48 THE QUEENS COURIER • QUEENS BUSINESS • MARCH 14, 2019 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Can’t aff ord your tax bill? Here’s what to do
New York State Taxpayer
Rights Advocate Margaret
Neri reminded taxpayers not
to delay fi ling their personal
income tax return if they owe
money but can’t immediately
pay. Th e Tax Department can
help taxpayers avoid or reduce
penalties and added interest.
“We want to make it as easy
as possible for taxpayers to pay
what they owe,” said Taxpayer
Rights Advocate Margaret
Neri. “We understand that not
everyone can pay what they
owe right away. Th at’s why the
Tax Department off ers opportunities
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to set up a payment
plan or make a one-time payment
online aft er fi ling.”
Steps to delay payment
Taxpayers who can’t pay
what they owe all at once are
encouraged to follow these
steps:
• submit your completed tax return by
the April 15 deadline to avoid penalties;
• pay what you can aff ord now to reduce
interest; and
• request an Installment Payment
Agreement (IPA).
An IPA is the Tax Department’s most
convenient and popular payment option
for outstanding tax debt. In the last fi ve
years, 381,000 taxpayers have taken
advantage of this program to pay back
$1.4 billion.
Individuals who can pay in full have
another payment option—Quick Pay—
that allows them to pay a bill or tax
debt directly from their bank accounts.
Th e online app can be accessed from
home computers, a smartphone, or other
mobile device. Since the Quick Pay app
went live in 2018, nearly 134,000 taxpayers
have made one-time payments totaling
$105 million.
In addition, taxpayers can use Tax
Department Online Services
accounts to make payments
from their bank account or
by credit card. Th ey can also
respond to notices, update
their information, and handle
other tax-related tasks.
Visit www.tax.ny.gov to set
up an account or log in to an
existing account.
As a New York State taxpayer,
you have rights protecting
you from any unfairness in the
administration and collection
of taxes, as well as a variety of
options to resolve tax issues.
Th e Offi ce of the Taxpayer
Rights Advocate (OTRA) will
help you understand your
rights, and fi nd the best way
for you to resolve your tax debt
or problem.
OTRA, an independent offi ce
within the Tax Department,
provides:
• free assistance to resolve diffi cult or
ongoing tax problems;
• options to consider if a tax issue is causing
undue economic harm; and
• recommendations for administrative or
legislative reforms.
From the NYS Department of
Taxation and Finance
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