2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act
Section 54A:4-2 - Credit for taxes withheld, paid by S corporation
54A:4-2. Credit for taxes withheld, paid by S corporation
54A:4-2. Credit for taxes withheld. a. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld by an employer under this act in any calendar year shall be deemed to have been paid to the director on behalf of the person from whom withheld, and such person shall be credited with having paid that amount of tax for the taxable year beginning in such calendar year. For a taxable year of less than 12 months, the credit shall be made under regulations of the director.
b. An amount of tax actually paid to the director by an S corporation pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of P.L.1993, c.173 (C.54:10A-5.23), shall be credited to the shareholder of the S corporation on whose behalf the payment was made as of the date of its receipt by the director, except as otherwise provided by N.J.S.54A:9-11, and the shareholder shall be credited with having paid that amount of tax for the taxable year in which the S corporation's accounting or privilege period ends.
L.1976, c.47, s. 54A:4-2; amended 1993,c.173,s.8.
