Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54A:5-4

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
54A:5-4. a. Except as provided in subsections b. and c. of this section, a partnership or association as such shall not be subject to the tax imposed by this act, but the income or gain of a partner or member of a partnership or association shall be subject to the tax and the tax shall be imposed on the partner’s or member’s share, whether or not distributed, of the income or gain received by the partnership or association for its taxable year ending within or with the partner’s or member’s taxable year.

b. A partnership shall report and make payment of any New Jersey gross income tax liability that results from the federal partnership audit adjustments in accordance with subsection d. of section 8 of P.L.2022,c.133 (C. 54:50-47).

c. Failure of the partnership, partner, indirect partner, tiered partner, or member to report or pay federal adjustments that result from the federal partnership audit adjustments shall not prevent the director from assessing a partnership, partner, indirect partner, tiered partner, or member for taxes they owe, using the best information available, if the partnership, partner, indirect partner, tiered partner, or member fails to timely make any report or payment required by this section for any reason.

L.1976, c. 47, s. 54A:5-4, eff. July 8, 1976, operative Aug. 30, 1976; amended 2022, c.133, s.2.