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                                                   New York State Department of Taxation and Finance 
                DTF-96
                         (2/11)                    Report of Address Change

                                                   for Business Tax Accounts                                           For office use only
          The fastest and easiest way to report an address change is online (not available for all tax types). Visit our Web site 
          (see Need help? ) and select the option to change your address. See the instructions on page 2.

               Identification number (with suffix, if any)  Legal name (see instructions)
Step 1
Identify 
               For corporations - Year of incorp.:          Trade name (DBA)
your 
business as    State of incorporation:
currently      Physical address (number and street)
on file with 
the NYS Tax    City                                        County                        State  ZIP code                Country if not U.S. (see instructions)
Department.

                    All business tax types                 Withholding/              Petroleum                         Limited Liability Company (LLC) or 
Step 2
                    on file with NYS Tax Dept.             MCTMT                     business (all fuels)              Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Select tax 
                    Corporation                            IFTA 
type(s) to                                                                           Alcoholic                         Other (list below):
change in                                                                            beverages 
Step 3.                                                                                                              Tax type    Account number
                    Sales and use                          Highway use               Cigarette/Tobacco
                                                                                     products

Step 3                    Note: To change the physical address for petroleum business, alcoholic beverages, and        Effective date of this address change 
                New       cigarette tax types, seeLegal restrictions for petroleum-, alcohol-, and cigarette-related businesses. 
List your new 
address(es);    physical  Physical location of business (number and street) - Do not enter a PO box here.              New telephone number
enter only if   address                                                                                                (     ) 
different from            City                             County                        State  ZIP code               Country if not U.S. (see instructions)
current 
information.

Note:The        New       Business    or firm name to which NYS Tax Department mailings are to be sent                 Effective date of this address change 
address(es)     mailing     
you list in     address   Name of person to whom NYS Tax Department mailings are to be sent (optional) 
Step 3 will be 
used for the              New number and street or PO box                                                              New contact telephone number 
tax types you                                                                                                          (     )
marked in                 City                             County                        State  ZIP code               Country if not U.S. (see instructions)
Step 2.

Step 4                    I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that this report is true, correct, and 
                          complete, and that I am authorized to report address changes.
Sign and mail             Signature
your report.
For where       Sign      Title                                                                     Date 
to file see 
                here
instructions.
                          Print contact name                                         Contact’s daytime telephone number
                                                                                     (     )                            For office use only
                          E-mail address of contact person                                                              Previous doc loc number



