Expand a business

If you are expanding your New York State business, use the following checklist to help you comply with New York State tax law.

Expanding your business
What to do:		Additional information:
	If you file annual sales tax returns and you owe more than $3,000 in tax for an annual filing period, you must begin to file quarterly returns.	File sales tax returns
	If you file annual or quarterly sales tax returns and your combined total of taxable receipts, purchases subject to tax, rents, and amusement charges is $300,000 or more in a quarter, you must file monthly returns (beginning with the first month of the next sales tax quarter).	File sales tax returns
	If you hire more employees, you must report to New York State certain information about each new employee.	Publication NYS-50, Employer’s Guide to Unemployment Insurance, Wage Reporting, and Withholding Tax New hire reporting
	If you increase your payroll, you must remit the amount withheld after each payroll that causes the total withheld to equal or exceed $700 during a calendar quarter.	Withholding tax filing methods Publication NYS-50, Employer’s Guide to Unemployment Insurance, Wage Reporting, and Withholding Tax
	If you acquire all or part of the assets of an existing business, you must file Form AU-196.10.	Form AU-196.10, Notification of Sale, Transfer or Assignment in Bulk
	If you plan to change your business structure (for example, from a sole proprietorship to a corporation), contact the Tax Department first to determine your next steps. You may also have to change your: registration for sales tax; or filing period (from annually to quarterly or monthly). If you have employees, you may also have to: change your registration for unemployment insurance and withholding tax; or contact your workers compensation and unemployment insurance providers to notify them of the change to your business structure.	Form NYS-100, New York State Employer Registration for Unemployment Insurance, Withholding, and Wage Reporting
	If you sell, possess, or produce cigarettes or other tobacco products: To change location, or register more retail locations or vending machines, you must file Form DTF-716. If you expand to 15 or more retail outlets, you may qualify as a chain store, allowing you to pay lower prices. If you are an agent or agent/wholesale dealer and you have a transfer of license, you must file Form CG-100-A. If you are a wholesale dealer and add locations, or have a transfer of license, you must file Form CG-100-W. If you are a vending machine operator and you have a transfer of license, you must file Form CG-100-V.	Form DTF-716, Application for Registration of Retail Dealers and Vending Machines for Sales of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products, and its instructions Form CG-80, Application for Registration as a Chain Store, and its instructions Form CG-100-A, Application for License as a Cigarette Agent or Agent/Wholesaler, and its instructions Form CG-100-W, Application for License as a Wholesale Cigarette Dealer Other Than Those Who Only Operate Vending Machines, and its instructions Form CG-100-V, Application for License as a Wholesale Cigarette Dealer Who Only Operates Vending Machines, and its instructions
	If you sell new tires or vehicles with new tires, you must report and remit any waste tire management fees collected in the Calculate fees section of your sales tax return.	File online with Sales Tax Web File

Updated: April 14, 2023