Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:39-119

  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
19. a. The tax imposed by section 3 of P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-103), measured by fuel removed from a terminal or refinery in this State, other than a terminal bulk transfer, shall be precollected and remitted on behalf of the consumers to the State by the person removing the fuel from the facility through the supplier or permissive supplier of the fuel, as shown in the records of the terminal operator, acting as a trustee.

b. The supplier, permissive supplier and each reseller shall list the amount of tax as a separate line item on all invoices or billings.

c. All tax to be paid by a supplier or permissive supplier with respect to gallons removed on the account of the supplier or permissive supplier during a calendar month shall be due and payable on or before the 22nd day of the following month unless that day falls upon a weekend or State holiday in which case the liability shall be due the next succeeding business day.

d. A supplier or permissive supplier shall remit any late taxes remitted to the supplier or permissive supplier by a licensed distributor and shall notify the director within the twenty business day limit provided by section 24 of P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-124) of any late remittances if that supplier or permissive supplier has previously given notice to the director that the tax amount was not received pursuant to section 24 of P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-124).

e. The remittance of all amounts of tax due shall be paid on the basis of the amount invoiced.

L.2010, c.22, s.19; amended 2010, c.79, s.15.

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