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POA-1 (6/17) (back)
Instructions
General information Section 3 – Mailings
Use Form POA-1, Power of Attorney, when you want to give one or If you want copies of notices and other communications sent to someone
more individuals the authority to obligate or bind you, or appear on your other than the primary individual representative listed in section 2 of this
behalf. You may only appoint individuals (not a firm) to represent you. POA, enter the name of that representative on the line provided. This
Note: Authorizing someone to represent you does not relieve you of your representative must be someone who is listed as a representative for the
tax obligations. matters covered by this POA on this or another valid POA on file.
Use this form for all matters (except estate tax) imposed by the Tax If you do not want copies of notices and other communications sent to
Law or another statute administered by the New York State (NYS) any representative, enter None.
Department of Taxation and Finance (Tax Department) and the New Example: On 2/1/2016 you appoint Mr. Smith as your representative
York City (NYC) Department of Finance. If you and your spouse filed a for all tax matters for 2015. Mr. Smith will receive copies of mailings
joint tax return but have different representatives, you must each file a for these matters. On 8/15/2016, you appoint Ms. Jones as your
separate Form POA-1. representative for all tax matters for 2015. Ms. Jones will now receive
Unless you limit the authority you grant (see section 4), your appointed copies of mailings for these matters. However, if you want Mr. Smith to
representative will be authorized to perform any and all acts you can continue to receive mailings, you must list Mr. Smith’s name in section 3
perform, including but not limited to: receiving confidential information of the POA appointing Ms. Jones. Ms. Jones will not receive mailings.
concerning your taxes, agreeing to extend the time to assess tax, and Section 4 – Authority granted
agreeing to a tax adjustment.
Use this section to specify the matters covered by this POA. By default,
You do not need Form POA-1 to authorize someone to appear with you this POA will cover all tax types for all tax periods. If you select a tax
or with someone who is already authorized to act for you or to authorize type, but do not enter a tax period, this POA will cover the tax type
someone to provide information, or prepare a report or return for you. selected for all tax periods. If you enter a tax period, but do not select a
Only certain types of professionals may act on your behalf before the tax type, this POA will cover the tax period entered for all tax types. For
NYS Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services (BCMS), the NYC tax periods other than calendar years, enter the beginning and ending
Department of Finance Conciliation Bureau or at Tax Appeals. Visit the dates for the periods. For taxes based on a specific transaction, enter
Tax Department’s POA webpage (at www.tax.ny.gov/poa) for more the transaction date.
information. If your tax type is not listed, or if you are granting authority for a special
Revocation and withdrawal – New: This POA willremain active until assessment or fee administered by an agency, mark an Xin the Other
you (the taxpayer) revoke it or your representative withdraws from box and explain. To identify a specific audit case or assessment, mark
representing you. Representatives may not revoke a POA. the Other box and enter a case or assessment ID number.
For information on ways to revoke a POA, or how a representative If you want to limit your representative’s authority, explain the limitation.
can withdraw, see the Tax Department’s POA webpage (at For example, you can limit your representative’s authority to only receive
www.tax.ny.gov/poa). confidential information, but make no binding decisions for you. If you
need more space to explain the limitation, attach a sheet. The attached
Specific instructions sheet must be signed and dated by each taxpayer named in section 1.
For additional information on how to complete Form POA-1, including Section 5 – Taxpayer signature
who must sign as the taxpayer, visit the Tax Department’s POA webpage
(at www.tax.ny.gov/poa). You or someone who is authorized to act for you must sign and date
Form POA-1. The authorized person who signs Form POA-1 may need
Section 1 – Taxpayer information to provide identification and evidence of authority to sign this POA.
The taxpayer identification number may be a social security number If a joint tax return was filed and both spouses will be represented by the
(SSN), employer identification number (EIN), individual taxpayer same representatives, both spouses must sign and date Form POA-1
identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service, or a unless one spouse authorizes the other, in writing, to sign for both. In
tax identification number issued by the NYS Tax Department. that case, attach a copy of the authorization.
Section 2 – Representative information Where to send Form POA-1
You may use Form POA-1 to appoint one or more representatives. Your For matters administered by the NYS Tax Department:
Primary individual representative will be mailed copies of notices and
other communications unless you direct otherwise in section 3. If you are FAX to: (518) 435-8617 (the easiest and fastest method)
appointing more than two representatives, attach a sheet that provides Mail to: NYS TAX DEPARTMENT
all of the information requested in section 2. The attached sheet must be POA CENTRAL
signed and dated by each taxpayer named in section 1. W A HARRIMAN CAMPUS
ALBANY NY 12227-0864
Caution: This POA cannot be partially revoked or withdrawn. If you
appoint more than one representative on this POA and later choose See Publication 55, Designated Private Delivery Services, if not
to revoke one representative or one representative withdraws, the using U.S. Mail.
revocation or withdrawal will apply to all representatives, and none will For matters administered by NYC Department of Finance, send to the
have ongoing authority to represent you. You must file a new POA to office in which the matter is pending.
appoint the representatives that you want to continue representing you.
All representatives are deemed as authorized to act separately unless Privacy notification
you explain that all representatives are required to act jointly on the line New York State Law requires all government agencies that maintain a
in section 4 that allows you to limit the authority granted by this POA. system of records to provide notification of the legal authority for any
request for personal information, the principal purpose(s) for which the
For each appointed representative, enter the title or profession or, if information is to be collected, and where it will be maintained. To view
your representative is not a professional, enter the representative’s this information, visit our website at www.tax.ny.gov, or, if you do not
relationship to you. If the representative is not licensed in NYS, also have Internet access, call (518) 457-5431 and request Publication 54,
include the state where licensed (for example, Florida attorney). Enter Privacy Notification.
each representative’s federal preparer tax identification number (PTIN),
SSN, or EIN. If applicable, also enter each representative’s New York tax The Commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance
preparer registration identification number (NYTPRIN). is authorized to require disclosure of identifying numbers by
section 11-102.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
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