Department of Taxation and Finance Instructions for Form ST-140 ST-140-I Individual Purchaser’s Annual Report of Sales and Use Tax General information State that are not registered or required to register for sales tax purposes must report their sales and use tax liability by filing Casual sales and use tax Web File Form ST-130, Business Purchaser’s Report of Sales and Use Tax. For You can now file and pay your casual sales and use tax return online. more information, see Tax Bulletin Use Tax for Businesses (TB-ST-910). Create an Online Services account by visiting our website (see Need help?). When do you owe sales or use tax? Deliveries into New York State Who may use Form ST-140? Form ST-140, Individual Purchaser’s Annual Report of Sales and Use You owe state and local sales or use tax if you purchase property or Tax, is for use by individuals, estates, and trusts to report and pay sales a service that is delivered to you in New York State without payment or use tax on an annual basis. Generally, individuals, estates, and trusts of New York State and local tax to the seller, such as through the report unpaid sales or use tax for the annual period covered by their tax Internet, by catalog, from television shopping channels, or on an Indian year for federal income tax purposes. If any item or service purchased reservation, except for purchases subject to Oneida Nation taxes. costs $25,000 or more each, excluding shipping and handling, complete Form IT-135, Sales and Use Tax Report for Purchases of Items and Purchases outside New York State with subsequent use in New Services Costing $25,000 or More, and attach it to this report. York State You may also owe state and local sales or use tax if you are a resident Generally, individuals, estates, and trusts that are filing a New York of New York State at the time you purchase any of the following outside State personal income tax return report on such return sales or use tax New York State: liability arising during the period covered by their tax year for federal • property you bring into New York State for use in New York State; income tax purposes. • a service performed on property outside New York State, and you Individuals, estates, and trusts not filing a New York State personal bring that property into New York State for use here; or income tax return, but that owe sales or use tax, must file Form ST-140 • a service (such as an information service) you bring into New York by the date their federal income tax return is due (generally April 15th), State for use here. without regard to any extension of time to file. If no federal income tax return is required to be filed, Form ST-140 is due on the date the (You may be eligible for a credit for sales or use tax paid to another state. federal income tax return would have been due, without regard to See Column D – Tax paid to another taxing jurisdiction below.) any extension of time to file. Alternatively, an individual, estate, or trust not filing a New York State personal income tax return may file However, you are not required to pay state or local sales or use tax on Form ST-141, Individual Purchaser’s Periodic Report of Sales and Use any property or service that you bring into New York State which you Tax, periodically to report sales or use tax liability arising during the purchased outside of the state before you became a resident of New period covered by their tax year for federal income tax purposes. York State. Individuals, estates, and trusts operating a business in New York Additional local tax State as a sole proprietor that are not registered or required to be registered for New York State sales tax purposes, must report and pay You may owe an additional local tax if you are a resident of a locality sales or use tax on their New York State personal income tax return, (county or city) at the time of purchase and you: Form ST-140, or Form ST-141. • bring property into that locality which you purchased in another locality in New York State that has a lower tax rate; Individuals, estates, or trusts, that have reported and paid sales or use tax on their New York State personal income tax return may not • bring property into that locality on which you had a taxable service redetermine the amount of use tax they owe by filing an amended performed in another locality in New York State that has a lower tax New York State personal income tax return. If the amount of sales or rate; or use tax due is greater than the amount paid with your original New • bring a service (such as an information service) into that locality York State personal income tax return, you must report the additional which you purchased in another locality in New York State that has a amount of sales or use tax due on Form ST-140. If you wish to request lower tax rate. a refund of any sales or use tax you originally paid with the personal However, you are not required to pay any additional local tax on any income tax return, you must file Form AU-11, Application for Credit or property or service that you bring into a locality in New York State that Refund of Sales or Use Tax. For more information, see Tax Bulletin Use you