Contractor Certification of Covered Agency, ST-220-CA.pdf

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

ST-220-CA

(12/11)

Contractor name

Contractor’s principal place of business City State ZIP code

Contractor’s mailing address (if different than above)

Contractor’s federal employer identification number (EIN) Contractor’s sales tax ID number (if different from contractor’s EIN)

Contractor’s telephone number Covered agency name

Covered agency address

of the above‑named contractor, that I am authorized to make this certification on behalf of such contractor, and I further certify that:

(Mark an X in only one box)

G The contractor has filed Form ST-220-TD with the Department of Taxation and Finance in connection with this contract and, to the best of contractor’s knowledge, the information provided on the Form ST-220-TD, is correct and complete.

and, to the best of the contractor’s knowledge, the information provided on that previously filed Form ST-220-TD, is correct and complete as of the current date, and thus the contractor is not required to file a new Form ST-220-TD at this time.

Sworn to this day of , 20

(sign before a notary public) (title)

For covered agency use only

Contract number or description

Estimated contract value over the full term of contract (but not including renewals)

Covered agency telephone number

For information, consult Publication 223, Questions and Answers Concerning Tax Law Section 5-a (see Need Help? on back).

Instructions

General information Tax Law section 5-a was amended, effective April 26, 2006. On or after that date, in all cases where a contract is subject to Tax Law section 5-a, a contractor must file (1) Form ST-220-CA, Contractor Certification to Covered Agency, with a covered agency, and

(2) Form ST-220-TD with the Tax Department before a contract may take effect. The circumstances when a contract is subject to section 5-a are listed in Publication 223, Q&A 3. See Need help?

for more information on how to obtain this publication. In addition, a contractor must file a new Form ST-220-CA with a covered agency before an existing contract with such agency may be renewed.

Note: Form ST-220-CA must be signed by a person authorized to make the certification on behalf of the contractor, and the acknowledgement on page 2 of this form must be completed before a notary public.

When to complete this form As set forth in Publication 223, a contract is subject to section 5-a, and you must make the required certification(s), if:

i. The procuring entity is a covered agency within the meaning of the statute (see Publication 223, Q&A 5);

ii. The contractor is a contractor within the meaning of the statute (see Publication 223, Q&A 6); and

iii. The contract is a contract within the meaning of the statute. This is the case when it (a) has a value in excess of $100,000 and (b) is a contract for commodities or services, as such terms are defined for purposes of the statute (see Publication 223, Q&A 8 and 9).

Furthermore, the procuring entity must have begun the solicitation to purchase on or after January 1, 2005, and the resulting contract must have been awarded, amended, extended, renewed, or assigned on or after April 26, 2006 (the effective date of the section 5-a amendments).

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Individual, Corporation, Partnership, or LLC Acknowledgment

On the day of in the year 20 , before me personally appeared , known to me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, who, being duly sworn by me did depose and say that he resides at , Town of , County of , State of ; and further that:

[Mark an X in the appropriate box and complete the accompanying statement.]

G (If an individual): _he executed the foregoing instrument in his/her name and on his/her own behalf.

G (If a corporation): _he is the of , the corporation described in said instrument; that, by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation, _he is authorized to execute the foregoing instrument on behalf of the corporation for purposes set forth therein; and that, pursuant to that authority, _he executed the foregoing instrument in the name of and on behalf of said corporation as the act and deed of said corporation.

G (If a partnership): _he is a of , the partnership described in said instrument; that, by the terms of said partnership, _he is authorized to execute the foregoing instrument on behalf of the partnership for purposes set forth therein; and that, pursuant to that authority, _he executed the foregoing instrument in the name of and on behalf of said partnership as the act and deed of said partnership.

on behalf of the limited liability company for purposes set forth therein; and that, pursuant to that authority, _he executed the foregoing instrument in the name of and on behalf of said limited liability company as the act and deed of said limited liability company.

Notary Public

Registration No.

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