Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax (MCTMT) for employers

Certain employers that have payroll expense within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) are liable for the MCTMT for a calendar quarter if they are required to withhold New York State income tax from wages paid to employees and their payroll expense for all covered employees is more than $312,500 for that calendar quarter.

For purposes of MCTMT, the MCTD is divided into two zones. Zone 1 includes the counties of New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island). Zone 2 includes the counties of Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester.

For more information on the MCTMT, see Publication 420 , Guide to the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax , or the Tax Department’s website.