New Jersey Division of Taxation investigators recovered nearly $1.2 million in back taxes from unregistered companies operating illegally in the state during Fiscal Year 2014.
During the past two months alone, investigators from the Newark, Neptune and Northfield offices recovered more than $170,000 in back taxes. The operations, in conjunction with the New Jersey State Police, involved truck stops in which officers investigated whether out-of-state vendors were properly registered to do business in New Jersey.
The operations are part of the Division’s efforts to investigate New Jersey’s underground economy and ensure that businesses are in compliance with State tax laws. The Division of Taxation is part of the State Department of the Treasury.
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Taxation investigative teams focus on transient out-of-state vendors with business activities in New Jersey that create a “nexus” and trigger a tax obligation. Investigators work cooperatively with local and State law enforcement officials as well as U.S. Customs. The teams monitor construction sites, warehouses and weigh stations to uncover unregistered or non-compliant vendors.
Individuals who are part of an out-of-state corporation, partnership, limited liability company or sole proprietorship conducting business in the Garden State could have a nexus with New Jersey.
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A business has a nexus with New Jersey if it maintains a temporary or permanent presence (employees, service personnel or independent sales/service agents) or property (inventory, offices or warehouses) or has employees travel to the state to call on customers, conduct retail or wholesale sales, attend trade shows or consign inventory to warehouses. If so, that company should register with the Division of Taxation.
Business owners can obtain more information about registration by visiting www.njtaxation.org or contacting the Division’s Nexus Audit Group at 609-984-5749.
Go to https://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/treasury/revenue/dcr/reg/sos_dcrnew01_page1.cgi to register a business.
To request voluntary compliance for an unregistered business, individuals may email TaxRevOps@treas.nj.gov. Include the business owner’s full name, federal identification number, address and phone number. Designate a person to contact, include the number of years the company has conducted business in New Jersey and a Power of Attorney, if the business owner wishes to appoint a representative.
