Get Form IT-6-SNY Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT) For START-UP NY Tax Year

The MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) tax is a payroll tax imposed on employers and self-employed individuals who operate within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) in New York State. Like other payroll taxes, you'll incur fines and penalties if you don't pay the MTA tax.

Employers must file quarterly MCTMT returns if they are required to withhold New York State income tax from wages paid to employees and their payroll expense for all covered employees in the MCTD exceeds $312,500 in any calendar quarter.

The bill also increases the MCTMT on self-employment income of individuals earning at least $50,000 of such income sourced to the five NYC counties to 0.47% retroactive to January 1, 2023, and then to 0.6% as of January 1, 2024.

For purposes of calculating the MCTMT, the MCTD is divided into two zones: Zone 1 includes the counties of New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island). Zone 2 includes the counties of Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester.

The MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) tax is a payroll tax imposed on employers and self-employed individuals who operate within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) in New York State. Like other payroll taxes, you'll incur fines and penalties if you don't pay the MTA tax.

MTA surcharge for businesses in New York City The MTA surcharge applies to you if your C corp does business, owns or leases property, employs capital, maintains an office, or gets receipts from business activity in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD).

How do I know if this tax applies to me? If you are an employer/self-employed individual, this tax will applies to you if: you are required to withhold any New York State income tax from wages; and. you are a self-employed individual (including partners) with net earnings from the MCTD that exceeds $50,000.