NEW YORK (PIX11) – The clock is ticking to file taxes for the 2025 season.
This is the final weekend to file taxes before next Tuesday’s deadline, and to help New Yorkers get their filings done, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is highlighting free resources available online.
“The resources available at www.tax.ny.gov can help taxpayers quickly and easily meet their filing obligations and receive any refunds they’re owed,” said Acting Commissioner Amanda Hiller.
New Yorkers who made less than $200,000 in 2024 may be able to use Direct File, while anyone who made $84,000 or less may qualify to use Free File.
To prepare to file taxes, residents should have the following items.
Forms needed to file taxes:
- Active email account
- A driver's license or state-issued nondriver ID
- Birth dates and Social Security numbers for you, your spouse, and your dependents
- Banking information for direct deposit of your income tax refund
- A copy of last year’s federal income tax return or your prior-year federal adjusted gross income
- Proof of income and tax withheld
- W-2 and certain 1099s forms
- Department of Labor 1099-G Tax Form if you received unemployment
- Any other documents showing additional income
- Your tax account balance
- Forms 1095-A, B, or C, Affordable Healthcare Statement
- Information related to any Income tax credits you are claiming
- NY 529 College Savings Account information
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