New York official-source navigator

New York registration, tax and organization information

A reviewed collection of links and bounded summaries from official authorities.

Claims reviewed
12
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Information type
Official-source navigation
Last reviewed
2026-08-10

Official-source navigation only. This collection organizes official New York sources. Federal, county, municipal, industry and fact-specific requirements remain controlling, and Atlas does not determine a reader-specific legal or tax outcome. The linked authority remains controlling.

Entity formation

The New York Department of State publishes a Certificate of Incorporation route for a domestic business corporation.

The captured official page identifies the domestic business-corporation Certificate of Incorporation filing route.

Open New York State Department of State high volatility

Assumed name

The New York Department of State publishes a Certificate of Assumed Name filing route.

The captured official page identifies the Certificate of Assumed Name route.

Open New York State Department of State high volatility

Foreign qualification

The New York Department of State publishes an Application for Authority route under Business Corporation Law section 1304.

The captured official page identifies the Application for Authority route.

Open New York State Department of State high volatility

State revenue

The New York business-tax hub separates corporation tax, sales tax, withholding tax and other business topics.

The captured official hub routes readers to distinct state business-tax topics.

Open New York State Department of Taxation and Finance high volatility

State wage withholding

New York withholding guidance addresses employers described in federal Publication 15 that maintain an office or transact business in New York State.

The captured official page states the quoted employer and New York activity conditions for personal-income-tax withholding.

Open New York State Department of Taxation and Finance high volatility

Unemployment insurance

The New York Department of Labor provides an employer-registration route used to determine unemployment-insurance liability.

The captured official page identifies registration for an unemployment-insurance liability determination.

Open New York State Department of Labor high volatility

Workers compensation

The New York Workers’ Compensation Board says virtually all New York employers must provide workers’ compensation coverage while documenting exceptions.

The captured official page presents the coverage-requirement question and situation-specific exceptions.

Open New York State Workers’ Compensation Board high volatility

New hire reporting

New York says employers must report specified identifying information for newly hired or rehired employees working in the state.

The captured official page states the general new-hire and rehire reporting rule.

Open New York State Department of Taxation and Finance high volatility

Charity registration

The New York Attorney General says most organizations with charitable assets, charitable activity or New York solicitation must register and provides an exemption path.

The captured official page states the general registration scope and preserves exemptions.

Open Office of the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau high volatility

Licenses and permits

New York’s business-starting route says starting a business requires working with both the state and local government.

The captured official page preserves state and local government boundaries.

Open State of New York high volatility

Recurring compliance

New York requires specified domestic and foreign business corporations and limited liability companies to file a Biennial Statement every two years.

The captured official page states a biennial filing rule for the listed entity categories.

Open New York State Department of State high volatility

Dissolution and withdrawal

A New York domestic business corporation may be voluntarily dissolved through a Certificate of Dissolution under Business Corporation Law section 1003.

The captured official page identifies this domestic business-corporation dissolution route.

Open New York State Department of State high volatility