You may file Form IT-150, a simple two-page New York State tax return if:

• You were a New York State resident for the entire year.
• Your federal adjusted gross income for the year was $900,000 or less.
• You filed federal Form 1040EZ or 1040A (or could have, except your federal taxable income was over $100,000).
• You were not a part-year resident of New York City or Yonkers (however, you may report nonresident earnings tax for Yonkers on Form IT-150).

You can use the income tax form selector to learn whether you qualify to use Form IT-150.

• Taxpayers using this short form can claim the following credits and avoid the complexities of the long Form IT-201.
• Child and dependent care credit (NYS and NYC)
• College tuition credit
• Earned income credit (NYS and NYC)
• Empire State child credit
• Household credit (NYS and NYC)
• New York City school tax credit
• Noncustodial parent earned income credit
• Real property tax credit 

Form and Instructions:

IT-150 Resident Income Tax Return (short form)

IT-150 Instructions (combined IT-150/IT-201 instructions)