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New Jersey Allows Cannabis Businesses to Deduct Expenses on State Taxes

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that makes it possible for New Jersey cannabis businesses to deduct some expenses on state tax returns by decoupling them from federal rules. By Jelani Gibson, nj.com – (via TNS). The measure was sponsored by state Sens.

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New Jersey Enacts Payroll Tax “Convenience of Employer” Rule

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Enacted on July 21, 2023, New Jersey A4694 creates a “Convenience of Employer” rule, affecting both employers and employees for payroll tax reporting purposes. This resulted in New Jersey losing significant tax revenue to New York’s rule.

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New Jersey Considers Tax Cuts for Seniors and Businesses

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New Jersey’s top two state lawmakers gave an indication Monday that tax cuts — one proposed for seniors, another already planned for large corporations — are likely to be a big focus, and possibly spark a big fight, in the final weeks of state budget negotiations.

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New Jersey Enacts Legislative Fix for Business Alternative Income Tax

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Governor Murphy signed into law a bipartisan bill (S4068) that enhances the state’s electable pass-through entity (PTE) tax, known as the New Jersey Business Alternative Income Tax (BAIT) on January 18, 2022. In exchange of the BAIT entity paid tax, owners receive a corresponding pro rata share of a BAIT credit.

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How SUI and State Income Taxes Affect Small Businesses

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Inevitably, your clients with growing businesses will want to hire, so you’ll be better able to help them if you have a clear understanding of the differences between SUI (state unemployment insurance) and SIT (state income tax) and how they affect your clients’ businesses. What is SUI Tax? The federal tax rate is a flat 6%.

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New Jersey CPA Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Tax Fraud

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A New Jersey Certified Public Accountant has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to high-income clients. As a part of his guilty plea, Benkoil admitted his conduct resulted in a tax loss to the IRS of nearly $2.5

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State Tax Break for New Jersey Cannabis Companies

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On May 8, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A3946 , which effectively decoupled New Jersey from Federal Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) section 280E. The bill, which has been making its way through the New Jersey legislature since May 12, 2022, states, “For cannabis licensees, New Jersey gross income under subsections b.