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title: Employers Can Enroll in New York’s Optional Employer Compensation Expense Tax Program
description: Employers may register for the optional New York Employer Compensation Expense Tax Program. The deadline is December 1, 2018, for calendar year 2019.
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# Employers Can Enroll in New York’s Optional Employer Compensation Expense Tax Program

Employers may now enroll in the optional [**New York Employer Compensation Expense Tax (ECET) Program**](https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/ecep/ecepdx.htm). Employers that are choosing to opt-in for calendar year 2019 must enroll no later than December 1, 2018. Employers can [**enroll online**](https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/ads/webecreg.htm) through their Business Online Services account.

The ECET is an optional, employer-paid tax that is being phased in over three years, beginning in 2019. The enrollment period each year is from October 1 through December 1 for the election period effective January 1 of the following year. Earlier this year, the New York Department of Taxation and Finance issued [**guidance**](https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/state-local-news/2018/07/12/new-york-tax-department-issues-guidance-on-new-employer-compensation-expense-tax) on the ECET.

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