Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:53-14

  • 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
Except as otherwise provided in this section, before an offer in compromise is accepted, there shall be placed on file in the office of the director the opinion of the Attorney General or his designee with respect to such compromise, with his reasons therefor, and including a statement of:

a. The amount of tax assessed

b. The amount of interest, additional amount, addition to the tax, or assessable penalty, imposed by law on the person against whom the tax is assessed, and

c. The amount actually paid in accordance with the terms of the compromise;

provided, however, no such opinion shall be required with respect to the compromise of any civil case in which the unpaid amount of tax assessed, including any interest, additional amount, addition to the tax or assessable penalty, is less than $5,000.00.

L.1975, c. 387, s. 14, eff. March 3, 1976.

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