🗽 How to Fax the New York State Tax Department
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has no single fax number. Its letters print their own fax number, and that is the one to use. For a conciliation conference request on Form CMS-1-MN, the fax is 518-435-8554 (Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services), due by the deadline on your notice. Select United States, type the 10 digits and pay $2.99 for up to 3 pages.
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Which Fax Number to Use
New York does not run one central tax fax line. Instead, each letter from the Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) carries the fax number of the unit that sent it, usually near the reply instructions. That number is the correct one for your reply, because it reaches the people who already hold your file.
| What you are sending | Fax number | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Form CMS-1-MN, Request for Conciliation Conference | 518-435-8554 (Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services) | The deadline printed on your notice |
| A reply to any other DTF letter | The fax number printed on that letter | The date given in that letter |
Many people search for the code printed on their letter, such as "DTF-973.61". The code alone does not give you a fax number; the letter itself tells you where and how to answer. Look for the fax number on the letter; if it gives one, send there. If it gives none, follow the reply method it describes instead of guessing a number.
Faxing a Conciliation Conference Request
If you disagree with a notice and want a conciliation conference, the request goes to the Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services (BCMS) on Form CMS-1-MN. The BCMS fax number is 518-435-8554.
The deadline is the one printed on the notice you are disputing. We do not give a general number of days here because it depends on the notice. Read the date on your notice, count back from it, and send the request as early as you can.
Fill in every part of the form, sign it, and attach a copy of the notice you are disputing so BCMS can match your request to the right case.
The Fax Confirmation Is Your Record, Not a Filing Receipt
Form CMS-1-MN itself warns that a fax confirmation does not prove you filed. Take that at face value. Our confirmation email shows the destination number, the page count and the exact time it went through, in US Eastern Time. Keep it as your dated record that the fax went through, and also follow every instruction on your notice about how the request must be filed.
The rule: fax New York only to the number on your letter, or to 518-435-8554 for a CMS-1-MN. Keep the confirmation email as your record, and do everything else your notice asks as well.
If you have a way to check later that BCMS or the DTF unit has your document, use it. A dated record of when you sent it is most useful as a backup, not as a substitute for following the notice.
Entering a New York Fax Number
New York tax fax numbers are ordinary US numbers. Select United States, then type the 10 digits with no leading 1, no spaces and no dashes. So 518-435-8554 is entered as 5184358554. The country code is added for you. More detail is in how to fax to the USA online.
From the US or anywhere else, OverseasFax is the right tool, whether you live in New York, moved away and still have a final-year notice, or own New York property and live abroad. See sending a fax from outside the United States.
What to Put on the Pages
Start with a cover page. Put your full name as it appears on the letter, any identifying numbers printed on the letter (such as an assessment or case number), the letter code and date, your phone number with country code, your email, and a list of what is attached with the total page count.
Then send a copy of the letter or notice itself, followed by your reply or the completed CMS-1-MN, and then any supporting documents in a sensible order. Put your name and the main identifying number from the letter in a corner of every page. Scan to PDF rather than photographing pages, because faint print and stamps can arrive unreadable in black and white.
What It Costs
A conciliation request is usually short. A cover page, the completed CMS-1-MN and a two-page copy of the notice is 4 pages: $2.99 + $0.99 = $3.98. A longer reply to a DTF letter with 10 pages of records is $9.92. You see the price before you pay.
There is no account, nothing is printed on your document, and if the fax cannot be delivered the full amount goes back to your card automatically. Delivery usually takes a few minutes, and the confirmation email follows with the destination number, page count and time.
Why Faxes to New York Fail
Most failures have one of three causes. A leading 1 typed in: select United States and enter 10 digits, not 11. A busy line: tax units get many faxes near deadlines, so send early in the day, Eastern time. An old number: a fax number copied from an old letter or a forum may no longer be in use, so take it from your current letter. If a fax fails you are refunded automatically and can send again.
New York state and the IRS are separate. A federal notice for the same year needs a federal fax number; start with how to fax the IRS. California has its own system too: see faxing the California Franchise Tax Board.
New York may reply by mail or in the way its letter describes. If a DTF unit says it will fax you, our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a US fax number for 24 hours for $5, and anything received arrives in your email.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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