Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:10A-33

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • taxing district: when used in a law relating to the assessment or collection of taxes, assessments or water rates or water rents, include every political division of the State, less than a county, whose inhabitants, governing body or officers have the power to levy taxes, assessments or rates. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The taxes collected from banking corporations pursuant to the Corporation Business Tax Act (P.L.1945, c. 162) and the Business Personal Property Tax Act (P.L.1966, c. 136) shall be apportioned one-half thereof to the State, one-quarter thereof to the several counties of the State, and one-quarter thereof to the several local taxing districts of the State in which one or more banking corporations have one or more offices. Each county shall be paid by the State a sum equal to that proportion of one-quarter of the total tax collected by the State pursuant to this act from each banking corporation having one or more offices in such county, which the total deposit balances at all offices of such banking corporation in such county at the close of business on the day preceding the assessment date bear to the total deposit balances of such banking corporation in the State at the close of business on the day preceding the assessment date. Each local taxing district in which one or more banking corporations have one or more offices shall be paid by the State a sum equal to that proportion of one-quarter of the total tax collected by the State pursuant to this act from each such banking corporation, which the total deposit balances at all offices of such banking corporation in such district at the close of business on the day preceding the assessment date bear to the total deposit balances at all offices of such banking corporation in the county where such district is located, as such deposit balances stood at the close of business on the day preceding the assessment date. The amount due to each county and each local taxing district shall be annually certified by the Director, Division of Taxation on or before June 1, and shall be paid annually on or before July 10, by the State Treasurer to the counties and to the local taxing districts entitled thereto, setting forth in detail the amount of the tax received, the names of the banking corporations from which the tax was received, the aggregate amount thereof, and the basis of apportionment.

Laws 1975, c. 170, s. 2, eff. Aug. 4, 1975. Amended by L.1977, c. 142, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1977.

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