STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning voluntary contributions through gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey, supplementing chapter 9 of Title 54A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a special fund to be known as the “United Way of New Jersey Fund.”
b. A taxpayer shall have the opportunity to indicate on the taxpayer’s New Jersey gross income tax return that a portion of the taxpayer’s tax refund or an enclosed contribution shall be deposited in the “United Way of New Jersey Fund” in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1999, c.21 (C.54A:9-25.14).
c. Any costs incurred by the Division of Taxation for collection or administration attributable to this section may be deducted from receipts collected pursuant to this section, as determined by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. The State Treasurer shall deposit net contributions collected pursuant to this section into the “United Way Fund.”
d. The Legislature shall annually appropriate all funds deposited in the “United Way of New Jersey Fund” for distribution in equal amounts to each United Way in this State for the purposes of supporting their programs and services.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey. The bill establishes a special fund in the Department of the Treasury, to be known as the “United Way of New Jersey Fund,” to which all donations collected from voluntary contributions are deposited. The bill requires the Legislature to appropriate all funds deposited in the special fund for distribution in equal amounts to each United Way in this State.
Each United Way in New Jersey is independent, separately incorporated, and governed by local volunteers. Their goal is to identify and meet the human care needs within their community.