purchased outside that locality before you became a resident of Tax for Individuals (including Estates and Trusts) (TB-ST-913). that locality. Who cannot use Form ST-140? Note: For purposes of these sales and use tax instructions, the word An individual, estate, or trust that is registered, or required to be tax will be used to refer to either the sales tax or the use tax, or both. registered, for New York State sales tax purposes, must report and pay all sales and use taxes owed with respect to business purchases with Who is a New York State resident for sales and use the individual’s, estate’s, or trust’s periodic sales and use tax returns. tax purposes? Individuals, estates, and trusts must use Form ST-141 to report and For sales and use tax purposes, the definition of resident includes pay the 6% special tax for use of a shared vehicle under a peer-to-peer persons who may not be considered residents for personal income car sharing program when the tax was not collected by the program tax purposes. For example, persons maintaining a permanent place administrator, beginning September 1, 2022. For more information of abode in New York who do not spend more than 183 days a year in on the 6% special tax imposed on the shared vehicle driver, see the state, college students, and military personnel may all be residents TSB-M-22(1)S, Special Taxes on Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing. for sales and use tax purposes even if they are not residents for income tax purposes. For sales and use tax purposes, an individual Individuals, estates, and trusts must use Form ST-141 to report and is a resident of the state and of any locality in which they maintain a pay the 20% supplemental use tax on all retail purchases of vapor permanent place of abode. A permanent place of abode is a dwelling products. For more information on the 20% supplemental sales tax place maintained by a person, or by another for that person to use, imposed on all retail sales of vapor products sold in New York State, whether or not owned by such person, on other than a temporary or see TSB-M-19(3)S, Vapor Products Dealer Registration and Filing transient basis. The dwelling may be a home, apartment or flat; a room Requirements. including a room at a hotel, motel, boarding house, or club; a room at a residence hall operated by an educational, charitable or other Businesses, such as corporations, partnerships, limited liability institution; housing provided by the armed forces of the United States, companies, and limited liability partnerships operating in New York whether the housing is located on or off a military base or reservation; |
Page 2 of 4 ST-140-I (2023) or a trailer, mobile home, houseboat, or any other premises. This resident of that locality at the time of the purchase, and its rate is higher includes second homes. Therefore, you can be a resident of more than than the rate in effect where you made the purchase. one locality and state for sales and use tax purposes. An individual doing business in New York State is a resident (for sales Column D – Tax paid to another taxing jurisdiction and use tax purposes) of the state and of any county or city in which To determine whether the tax you paid to another state, or local the individual is doing business, with respect to purchases of taxable jurisdiction in another state, qualifies for credit against New York State property or services used in the business. Therefore, if an individual is and local tax, see Tax Bulletin Reciprocal Credit for Sales or Use Taxes engaged in business in New York State but has no permanent place of Paid to Other Taxing Jurisdictions (TB-ST-765). If you bought the item abode in New York State, the individual will owe use tax only on taxable or service in a locality in New York State other than the New York purchases made with respect to the business operated in New York. locality where you reside, the tax you paid at the time of purchase may be claimed as a credit against the tax due in the New York locality An estate or trust that is carrying on a business, trade, profession, or where you reside. Federal excise taxes and customs duties and taxes employment in New York State is a resident of the state and of any and fees you paid in foreign countries are not allowed as a credit county or city in which the estate or trust is carrying on these activities, against any New York State or local sales or use tax that you owe. with respect to purchases of property or services used in these activities. What happens if I do not pay the sales or use tax What tangible personal property and services are due? subject to sales and use taxes? Failure to pay sales or use tax may result in the imposition of penalty Most tangible personal property is subject to tax. Some examples and interest. The Tax Department conducts both routine and special are cigarettes and other tobacco products; alcohol; candy; clothing; audits to promote compliance. In addition, the U.S. Customs Service books; electronic equipment; furniture; collectibles (stamps, coins, provides the department with information from customs declarations etc., bought for collections); works