Bill Text: NJ A1747 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.*
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-11 - Assembly Substitution (McKeon) [A1747 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-A1747-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN F. MCKEON
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Schaer, Assemblywoman Lampitt, Assemblymen Diegnan, Prieto, Assemblywoman Casagrande and Assemblyman Coughlin
SYNOPSIS
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act allowing gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program," supplementing Title 54A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A taxpayer shall be allowed a deduction, not to exceed $5,000, $2,500 for a married person filing separately, from the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year in the amount of the taxpayer's contribution for the taxable year to an account established pursuant to the "New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program," (N.J.S.18A:71B-35 et seq.).
2. This act shall take effect immediately and section 1 shall apply to contributions made for taxable years beginning after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill allows a taxpayer to deduct the amount of the taxpayer's contribution to an account created under the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program, New Jersey's federally qualified tuition program, from the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year in which the contribution is made. The maximum deduction per taxpayer allowed under the bill for a taxable year is $5,000 ($2,500 for a married taxpayer filing separately). This deduction will serve as an incentive for participation in the NJBEST Program and will help taxpayers meet the ever-increasing costs of higher education.
A number of states currently offer special state tax benefits for the state's own federally qualified tuition program. - some offer a full tax deduction for contributions and others place a limit on the amount of the deduction.
