State extends deadline for businesses seeking refund of MTA tax
Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman | Passengers run to board a New York City bound Metro-North train at the Port Chester train station. (Feb. 10, 2012)
Businesses that were victims of Hurricane Sandy will have until after the Thanksgiving holiday to file for refunds of a payroll tax that generates $1.8 billion in revenue for the MTA every year.
The state Department of Taxation and Finance extended Thursday's deadline to Nov. 26 for businesses who can show they were late filing claims because they were too busy dealing with the effects of...
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