of art; off-the-shelf computer filed by New York State residents returning from overseas travel. software; and, generally, a garage sale item costing more than $600. The department also obtains information on sales to New York State Some examples of exempt items are prescription and nonprescription residents under information exchange agreements with other states. drugs and medicines used for humans, certain medical equipment, newspapers, periodicals, most food items, U.S. and New York State Penalty and interest Flags, Indian arts and crafts when purchased on an Indian reservation, If you file this report late, make payment late, or do not pay the total used mobile homes and college textbooks. amount due (see Who may use this form? ), you must pay penalty and interest. Only certain services are subject to tax. Taxable services include maintaining, servicing and repairing tangible personal property and You can estimate your penalty and interest by using our online Penalty real property (land and buildings). Some examples are auto repair, and interest calculator, or you may call the Sales Tax Information Center appliance service, house repairs, lawn maintenance, and information to have a Tax Department representative estimate your penalty and services. Some examples of exempt services are dry cleaning, interest for you (see Need help? below). Enter this amount in box 5. veterinary, legal, and medical services. Note: At the time of registration, the New York State Department of Paid preparer’s responsibilities Motor Vehicles (DMV) collects any unpaid sales or use tax on a motor Under the law, all paid preparers must sign and complete the paid vehicle, trailer, all-terrain vehicle, vessel, or snowmobile that must be preparer section of the form. Paid preparers may be subject to civil and/ registered or titled by DMV. Therefore, do not report or pay the sales or or criminal sanctions if they fail to complete this section in full. use tax on these items on your Form ST-140. When completing this section, enter your New York tax preparer For more information on taxable and exempt goods and services, see registration identification number (NYTPRIN) if you are required to Tax Bulletin Quick Reference Guide for Taxable and Exempt Property have one. If you are not required to have a NYTPRIN, enter in the Excl. and Services (TB-ST-740). code box one of the specified 2-digit codes listed below that indicates why you are exempt from the registration requirement. You must enter a NYTPRIN or an exclusion code. Also, you must enter your federal Instructions for Worksheets 1, 2, and 3 preparer tax identification number (PTIN) if you have one; if not, you Column A – Purchase price must enter your Social Security number. The tax is generally computed on the price you paid for an item or service, including any shipping or handling charges made by the Code Exemption type Code Exemption type seller. However, if you were a resident of New York State for sales and 01 Attorney 02 Employee of attorney use tax purposes at the time of purchase and you purchased property outside New York State which you used outside the state for more than 03 CPA 04 Employee of CPA six months before you brought it into the state, compute the tax on the 05 PA (Public Accountant) 06 Employee of PA lower of the cost or fair market value of the property at the time you brought it into New York State. This may result in a lower amount of tax. 07 Enrolled agent 08 Employee of enrolled agent The same six-month rule applies for computing local tax. 09 Volunteer tax preparer 10 Employee of business preparing that business’ Column B – Rate return The tax rate to use is determined as follows: • If the property or service is delivered to you in New York State, the Where to mail tax is computed at the combined state and local rate in effect in the Send your completed report and a check or money order payable in locality where the delivery occurs, regardless of where you reside. U.S. funds to New York State Sales Tax for the tax, plus any penalty The rate that applies is the rate in effect at the time of delivery. and interest due, to: • If you are a New York State resident for sales and use tax purposes NYS SALES TAX PROCESSING and you purchase property or services outside New York State PO BOX 15173 that you bring into New York State to your jurisdiction of residence, ALBANY NY 12212-5173 compute the tax at the combined state and local rate in effect where you reside. The rate that applies is the rate in effect at the time you If not using U.S. Mail, see Publication 55, Designated Private Delivery brought the property or service into that jurisdiction. Services. In addition, if you use the property or service in another locality in New York State, you owe tax to the second locality if you were a |
