The Tax Department is streamlining withholding tax and wage reporting forms and Web File applications. Enter your TIN in the appropriate box.The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. This article discusses a U.S. businesses potential obligation to withhold U.S. taxes to a foreign contractor. Call SF Tax Counsel today. To figure out how much tax to withhold, employees on the payroll who work in the state, but live elsewhere, complete Form IT-2104. If you have any doubt about the requirement to withhold, go ahead and do it and use a Form 1042. If the income that you earned in New York Exceeds your Standard Deduction for New York, then Yes you will need to file a non resident New York Tax Return. As an independent contractor, the responsibility for tax withholding falls upon you. In that case, a US company should not withhold or report taxes.