Upgrade (and audit) of NJ’s unemployment system may be coming
Senate panel votes to audit the unemployment division and spend $50M in federal aid for tech upgrades. It also wants to delay a hike in unemployment taxes.
Taxes
Could a quarter-penny tax on stock trades help NJ's budget gap?
Billions of stock trades are run through computer servers in New Jersey. A tiny tax on those could yield big money, unless it prompts them to be relocated.
Hand sanitizer won't cut it: NJ distilleries ask Congress for aid
New Jersey's more than 25 distillers are asking Congress for additional economic relief amid COVID-19.
Tax day is July 15, NJ! Where to get help filing returns
Due to COVID-19, there's a few virtual options to help meet the three-month extended deadline.
Companies tricked NJ into awarding them tax breaks
The task force created by Gov. Murphy says consultants helped companies stretch the truth or lie outright in order to secure huge tax incentive grants
Wine — one New Jersey tax that's not too high
If New Jersey's highest-in-the-nation property taxes are driving you to drink, take comfort that the state is firmly in the middle of the pack for its taxes on wine and distilled spirits.
Reminder: Extended tax filing deadline just weeks away
State tax returns received by the standard April 15 deadline equated to about 72% of the total received in 2019, according to statistics provided by the state Department of the Treasury.
NJ may boost workers' comp when essential workers killed by COVID
Dependents of essential workers in New Jersey who die from COVID-19 may receive extra workers' compensation pay, similar to what is done for first responders.
Senate told: Don't borrow to fix NJ's budget, raise taxes instead
Borrowing billions for operating expenses could ruin state finances for decades and cuts can't cover the whole deficit, says former OMB chief Richard Keevey.
Assembly spars over taxes as up to $14B in borrowing advances
In a party-line vote, Assembly approves plan to patch over steep declines in government revenues by borrowing billions of dollars to pay current expenses.