All businesses (incorporated and unincorporated) operating in New York City are subject to business taxes. On our website, you can find information on specific eligibility requirements, filing guidelines, deadlines, tax rates, and other important information for each tax type.

Requests for Permission to Use an Alternative Allocation Method
When filing General Corporation Tax (GCT) returns (NYC-3L and NYC-3A) and Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) returns (NYC-202 and NYC-204), the business allocation percentage must be calculated using the method laid out by law and the tax paid accordingly, unless Finance consents to use a different allocation method.

Mailing Instructions
Mail business tax returns and related payments to the address shown on the return. If you use a private carrier like Federal Express or United Parcel Service (UPS) please submit returns and payments to:

NYC Tax Processing Center
431-C Broadway
Menands, NY 12204

• Notice of Tax Due – A  bill showing the outstanding tax, penalty and interest due.
• Notice and Demand for Payment due – A  bill for taxes due if there is no response to the previous notice.
• Notice of Determination – A bill showing the outstanding tax, penalty and interest due, and is petitionable via Finance’s Conciliation Bureau of the NYC Tax Appeals Tribunal.

If all notices go unanswered, the case will be transferred to Finance’s Collections Division.

Late Filing Penalty
4.5% per month, or part thereof, up to 5 months, is added to the net tax owed if your return is late. If the return is more than 60 days late, the minimum penalty is $100 or the tax due with the return, whichever is lower.

Late Payment Penalty
.5% per month, or part thereof, up to 50 months is added to the net tax owed, if the return is underpaid.

Late filing and/or late payment penalties may be waived if there is reasonable cause for the lateness. Finance requires a written request explaining why the return was filed late.