N.Y. Tax Law § 1322: Persons subject to the city income tax surcharge

§ 1322. Persons subject to the city income tax surcharge. (a) General.

The city income tax surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this

article shall be imposed for each taxable year on every city resident

individual, estate and trust. A taxpayer's taxable year for purposes of

a city income tax surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this

article shall be the same as his taxable year under article twenty-two

of this chapter.

(b) Partners and partnerships. A partnership as such shall not be

subject to a city income tax surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority

of this article. Persons carrying on business as partners shall be

liable for such city income tax surcharge only in their separate or

individual capacities. As used in this article, the term "partnership"

shall include, unless a different meaning is clearly required, a

subchapter K limited liability company. The term "subchapter K limited

liability company" shall mean a limited liability company classified as

a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The term "limited

liability company" means a domestic limited liability company or a

foreign limited liability company, as defined in section one hundred two

of the limited liability company law, a limited liability investment

company formed pursuant to section five hundred seven of the banking

law, or a limited liability trust company formed pursuant to section one

hundred two-a of the banking law.

(c) Associations taxable as corporations. An association, trust or

other unincorporated organization which is taxable as a corporation for

federal income tax purposes shall not be subject to a city income tax

surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this article.

(d) Exempt trusts and organizations. A trust or other unincorporated

organization which by reason of its purposes or activities is exempt

from federal income tax shall be exempt from any city income tax

surcharge imposed pursuant to the authority of this article (regardless

of whether subject to federal income tax on unrelated business taxable

income).