STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Camden)
Senator THOMAS GOODWIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Baroni, Bateman, A.R.Bucco, Greenstein, Whelan and Stack
SYNOPSIS
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program" and supplementing P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury shall prominently display the eligibility qualifications for and benefits available under the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program," established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.), in the accompanying instruction booklet that the division makes available annually to taxpayers for the purpose of filing the gross income tax under the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., commencing with the instruction booklet for the purpose of filing the New Jersey gross income tax for calendar year 2004. The director shall have the discretion to determine the placement of this information within the instruction booklet.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury to prominently display the eligibility qualifications for and benefits available under the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program," established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.), in the accompanying instruction booklet that the division makes available annually to taxpayers for the purpose of filing gross income taxes, commencing with the instruction booklet for the purpose of filing the New Jersey gross income tax for calendar year 2009. The director would have the discretion to determine the placement of this information within the instruction booklet.