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For clients who received unemployment compensation

If you already filed your client's 2020 New York State return and did not add back unemployment compensation that was excluded from their federal gross income, you or your client must file an amended return with New York State. If you did not exclude unemployment compensation from their federal gross income, you or your client should not file an amended return with New York State.

For more information, see Tax Department response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Don't forget to complete your 2021 continuing education requirements and to register as a tax preparer for 2021. You can't register until you've completed your education requirements.

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IRS and Security Summit invite tax professionals to review client data protections

Part 1 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Protect tax data at home and at work with the "Security Six"
Part 2 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Use multi-factor authentication to protect accounts
Part 3 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Use a virtual private network to secure remote locations
Part 4 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Avoid phishing scams
Part 5 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Make a plan for protecting data and reporting theft

Updated: April 08, 2021