Disclaimer

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ("Department") is committed to providing its customers with the highest levels of service.

As a convenience to our customers, the Department is allowing Tax Amnesty applicants to pay the amounts owed under Tax Amnesty by credit card (via a telephone call or over the Internet).

The Department has made arrangements with a credit card service provider who participated in the New York State tax year 2001 income tax credit card program to provide this service.

Those taxpayers who decide to pay their assessments by credit card over the telephone will initiate the transaction through a Department employee, while those who elect to make a credit card payment over the Internet will do so through the Web site of the selected credit card service provider.

For either method of payment, the taxpayer will need to furnish personal identifying information, the credit card number and expiration date, the amount of the payment and payment application information (such as tax type, tax year, assessment or file reference number, etc.). Also, for either method of payment the credit card service provider will charge a convenience fee to taxpayers to cover its cost of providing this service. However, taxpayers will be informed of the amount of the fee before they confirm the credit card payment.

Taxpayers who decide to proceed with the transaction will receive a confirmation number from either the Department employee or credit card service provider as proof of payment. Taxpayers should also note that, following authorization of the credit card payment, the Department will not retain credit card information for telephone transactions. For Internet transactions, the credit card service provider will forward to the Department only that information necessary for the Department to properly credit the payment to the taxpayer’s account (i.e., identifying information, payment amount and application information). For telephone transactions, the Department will not retain any personal credit card information, such as credit card number or account status.

The Department is allowing credit cards to be used for paying Tax Amnesty assessments as a convenience to taxpayers. The decision to use or not to use the products or services offered by the credit card service provider is entirely up to the taxpayer and will not result in any special treatment from the Department. Further, neither the Department nor the State of New York:

1)	endorse, recommend or require the use of such provider or its products, processes, information or services;
2)	make any warranty (express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement) with respect to such provider or its products, processes, information or services;
3)	make any representation with respect to such provider or its products, processes, information or services; nor
4)	assume any legal liability or responsibility for any act or omission by such provider, or for the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or usefulness of any product, process, information or service offered by such provider.

The Department and the State of New York do not control any Web site referenced or accessed through links or otherwise from the Department’s Web site, and are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, security policies or procedures of such Web sites, or for the content, privacy policies, security policies or procedures of any links contained in such Web sites. Any questions regarding off-site content, privacy policies and/or security procedures should be directed to those responsible for the Web site in question and not to the Department.