Online Services: Business account creation requirements
To create a Business Online Services account, you must be an owner or officer of the business and act as the Business Master Administrator (BMA) for the account.
Business account verification
To protect your business' tax information, you must verify one of the following when you create an account:
- information from New York State corporation, sales, and withholding tax returns filed for your business (You'll need to provide information from a return for each tax type filed within the last 12 months.)
- a PIN from a letter you received from the Tax Department
- confirmation that your business has not filed any New York State corporation, sales, or withholding tax returns within the last 12 months
If your employer identification number (EIN) ends with a C, you will need to create two Business Online Services accounts:
- for Sales Tax Web File, create an account using your EIN with the C at the end; and
- for other taxes (like corporation tax, withholding tax, and highway use tax), create an account using your EIN without the C at the end.
If you do not have the filing information (found on your tax return) required to create your account, you can use Form DTF-505, Authorization for Release of Photocopies of Tax Returns and/or Tax Information, to request a copy of your return. For your protection, we cannot provide you with filing information over the phone.
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