Follow the steps to complete the NY IT-261 form conveniently online.

1. Press the ‘Get Form’ button to retrieve the NY IT-261 form and open it in your preferred document editor.
2. Begin filling out the form with your name(s) as shown on your tax return and enter your taxpayer identification number.
3. In Part 1, proceed to compute the credit by entering the Empire State film post-production credit amount obtained from the Governor’s Office certificate.
4. Continue to line 2 where you will enter the amount of credit available for the 2022 tax year, based on instructions provided.
5. In line 3, input the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary share of the credit that you have gathered from Part 2, line 19.
6. For line 4, include any credits that are available from prior years as indicated in the instructions.
7. Add the values from lines 2, 3, and 4 together and write the total in line 5.
8. If you are a fiduciary, enter the amount of credit allocated to beneficiaries in line 6.
9. Calculate the total Empire State film post-production credit by subtracting line 6 from line 5 and enter the result in line 7.
10. Continue with line 8 by entering amounts from the relevant forms (IT-201, IT-203, or IT-205) based on your residency status.
11. Record any credits in line 9 that are pertinent for your specific form from the Addbacks worksheet or follow the instructions provided.
12. Add lines 8 and 9 to determine the total amount, which will be entered in line 10.
13. If applicable, enter any other credits in line 11 as per the instructions.
14. Subtract line 11 from line 10 to find the amount for line 12.
15. Fill out the nonrefundable portion of the credit as instructed in line 13.
16. Calculate the refundable portion of the credit for line 17 following the provided guidelines.
17. For the final step, save your changes, then you may choose to download, print, or share the completed form as needed.

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