New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter II - Income Taxes and Estate Taxes
Subchapter F - New York City Earnings Tax On Nonresidents
Part 297 - Combined Returns, Single Payments Returns And Payments Of Tax
Section 297.7 - Change of residence status during the year

(a) No City of New York source income in the period of nonresidence (Administrative Code of the City of New York, § 11-1919[a]).

Where a taxpayer has had a change of residence to or from the City of New York during the tax year and had no wages or net earnings from self-employment from City of New York sources while a nonresident, he or she may, in lieu of filing a nonresident return for that period, submit with the return required for New York State (and with the return required for the period of city residency) a statement to the effect that he or she had no wages or net earnings from self-employment during the nonresident period.

(b) No special accruals are necessary for gains not recognized for Federal income tax purposes (Administrative Code of the City of New York, § 11-1919[c][1] and [2]).

The provisions of section 154.10(c) of this Title with respect to the lack of need to specially accrue gains that are not recognized for Federal income tax purposes shall also be applicable to the special accrual of City of New York income at the time of a change of city residence.

(c) Special accruals not required because of a surety bond (Administrative Code of the City of New York, § 11-1919[c][4]).

The provisions of section 154.11(a)(1) of this Title with respect to filing a bond or other security acceptable to the commissioner in lieu of specially accruing income to a part-year period of residence or nonresidence shall also be applicable to special accruals for City of New York earnings tax purposes.

(d) Proration of the exclusion (Administrative Code of the City of New York, § 11-1919[d]).

Where an individual changes his or her status during his or her taxable year from resident to nonresident or from nonresident to resident, the exclusion allowable under section 11-1902(b) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York shall be prorated in accordance with the provisions of section 295.4(b)(3) of this Title.