NYS-45-ATT Wage Reporting Web Upload: electronic reporting format
Withholding tax online services will not be available beginning March 20, 2025, due to upcoming changes
In preparation for the changes to withholding tax and wage reporting forms and Web applications, the following online services will be unavailable beginning Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time:
- NYS-1 Web File
- NYS-45 Web File
- NYS-1 Upload
- NYS-45 Upload
- New York State Federal/State Employment Taxes (FSET) program
We anticipate these applications being back up Monday, March 24. To receive a notification when these applications are live, subscribe to Withholding tax emails.
We are discontinuing our stand-alone Wage Reporting Upload application within Online Services this month, March 2025.
The Tax Department is streamlining withholding tax and wage reporting forms and Web File applications. Beginning in March 2025, if you're filing for one employer, you may upload this information using our updated NYS-45 Web File application. If you're filing for multiple employers, you may use the new NYS-45 Upload.
We've also revised the upload file layouts. For detailed information, see Significant changes coming to withholding tax and wage reporting: Web Upload.
Upload your Wage Reporting NYS-45 ATT files for one or more employers using Wage Reporting Upload in your Business Online Services account.
Format options
You will not need to change the specifications, formats, and layouts of your upload files when you start using the new application.
You must submit your file for upload in one of the formats explained in the publications below:
- Publication 69, Electronic Reporting of Quarterly Combined Wage and Withholding Tax Information
- Publication 911, Electronic Reporting of Quarterly Wage and Withholding Tax Information Based on Federal Formats
Be sure to save your file as one of the following valid file types: .zip, .txt, .dat, .rpt
Ready to upload?
- Log in to your Business Online Services account or create one.
- Select Employment and Withholding Taxes from the ≡ Services menu.
- Select Wage Reporting Upload (NYS-45 ATT).
If you have questions about our technical specifications, contact our Withholding Tax Information Center.