ST-140-I (2023) Page 3 of 4 Privacy notification New York State Law requires all government agencies that maintain a Need help? system of records to provide notification of the legal authority for any request for personal information, the principal purpose(s) for which the information is to be collected, and where it will be maintained. To view Visit our website at www.tax.ny.gov this information, visit our website, or, if you do not have Internet access, • get information and manage your taxes online call and request Publication 54, Privacy Notification. See Need help? • check for new online services and features for the Web address and telephone number. Telephone assistance Sales Tax Information Center: 518-485-2889 To order forms and publications: 518-457-5431 Text Telephone (TTY) or TDD Dial 7-1-1 for the equipment users New York Relay Service Chart 1 New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction This chart shows the combined state and local tax rates during New York City comprises five counties. These counties are also calendar year 2023. Use the applicable rates for your entries in the boroughs whose names are more widely known. The counties are Worksheets on pages 2 and 3 on Form ST-140, depending on the date Bronx (Bronx), Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens or dates of your purchases. Changes (if any) to county and city rates (Queens), and Richmond (Staten Island). that occurred during the year are noted in the footnotes below the chart. Taxing Tax Taxing Tax Taxing Tax jurisdiction rate % jurisdiction rate % jurisdiction rate % Albany 8 Herkimer 8¼ Saratoga (outside the following) 7 Allegany 8½ Jefferson 8 Saratoga Springs (city) 7 Broome 8 Lewis 8 Schenectady 8 Cattaraugus (outside the following) 8 Livingston 8 Schoharie 8 Olean (city) 8 Madison (outside the following) 8 Schuyler 8 Salamanca (city) 8 Oneida (city) 8 Seneca 8 Cayuga (outside the following) 8 Monroe 8 Steuben 8 Auburn (city) 8 Montgomery 8 Suffolk 8⅝ Chautauqua 8 Nassau 8⅝ Sullivan 8 Chemung 8 New York City 8⅞ Tioga 8 Chenango (outside the following) 8 Niagara 8 Tompkins (outside the following) 8 Norwich (city) 8 Oneida (outside the following) 8¾ Ithaca (city) 8 Clinton 8 Rome (city) 8¾ Ulster 8 Columbia 8 Utica (city) 8¾ Warren (outside the following) 7 Cortland 8 Onondaga 8 Glens Falls (city) 7 Delaware 8 Ontario 7½ Washington 7 Dutchess 8⅛ Orange 8⅛ Wayne 8 Erie 8¾ Orleans 8 Westchester (outside the following) 8⅜ Essex 8 Oswego (outside the following) 8 Mount Vernon (city) 8⅜ Franklin 8 Oswego (city) 8 New Rochelle (city) 8⅜ Fulton (outside the following) 8 Otsego 8 White Plains (city) 8⅜ Gloversville (city) 8 Putnam 8⅜ Yonkers (city) 8⅞ Johnstown (city) 8 Rensselaer 8 Wyoming 8 Genesee 8 Rockland 8⅜ Yates 8 Greene 8 St. Lawrence (outside the following) 8 Hamilton 8 Ogdensburg (city) 8 |
Page 4 of 4 ST-140-I (2023) Chart 2 Local Sales and Use Tax Rates on Clothing and Footwear This chart shows the rates in effect on purchases of clothing and Sales of eligible clothing and footwear costing less than $110 per item footwear costing less than $110 per item or per pair, excluding shipping or per pair are exempt from the 4% state sales tax, the ⅜% MCTD tax and handling, during the calendar year 2023. Changes (if any) to county (in those localities that provide the less-than-$110 exemption), and and city rates that occurred during the year are noted in the footnotes some local taxes. below the chart. Sales of clothing and footwear costing $110 or more are subject to the full state and local tax. Tax rate Tax rate Taxing jurisdiction % Taxing jurisdiction % Albany County 4 Onondaga County 4 Allegany County 4½ Ontario County 3½ Broome County 4 Orange County 4⅛ Cattaraugus County (outside the following) 4 Orleans County 4 Olean (city) 4 Oswego County (outside the following) 4 Salamanca (city) 4 Oswego (city) 4 Cayuga County (outside the following) 4 Otsego County 4 Auburn (city) 4 Putnam County 4⅜ Chautauqua County 0 Rensselaer County 4 Chemung County 4 Rockland County 4⅜ Chenango County (outside the following) 0 St. Lawrence County (outside the following) 4 Norwich (city)1 (effective 6/1/2023) 1½ Ogdensburg (city) 4 Clinton County 4 Saratoga County (outside the following) 3 Columbia County 0 Saratoga Springs (city) 3 Cortland County 4 Schenectady County 4 Delaware County 0 Schoharie County 4 Dutchess County 0 Schuyler County 4 Erie County 4¾ Seneca County 4 Essex County 4 Steuben County 4 Franklin County 4 Suffolk County 4⅝ Fulton County (outside the following) 4 Sullivan County 4 Gloversville (city) 4 Tioga County 0 Johnstown (city) 4 Tompkins County (outside the following) 4 Genesee County 4 Ithaca (city) 4 Greene County 0 Ulster County 4 Hamilton County 0 Warren County (outside the following) 3 Herkimer County 4¼ Glens Falls (city) 3 Jefferson County 4 Washington County 3 Lewis County 4 Wayne County 4 Livingston County 4 Westchester County (outside the following) 4⅜ Madison County (outside the following) 4 Mount Vernon (city) 4⅜ Oneida (city) 4 New Rochelle (city) 4⅜ Monroe County 2 (effective 3/1/2023) 0 White Plains (city) 4⅜ Montgomery County 4 Yonkers (city) 4⅞ Nassau County 4⅝ Wyoming County 4 New York City 0 Yates County 4 Niagara County 4 Oneida County (outside the following) 4¾ Rome (city) 4¾ Utica (city) 4¾ 1 Norwich’s local tax rate on clothing and footwear was 0% from January 1, 2023 through May 31, 2023. 2 Monroe County’s local tax rate on clothing and footwear was 4% from January 1, 2023 through February 28, 2023. |