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June 16, 2021The Rockefeller Foundation: The Untold Benefits of State EITCs on Child Welfare
With the passing of the American Rescue Plan in March, more than 5 million children are projected to be lifted out of poverty this year, cutting child poverty by more…
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April 24, 2021New Jersey Policy Perspective: Blueprint to Secure a Just Recovery
In 2017, New Jersey Policy Perspective released the Blueprint for Economic Justice and Shared Prosperity. It charted a course forward for the state after decades of short-sighted policymaking that exacerbated…
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January 12, 2021New Jersey Leads by Example with Its New Cannabis Tax
New Jersey lawmakers passed an innovative tax design that other states debating cannabis legalization should look to for inspiration. The state officially legalized cannabis in November when voters overwhelmingly approved…
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October 22, 2020Voters Have the Chance in 2020 to Increase Tax Equity in Arizona, Illinois, and California, And They Should
There’s a lot at stake in this election cycle: the nation and our economy are reeling from the effects brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and states remain in limbo… -
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September 3, 2020The Rich Are Weathering the Pandemic Just Fine: Tax Them
Reductions in critical state and local investments, including health care and education, would only exacerbate the economic crisis brought on by COVID-19 and worsen racial and income inequality for years… -
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June 17, 2020New Jersey Policy Perspective: Unemployment Insurance Taxes Paid by Undocumented Workers Top $1 Billion
Over the past ten years, unemployment insurance taxes paid based on undocumented immigrants’ work in New Jersey added more than $1.36 billion to state and federal unemployment insurance trust funds,…
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June 9, 2020New Jersey Policy Perspective: Road to Recovery: Reforming New Jersey’s Income Tax Code
A sensible way to address revenue shortfalls and an unfair tax code is to raise income taxes on the state’s wealthiest households. By reforming New Jersey’s income tax, our recovery… -
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October 29, 2018NJ Spotlight: GOP Leaders Call on NJ Democrats to Reconsider Middle-class Tax Cuts
The related tax-cut bills — and another that would shield most retirement-savings contributions from state income taxes — were introduced at the start of the year but have not been… -
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October 22, 2018NorthJersey.com: 2018 Elections: Candidates Taking Wait-and-See Approach to SALT Deductions
A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-partisan think tank, found that a majority of New Jersey taxpayers in every income group will pay less taxes…
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State Tax & Revenue Information
- New Jersey Legislature - Office of Legislative Services - Revenue Snapshot
- New Jersey Legislature - Office of Legislative Services - Legislative Budget & Finance Office
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Division of Taxation - Publications
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Office of Management and Budget
Tax Expenditure Reports
State Statutes & Legislation
State Tax Forms
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Division of Taxation - Income Tax Returns
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Division of Taxation - Property Tax Programs