New York City Sanitation Officers Association — Joseph Mannion, President
New York City Sanitation Officers Association — Joseph Mannion, President
Your Sanitation Officers Association is now making tax-free Uniform Allowance payments available. Based on current tax law and in agreement with the City of New York, active members may qualify to have their annual dues payments offset the taxes associated with the Uniform Allowance. Active members will now be entitled to these payments with no deductions. This check will now be issued by the SOA and not the City of New York.
To receive the tax-free uniform allowance check, members must log onto the SOA website and complete an electronic form, which can be digitally signed and submitted to the SOA. The SOA will maintain a database of all the completed forms.
Forms must be completed online and received at the SOA no later than Monday, December 1, 2025. The Uniform Allowance checks will be mailed to your residence of record with the SOA in mid-December, when the uniform check has historically been paid.
All active members who have paid up to $830 in qualifying expenses in the year 2025. Qualifying expenses include union dues, clothing and footwear, specialty equipment, cleaning of uniforms, and other qualified business expense incurred with being a uniformed employee of the NYC.
Eligible members will receive a check in the amount of $830.
Click here to view a short demonstration video on the form submission process.
Members who submit the form before Monday, December 1st will qualify for the first check run date of Monday, December 15, 2025.
Checks for submissions after December 1st will be distributed in 2026.
If you do not submit your Uniform Allowance form, you will not receive your Uniform Allowance Benefit.
If you still have questions after reviewing the FAQ section, please contact us using the following Quick Contact Form and someone from the Uniform Allowance Team will respond within one business day.