DTF-83
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
New York State and Local Sales and Use Tax
(1/07)
Application for Qualified Empire
Zone Enterprise (QEZE) Sales Tax Certification
For businesses certified by Empire State Development on or after August 1, 2002, and before April 1, 2005
Please print or type
Legal name of business
DBA (if different from above)
Address of empire zone location
(if you have more than one zone location, attach a list of all locations)
Number and street
City
State
ZIP code
Mailing address, if different from address above
c/o name
Number and street
City
State
ZIP code
Federal employer identification number (EIN)
Telephone number
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You must include a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility issued to your business enterprise by Empire State Development
(ESD). If you are certified in multiple zones, you must attach copies of all Certificates of Eligibility issued to you, and you must
complete this application based on the effective date of the first (earliest) Certificate of Eligibility issued. Your application will
not be processed if you do not include a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility.
Mail your application and a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility to:
NYS TAX DEPARTMENT
SALES TAX REGISTRATION UNIT
W A HARRIMAN CAMPUS
ALBANY NY 12227
You must keep a completed copy of this application for your records. You will need to use this as a reference when completing
the annual employment test if you become certified as a QEZE.
General information
If you are a business enterprise that has been certified to receive benefits under Article 18‑B of the General Municipal Law, and
you meet the required employment test, you are eligible to make certain purchases for your business enterprise exempt from
New York State and, possibly, local sales and use taxes. To be eligible to make tax‑exempt purchases, you must apply for, and
receive, Form DTF‑81, Qualified Empire Zone Enterprise (QEZE) Sales Tax Certification, issued by the New York State Tax
Department. The sales and use tax exemptions are available for 120 consecutive months, beginning on the Effective date on
Form DTF‑81, provided that the QEZE annually meets the employment test described in this application.
Once you have received Form DTF‑81 from the Tax Department, you may use Form ST‑121.6, Qualified Empire Zone
Enterprise (QEZE) Exempt Purchase Certificate, to make exempt purchases as of the Effective date on Form DTF‑81. Further
instructions and limitations are set forth on Form ST‑121.6.
When completing this form, mark an X in the appropriate box for each Yes or No question. For the lines and questions that
request dates, please enter them in mm/dd/yy format using the preprinted slashes, unless otherwise indicated.
Step 1
Enter the effective date (not the issue date) from your attached Certificate of Eligibility.
This is your test date. If you are certified in multiple empire zones, you must complete this application based
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on the effective date of the first (earliest) Certificate of Eligibility issued. ..................................................................................
Step 2
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Enter the period on which your business’s tax year is based. ............................................................................
to
mm dd
mm dd
Tax year means the tax year of your business enterprise under Article 9‑A (Franchise Tax on Business
Corporations), Article 22 (Personal Income Tax), Article 32 (Franchise Tax on Banking Corporations),
or Article 33 (Franchise Tax on Insurance Corporations) of the Tax Law.
Department use only
Exemption number
Eligibility date