Received wife's ITIN letter yesterday. How do we notify NY State about the ITIN?
We did not owe any amount as taxes and filed State tax with wife's SSN as 'A-P-P-L-I-E-D'. Any help is much appreciated.

I am surprised NY state accepted the tax return with "APPLIED FOR" in her SSN field.

If they did, contact the state via phone to find out how you should submit the ITIN.

However, when you make the call, do not be surprised to find out that the tax return was rejected.

OK, I called NY state tax department and they informed me that they have assigned our return a special number and they will be sending us a letter asking for the copy of ITIN letter.

Also, they have already deposited the refund to my account.

Interesting; first time I have heard NY state doing that.