PAY BY CREDIT CARD: You can use your American Express Cards, Discover, Novus, MasterCard, or Visa to pay the amount you owe on your 2003 NY State income tax return. You can pay your income taxes due with your return by credit card using a touch-tone phone or through the Internet. The credit card service provider will charge you a convenience fee to cover the cost of this service, and you will be told the amount before you confirm the credit card payment. Please note that the convenience fee, terms, and conditions may vary between the credit card service providers. These are the same credit card service providers that have agreements with the IRS to process income tax payments.

You can make your payment by credit card regardless of how you file your income tax return. For returns filed before the due date, you can make credit card payments any time up to the due date. For returns filed on or after the due date, you should make your credit card payment at the same time you file your return. Credit cards cannot be used to pay any tax due on an amended return or any bill you may receive even if the bill is for unpaid amounts due from your return.

Official Payments Corp. Call toll free 1 800 2PAYTAX (1 800 272-9829), or Visit their Web site at www.officialpayments.com OR Link2Gov Corporation Call toll free 1 866 TAXESNY (1 866 829-3769),or Visit their Web site at www.nytaxpayment.com

You can also connect to either of these Web sites by going to the Tax Department ’s Web site at www.nystax.gov and clicking on Electronic Services.

Whether paying by telephone or through the Internet, follow the simple instructions to enter personal identifying information, the credit card number and expiration date, and the amount of the payment (line 73 of Form IT-201). Have a copy of your completed New York State income tax return available. You will be told the amount of the convenience fee that the credit card service provider will charge you to cover the cost of this service. At this point you may elect to accept or cancel the credit card transaction.

If you accept the credit card transaction, you will be given a confirmation number. Please keep this confirmation number as proof of payment.

INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS: If you cannot pay the full amount you owe as shown on line 73 of your 2003 income tax return, you can ask to make monthly installment payments. However, you will be charged interest and may be charged a late payment penalty on any tax not paid by April 15, 2004.

Before you request an installment payment agreement, you should consider other alternatives such as a commercial or private loan.

To be considered for an installment agreement, you must complete NY State Form DTF-383, Income Tax Installment Payment Agreement Request, and include all information requested. To get Form DTF-383, see the NY website.

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