Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax (MCTMT)
Certain employers and self-employed individuals engaging in business within the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD) are subject to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax (MCTMT).
note
For more information on the tax and counties included in this district, go to the New York State website.
Individual returns
To indicate a Schedule C business or farm activity is located within the MCTD, enter the code
17, Form MTA: NY
in the State use code
field on the applicable federal C
or F
screen. For miscellaneous self-employment income, enter the code 23
or 24
in the State use
field on the federal 1099M
screen or in the Other income
statement on the federal Income
screen, both located in the Income
folder. Any income you enter on these screens assigned with one of these codes will transfer to the Net earnings from self-employment located in MCTD
statement on the NYMTAGen
screen in the MCTMT
folder. You can adjust the amounts in this statement, as necessary.To allocate a partner's net self-employment income to the MCTD, enter the code
17, Form MTA: NY
in the State use code
field on the federal K-1
screen. Amounts you enter in the Net earnings (loss) from self-employment
field on the federal K1-4
screen transfer to the Partners net earnings allocated to the MCTD
statement on the NYMTAGen
screen in the MCTMT
folder. If the income percentage allocated to the MCTD is not 100%, enter the percentage in the Percent from 29b shared or 100%
field in this statement. Adjustments such as Section 179 expense also transfer to the applicable entity.Partnership returns
MCTMT tax is calculated on net earnings from self-employment allocated to the MCTD. If doing business both in and outside of the MCTD, you can allocate federal self-employment by entering the separate books amount on the
NYAlloc3
screen in the Adjustments
folder. You can also enter the partners net earnings allocated to the MCTD from the partner's NY Schedule K-1, Line 29b on this screen. To enable data entry on this screen, enter X
in the Allocating all income on the basis of separate books and records
field on the NYAlloc
screen. If you don't mark this checkbox, the net earnings calculate by multiplying the self-employment income by the apportionment percentage calculated on the MTAApt Worksheet. Select View
, Apportionment
, the New York
tab, then City Information
to enter apportionment information for MCTD.note
New York City and Yonkers are part of the MCTD. When using the
City Information
window, enter the MCTD information excluding New York City and Yonkers amounts. The MCTD apportionment factors calculate using the sum of the MCTD, New York City, and Yonkers columns.Enter estimated payments for current-year MCTMT on the
NYPmt
screen in the Payments
folder. Prior-year estimated payments will automatically proforma to this screen. If the proforma'd amounts were paid, enter X
in the Treat calculated amounts as paid
field.