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New York Form NYS-45, Quarterly Combined Withholding, Wage Reporting and Unemployment Insurance Return

Greg Hatfield Updated by Greg Hatfield

NY made significant changes to NYS-45 in March 2025.
NYS-45 must be electronically filed for periods period on or after April 30, 2015. See the New York E-filing Overview. For CFS e-filing support, see the Online Filing Support section below, and see NYS-45/NYS-1 - E-filing (Web Upload Files).

This module contains New York Form NYS-45, Quarterly Combined Withholding, Wage Reporting and Unemployment Insurance Return.

Importing 941 payroll data

  1. Click Import/Util > Import Qtr Payroll.
  2. Complete the portions of the forms that were not filled in by the import routine.
    On Page 3, Section C, up to 5 employees can be input. To input more, click Next on the menu bar for as many pages are needed and Prev to navigate between the pages, or Import/Util > Delete to delete unnecessary pages.
    If a new page is created, it will print and be counted in the page count even if blank. Click Import/Util > Delete to delete pages.

Amending NYS-45

NYS-45-X was discontinued in March 2025. To amend a return, type X into the appropriate box.

Uploading files to the NY state website's Web File feature

Most users will use this method to create a CSV file and utilize the state's Web File feature. See New York E-Filing Overview.

Alternately, users may use the state's Web Upload feature, but this is much more restrictive. See NYS-45/NYS-1 - E-filing (Web Upload Files).

Users choosing to file via Web File on New York's online filing website can create a CSV file with wage data for a single employer. When filing online, the wage data can be imported into the online system using New York's Web File function. This Form NYS-45 module can create the properly formatted file by following these steps:

  1. Open the NY NYS-45 module in CFS Payroll System and save a file.
  2. Click Online Filing Support > Create CSV file for NY.GOV ID. File Explorer will automatically open to the client directory in which the file was created.
  3. Click Online Filing Support > Login to NY.GOV ID.
  4. Complete any other necessary information for the filing online, such as payment information, and file the return.
To aid users in logging into the website they may enter the log-in information into the Store Log-in Info screen for the Employer or Preparer. When the Log-in menu option is clicked, the program will launch the system's default browser, wait a few seconds, and attempt to type the log-in information into the state website. If log-in fails because the website loaded too slowly then the user can increase the number of seconds used as a delay on the log-in info storage screen. If login continues to fail, then CFS recommends that the login information be entered manually.
See Online Filing Support for a description that is not state specific, but more detailed.
Tax professionals should create a Tax Professional Online Services Account with their EFIN number from the IRS. The Online Services Account can be created on the NY website, www.tax.ny.gov. The account can be linked to their clients’ business accounts. It may take up to 45 days to get an EFIN from the IRS if you don’t already have one. You can call the NY Withholding Tax Information Center at (518) 485-6654 if you need help setting up the Online Services Account.

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