Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:50-2.1

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
When an examination of the books, records, papers, vouchers or accounts of a taxpayer is conducted on the premises of an agent of the taxpayer by the Director of the Division of Taxation or by any employee thereof, the taxpayer shall provide such agent evidence in writing that the agent is authorized to act in behalf of the taxpayer in making any application, deposition, statement, or report required by the director in the administration of any tax law, and the agent shall produce such authorization to the representative of the Division of Taxation.

L.1979, c. 67, s. 1, eff. April 4, 1979.