payment in form of a check or money order is attached to the form being mailed, then mail to:State Processing Center
P.O. Box 15555
Albany, NY 12212-5555
If no payment is attached, then mail to:State Processing Center
P.O. Box 61000
Albany, NY 12261-0001
NY Tax Amendment Forms by tax year are listed below. Click, complete, sign, download, print and mail-in to the address listed above as soon as possible. You might also need to file
an IRS Tax Amendment Form 1040X.
New York Refund Deadlines
A. Three years from the due date of the original tax year return, including valid filing extensions.
B. One year from the final determination of the amended federal return or federal change, whichever is later, provided that the allowable refund is not more than the decrease in New York tax attributable to the federal change or correction.
C. Two years from the payment of an assessment, provided the amended return raises issues relating only to the prior assessment and the refund does not exceed the amount of tax paid on the prior assessment.
D. Two years from the filing of an amended New York return resulting in the payment of additional tax, provided that the current amended return raises issues relating solely to the prior amended return and that the refund does not exceed the amount of the tax payment made as a result of the prior amended return.
Additional New York Tax Income Taxes Deadlines
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