The New Jersey Tax Court ruled that the in-state activities of an out-of-state wholesale produce distributor were protected under Public Law 86-272 (P.L. 86-272), a federal law that prohibits states from imposing a net income tax on an out-of-state taxpayer. The Taxpayer had no offices, property, employees or inventory in New Jersey, but it did
Corporate Business Tax
New Jersey Tax Court Rejects Division’s Interpretation of Regulation Regarding “Regular Place of Business” and Permits Apportionment
By Suzanne Palms & Jeffrey Friedman on
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The New Jersey Tax Court ruled that a corporation was entitled to apportion its corporate income based on a “regular place of business” outside of New Jersey. This now-repealed apportionment requirement was the source of several New Jersey Tax Court cases. For tax years beginning before July 1, 2010, N.J. Rev. Stat. § 54:10A-6 provided…