Department of Taxation and Finance 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) Before you prepare a paper return, consider filing electronically • Electronic preparation and filing is fast, easy, and secure. • Electronic filers get their refunds up to twice as fast as paper filers. • The user-friendly software ensures you file all the right forms and don’t miss out on valuable credits. Visit www.tax.ny.gov to file and learn more. 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. IT-558 report addition and subtraction adjustments to federal amounts due to decoupling from the IRC. 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. To create Web TOC page, turn TOC text off and Web buttons_links ON, make PDF and then turn off Web buttons_links and TOC text back on. 2 2020 IT-203-I, Table of contents Access our website at www.tax.ny.gov Table of contents Go to topic Print Go to topic Print What’s new for 2020? ............................................. 3 Yonkers taxes – lines 53 and 54 ........................... 32 1099-G information ................................................. 6 Sales or use tax – line 56 ..................................... 33 How are nonresident and part-year Voluntary contributions – line 57 ........................... 34 residents taxed? .................................................. 7 Part-year New York City school tax credit – Who must file? ........................................................ 7 line 60 ............................................................... 34 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 2021 .......................... 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 Standard or itemized deduction and dependent Finish your return .................................................. 40 exemptions – lines 33 and 35 ........................... 29 Instructions for Form IT-195 ................................. 42 New York State tax – line 38 ................................. 30 Instructions for Form IT-203-ATT .......................... 42 New York State household credit – line 39 ........... 30 Instructions for Form IT-203-B .............................. 43 New York State child and dependent care credit – line 41 ................................................... 31 Additional information ........................................... 47 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 Part-year resident nonrefundable When to file/Important dates ................... back cover New York City child and dependent care credit – line 52 ........................................... 31 Need help? ............................................. back cover MCTMT – line 52b ................................................ 31 Where to file ........................................... back cover line 52c ................................................ 32 Access our website at www.tax.ny.gov 2020 IT-203-I, General information 3 What’s for 2020? General changes for 2020 • Warrantless state tax debt collection methods The warrantless state tax debt collection methods under • Decoupling from certain federal provisions Tax Law §§ 174-c and 1701 have been extended through For tax years beginning before January 1, 2022, the 2020-2021 March 31, 2025. New York State budget (Part WWW of Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2020) decoupled personal income tax from any amendments Tax Law § 174-c allows the Commissioner of Taxation and made to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) after March 1, 2020. Finance (Commissioner) to serve income executions (wage This includes changes made by the federal Coronavirus Aid, garnishments) on individual tax debtors and, if necessary, on Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and any other employers of tax debtors, for collection of fixed and final tax federal changes to the IRC. Therefore, any amendments made debts without filing a public warrant. to the IRC after March 1, 2020, will not apply to New York State Tax Law § 1701 allows the Commissioner to use the financial or New York City personal income tax. See Form IT-558, New institution data match system for collection of fixed and final tax York State Adjustments due to Decoupling from the IRC, and debt, regardless of whether a warrant has been filed. its instructions. • START-UP NY program applications Changes to existing credits The application deadline for businesses that want to participate • Rehabilitation of historic properties credit in the START-UP NY program has been extended to December For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the credit 31, 2025. For more information on this program, visit the has been expanded to include a qualified rehabilitation project Empire State Development website at www.esd.ny.gov and see undertaken within a state park, state historic site, or other land TSB-M-13(7)C, (6)I, (11)M, (1)MCTMT, (7)S, SUNY Tax-Free owned by the state, that is under the jurisdiction of the Office of Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate New York Program. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See Form IT-238, Claim for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties Credit, and its • New York City resident tax rates instructions. The New York City resident tax rates and the 14% additional tax have been extended and now apply to tax years beginning • Hire a veteran credit before 2024. This credit has been extended through December 31, 2021. See Form IT-643, Hire a Veteran Credit, and its instructions. • Tax Department authorized to provide unclaimed tax benefits • Long-term care insurance credit Effective April 3, 2020, For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the credit • the Tax Department is authorized to compute and issue a has been amended to allow a taxpayer (including nonresident New York State and New York City earned income credit and part-year resident taxpayers) to claim the credit only if when it discovers a taxpayer is eligible for such a credit and the taxpayer’s New York adjusted gross income is less than did not claim the credit on his or her personal income tax $250,000. The amendment also provides that the credit return; and amount cannot exceed $1,500. See Form IT-249, Claim for • if an individual taxpayer has elected to claim a New York Long-Term Care Insurance Credit, and its instructions. itemized deduction, but the Tax Department determines that the New York standard deduction is greater than the • Empire State film production and Empire State film post- allowable itemized deduction, the Tax Department will production tax credits recompute the taxpayer’s tax liability using the standard Several amendments were made to these credits. See Form deduction. Taxpayers will be notified if an adjustment is IT-248, Empire State Film Production Credit, Form IT-261, made to their election. Empire State Film Post-Production Credit, and their instructions. • New York call center jobs act As