N.J. Admin. Code § 19:31O-1.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 19:31O-1.9 - Sales and use tax exemption limitations

(a) The duration of the sales tax exemption shall be limited. In general, the sales tax certificate shall not apply to purchases initiated by the business after the date that the temporary certificate of occupancy is issued, or in cases where no temporary certificate of occupancy is issued shall not apply to purchases initiated by the business more than one year from the project commencement date; however, the duration of the sales tax certificate shall be pursuant to the terms and conditions of the project approval agreement.

(b) The scope of the sales tax exemption shall be limited. Any exemption from State sales and use taxes resulting from or occasioned by a business's use of the sales tax certificate shall be limited to purchases of eligible property that will be located at the approved site that are made between the commencement and completion dates by the business or a project participant. The sales tax exemption shall:

1. Only be utilized for materials which shall be purchased, completed, constructed, or installed by the business or a project participant in connection with the project (and not with any intention to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any such materials to another party); and

2. Not be available for any cost of motor vehicles, tools, and parts with a useful life of one year or less, utilities, cleaning service or supplies, maintenance or any otherwise taxable services or property.

(c) The use by project participants of the sales tax exemption shall be limited. If the business undertakes the project, in whole or in part pursuant to a contract with a project participant, the project participant may utilize the business's sales tax exemption for purchases of eligible property for the project, provided that each project participant shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of this subchapter, the project approval agreement, the sales tax certificate and any reporting requirements. A project participant may not use the sales tax certificate issued to the business, except as authorized by the project approval agreement, which shall be strictly construed to limit use, and the business and the project participant shall be jointly or severally liable for any misuse.

(d) Notifications of violations of the terms and conditions of the sales tax exemption shall be addressed as follows. In the event that a project participant utilizes the sales tax exemption provided pursuant to the sales tax certificate in violation of the terms and conditions of this subchapter and or the project approval agreement, and the business is aware of such violation, the business shall promptly deliver notice of the violation to the Chief Executive Officer, and the business shall, upon demand by the Chief Executive Officer, pay to the Division of Taxation the sales or use tax that would have been paid on purchases not authorized by the project approval agreement in an amount equal to all such authorized sales or use tax exemptions claimed, subject to the provisions of the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law, N.J.S.A. 54:48-1 et seq., with regard to unpaid sales or use tax, penalty and interest.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:31O-1.9

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 12A:2A-2.9 and amended by R.2010 d.231, effective 10/18/2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1495(b), 42 N.J.R. 2436(a).
In (d), substituted "Chief Executive Officer" for "Secretary" twice.

Recodified from 19:31-16.9 56 N.J.R. 807(a), effective 5/6/2024