Instructions to obtain consent for Surrender of Authority by a foreign business corporation

If you don’t send us the appropriate forms, fees, returns, or tax payments, we won’t be able to issue the consent.

We will send you a written consent after the corporation is up to date with all appropriate forms, fees, and tax payments.

1. file the paperwork with NYS Department of State.

• • Create a Certificate of Surrender of Authority. Be sure to include all of the information required by section 1310 of the New York Business Corporation Law.
  • Send the following information to the NYS Department of State (DO NOT send the information to NYS Department of Taxation and Finance):
    1. Tax Department consent,
    2. Certificate of Authority, and
    3. $60 filing fee, payable to NYS Department of State.

  The NYS Department of State will provide you with the filing date when the process is complete.

  Questions?

  Call the Department of Taxation and Finance Corporate Dissolution Unit.

  Mailing addresses

  When filing a return or making a payment, be sure to use the correct address*:

  * See Publication 55, Designated Private Delivery Services, if not using U.S. Mail.

  Updated: March 5, 2024

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