This information from the NY Dept of Taxation and Finance website might also be helpful:
Public employee retirement contributions, usually shown on a paper Form W-2 in box 14 as “414(h)”, "Pub Ret", "NYS Ret Cont", etc. (e.g., “414 (h) 750.00”) may be subject to NYS tax even though they are not subject to federal tax. ALL NYS public employee retirement contributions, EXCEPT Long Island Railroad and Staten Island Railroad, are subject to NYS tax. Public employee retirement contributions from other states are not subject to NYS tax. The following 414(h) retirement contributions shown on federal form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, ARE TAXABLE by New York State:
* A member of the New York State and Local Retirement systems, which include the New York State Employees' Retirement System and the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System.
* A member of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System.
* An employee of the State or City University of New York who belongs to the Optional Retirement Program.
* A member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System, the New York City Teachers' Retirement System, the New York City Board of Education Retirement System, the New York City Police Pension Fund, or the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund.
Based on the NY Dept of Taxation and Finance rules for electronic filing, if your 414h contributions are not taxable then you will have to print and mail your return.