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Page 2 of 2    DTF-96 (2/11)                                           Instructions
If not doing so online, use Form DTF-96 to correct or change your business         first box, All business tax types on file with the NYS Tax Dept. If you are not 
location (physical address) or mailing address, or both, for business tax          marking the first box and your change affects a tax not listed, mark the box 
accounts on record with the New York State Department of Taxation and              labeled Other and enter the tax type and account number in the spaces 
Finance (Tax Department). If you need to report any other changes for              below that check box. 
your business records, you must use Form DTF-95, Business Tax Account 
Update. You can report address changes on Form DTF-95 instead of filing            Note: If you wish to change the address for more than one tax type, and 
both forms. If there are no changes to be made at this time, keep this form in     the address is different for each tax type, you must either attach another 
your files for future use. If a change occurs, complete the form and send it to    Form DTF-96 for each additional tax type or, using the same format, create 
us as soon as possible.                                                            and attach a separate listing that contains all the address information, the 
                                                                                   tax type(s) for that address, and your identification number.
Address changes to withholding tax information will also update 
corresponding information on your unemployment insurance account with              Step 3 — List your new address(es)
the New York State Department of Labor and your Metropolitan Commuter              Enter address information only if it is different from current information.
Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT) account.
                                                                                   If applicable, enter the new physical location, the effective date of the 
Legal restrictions for petroleum-, alcohol-, and cigarette-related                 address change, and the new telephone number of your business.
businesses
                                                                                   If applicable, enter your new mailing address or the mailing address 
Filing Form DTF-96 is not a substitute for prior approval required for certain     of the person and firm that you wish to receive mailings sent by the Tax 
changes. Failure to obtain prior approval may result in the cancellation of        Department. Also enter the effective date of the change and the new 
your registration, license, or permit.                                             contact telephone number for a person who can be contacted about any tax 
If you are registered, licensed, or granted a permit for any of                    information.
the following activities, in addition to filing Form DTF-96 you must               Step 4 — Sign and mail your report
also notify the Tax Department in writing to report changes to the 
owner/officer/responsible person information of any type of registrant or          The authorized person must sign and date the report, enter his or her title, 
licensee, or to report changes, additions, and deletions of the location of        and print the name of a contact and the contact’s daytime telephone number 
a warehouse of a cigarette agent or wholesale dealer. This notification is         (including area code and extension, if any). There is also an area to provide 
required for:                                                                      the contact’s business e-mail address. The person who signs the form must 
                                                                                   be authorized to report updates for this business.
a distributor of beer, cider, wine, liquor, or other alcoholic beverages 
  (Article 18);                                                                    Mail your completed report to:
a cigarette agent, wholesale dealer of cigarettes, distributor of tobacco                    NYS TAX DEPARTMENT
  products or wholesale dealer of tobacco products, or a chain store                           TCC/ACCOUNT SERVICES SECTION
  (Articles 20 and 20-A);                                                                      W A HARRIMAN CAMPUS
a motor fuel distributor, importing/exporting transporter, terminal                          ALBANY NY 12227
  operator, or liquefied petroleum gas fuel permittee (Articles 12-A and 
  13-A);                                                                           Privacy notification
a diesel motor fuel distributor, retailer of heating oil only, or distributor of The Commissioner of Taxation and Finance may collect and maintain 
  kero-jet fuel only (Articles 12-A and 13-A); and                                 personal information pursuant to the New York State Tax Law, including but 
                                                                                   not limited to, sections 5-a, 171, 171-a, 287, 308, 429, 475, 505, 697, 1096, 
an aviation fuel business or residual petroleum products business                1142, and 1415 of that Law; and may require disclosure of social security 
  (Article 13-A).                                                                  numbers pursuant to 42 USC 405(c)(2)(C)(i).
Send your written notification to:                                                 This information will be used to determine and administer tax liabilities 
              NYS TAX DEPARTMENT – WADE ROAD                                       and, when authorized by law, for certain tax offset and exchange of tax 
              TDAB/FACCTS – REGISTRATION AND BOND UNIT                             information programs as well as for any other lawful purpose.
              W A HARRIMAN CAMPUS
              ALBANY NY 12227                                                      Information concerning quarterly wages paid to employees is provided 
                                                                                   to certain state agencies for purposes of fraud prevention, support 
Certain changes may require you to complete a new registration for your            enforcement, evaluation of the effectiveness of certain employment and 
business.                                                                          training programs and other purposes authorized by law.
Step 1 — Identify your business                                                    Failure to provide the required information may subject you to civil or 
Identify your business by filling in all the requested information for your        criminal penalties, or both, under the Tax Law.
business as currently on file with the Tax Department. This will assist us in      This information is maintained by the Manager of Document Management, 
updating your records.                                                             NYS Tax Department, W A Harriman Campus, Albany NY 12227; 
Identification number — Enter your identification number as it appears on          telephone (518) 457-5181.
materials you are currently receiving or the identification number that you 
entered when you last filed a tax return.
                                                                                     
Legal name — For a corporation or limited liability company (LLC), enter            Need help?
the exact legal name of the business as it appears on the Certificate of 
Incorporation  orCertificate of Registration. For an unincorporated business,                  Internet access: www.tax.ny.gov
use the name in which the business owns property or acquires debt, or for 
a partnership, use the registered partnership name. A sole proprietor must                       (for information, forms, and publications)
use the name of the individual owner.
Trade name (DBA) — Enter the trade name, doing business as name                            Telephone assistance is available from 8:30 A.M. to
(DBA), or assumed name, if different from the legal name. For an                             4:30 P.M. (eastern time), Monday through Friday.
unincorporated business, use the name filed with the county clerk’s office.
                                                                                    Business Tax Information Center:                 (518) 457-5342
Corporations — Enter the year and state of incorporation in the spaces 
provided.                                                                           To order forms and publications:                 (518) 457-5431
Physical address — Enter the address where your business is physically              Text Telephone (TTY) Hotline (for persons with 
located.                                                                              hearing and speech disabilities using a TTY):  (518) 485-5082
Country — If you are located outside of the United States and you find that 
your address will not fit in the spaces provided, you may attach a separate                Persons with disabilities: In compliance with the 
sheet with your address information. Be sure to identify for which tax type(s)                Americans with Disabilities Act, we will ensure that our 
each address is to be used.                                                                   lobbies, offices, meeting rooms, and other facilities are
                                                                                    accessible to persons with disabilities. If you have questions 
Step 2 — Select tax type(s) to change                                               about special accommodations for persons with disabilities, call the 
See Legal restrictions for petroleum-, alcohol-, and cigarette-related              information center.
businesses before selecting the tax types. Then indicate which business 
tax records should be changed by marking an  Xin the appropriate box(es) 
in this section. If the updated information is the same for all your business 
tax types on file with the NYS Tax Department, you only need to mark the 






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