Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:46-1

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
Any person who shall be aggrieved by any decision of the Director of the Division of Taxation denying any hearing requested hereunder, or by any order, finding or assessment having the effect of fixing, correcting, amending or modifying the amount of any tax to be paid by such person, or by any decision declining so to do, or by any certification of debt to the clerk of a court, may appeal from the action of the director in making any such decision, assessment, finding or order, or issuing any such certificate, to the tax court in accordance with the provisions of the State Tax Uniform Procedure Law, R.S. 54:48-1 et seq., within 90 days after date of such decision, order, finding, or assessment, in accordance with the provisions of the State Tax Uniform Procedure Law, R.S. 54:48-1 et seq.

Amended by L.1938, c. 319, p. 811, s. 20; L.1942, c. 171, p. 531, s. 8; L.1953, c. 51, p. 935, s. 164; L.1983, c. 36, s. 44, eff. Jan. 26, 1983.