2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 54 - TAXATION
Section 54:4-10 - Guardians and representatives; assessments in name of; estates

54:4-10. Guardians and representatives; assessments in name of; estates
Personal property in the possession or under the control of a person as trustee, guardian, executor or administrator, shall be assessed in his name as such, separate from his individual assessment, or in the name of any one of several joint trustees, guardians, executors or administrators, if the one of them having actual control or possession cannot be ascertained by the assessor, but the personal property belonging to the estate of a decedent shall be assessed in the taxing district wherein the decedent resided at the time of his death, except such part of the tangible property thereof as may be actually located in some other taxing district in this state and assessed therein.

54:4-11.1 Outdoor advertising space, fee; definitions.
1. a. (1) There is imposed and shall be paid a fee of the percentage rate for the period determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection on the gross amounts collected by a retail seller for advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign. The fee shall be imposed directly on the retail seller of the advertising space on the outdoor advertising sign.

(2)For the period beginning July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2006, the rate shall be 6%;

for the period beginning July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, the rate shall be 4%; and

for the period beginning July 1, 2007 and thereafter, there shall be no rate of fee imposed.

b.For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Advertising space" means the placement of advertising on an outdoor sign;

"End user" means the person purchasing the advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign for the person's own use;

"Outdoor advertising sign" means a sign required to be permitted pursuant to the "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act," P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.);

"Gross amounts collected by a retail seller for advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign" include, but are not limited to, amounts collected, whether received in money or otherwise, from contracts to place advertising on outdoor advertising signs located in this State regardless of the location of the advertiser; provided however, such gross amounts shall not include fees received by an advertising agency that is not a related party of the retail seller and that are not received by the retail seller;

"Related party" means any licensee, permittee or other party that has authority to sell advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign; and

"Retail seller" means a permit holder or licensee who directly contracts with the end user for outdoor advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign or any party that is authorized on behalf of the permit holder or licensee to sell advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign.

c.The Director of the Division of Taxation shall collect and administer the fees imposed pursuant to this section. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the director shall have all of the powers and authority granted in P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). The fees shall be reported and paid to the director on a quarterly basis in a manner prescribed by the Director of the Division of Taxation, which may include by electronic means.

d.The fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions of the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law, R.S.54:48-1 et seq.

e.Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the director may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law such regulations as the director deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days and may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the director in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.

f.The fee imposed by subsection a. of this section shall not be imposed on the gross amounts received from advertising space on an outdoor advertising sign if the end user is an entity exempt from the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act" pursuant to subsection a. or b. of section 9 of P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-9).

g.The director may require a person who is the holder of any license to engage in the business of outdoor advertising or of any outdoor advertising permit issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) to supply that person's social security number and other taxpayer identification information to the Division of Taxation. The social security number and other taxpayer identification information supplied shall not be deemed a public record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) and P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.) or the common law concerning access to public records.

L.2003,c.124,s.1; amended 2004, c.42, s.15.