Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:8-212

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
1. As used in this act:

“Annual report” means a report filed every year to the Department of the Treasury by a for-profit corporation, a non-profit corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company pursuant to N.J.S.14A:4-5; N.J.S.15A:4-5; section 66 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C. 42:2A-69); section 49 of P.L.2000, c.161 (C. 42:1A-49); or section 26 of P.L.2012, c.50 (C. 42:2C-26).

“Annual report filing services” means the filing of an annual report by a non-governmental entity on behalf of a for-profit corporation, a non-profit corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company for a fee in excess of the amount authorized under the relevant statute.

“Director” means the Director of the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in the Department of the Treasury.

L.2019, c.488, s.1.