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NJ A269

NJ A269
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employing immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action.


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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026-2027 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for employing immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action. The two credits established by this bill provide an employer with a credit in the amount of ten percent of the wages paid to an immediate family member of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was killed in action. The credits may not exceed $1,200 per family member per tax year. For the employer to be eligible to receive the credit, the family member must be a new employee and be employed in the State full-time for no less than nine full and consecutive calendar months. The credit is nonrefundable, but may be carried forward for up to 20 tax years. The bill prohibits taxpayers from simultaneously using family members to qualify for the bill's credit and any other generally available employment incentive that comes in the form of a State tax credit or grant. The bill also empowers the Director of the Division of Taxation to recapture credit due to noncompliance. The bill schedules the credits to become available for tax years beginning on or after the January 1 first following the date of enactment.

AI Summary

This bill establishes new tax credits for businesses that employ immediate family members (spouse, child, or parent) of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed in action, offering a credit of 10% of the wages paid to these new employees, up to $1,200 per family member per tax year. To qualify, the family member must be employed full-time in the state for at least nine consecutive months, and this credit cannot be combined with other state employment incentives for the same wages. The credits are nonrefundable but can be carried forward for up to 20 years, and the Director of the Division of Taxation has the authority to reclaim credits if the employment requirements are not met. These provisions apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1st following the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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