N.J.A.C. 18:7-13.1 - Assessment and Reassessment

(a) On its return, a taxpayer must compute the amount of tax payable pursuant to the Corporation Business Tax Act and must remit the amount of the reported tax.

1. The Director shall cause the return to be examined and shall conduct any audit or investigation or reaudit as he or she may deem necessary;

2. If the Director determines that there is a deficiency with respect to payment of any tax due under the Act, he or she shall assess or reassess the additional taxes, penalties and interest due to the State, give notice of such assessment or reassessment to the taxpayer, and make demand for payment;

3. There shall be added to the amount of any deficiency assessment or reassessment, interest calculated at the rate of three percentage points above the prime rate assessed for each month or fraction thereof, compounded annually at the end of each year from the date such tax was originally due to the date of actual payment.

4. If the failure to pay tax when due is explained to the satisfaction of the Director, the Director may abate the payment of any interest charge in excess of the annual rate of three percentage points above the prime rate.

(b) The Director may assess an additional tax at any time within four years from the date of the filing of the return or amended return (which is amended in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:10A-13).

1. In the case of a false or fraudulent return with intent to evade the tax, the Director may assess the tax at any time.

2. Where no return has been filed as provided by law, the Director may make an estimate of the tax and assess the same at any time.

3. The Director may assess an additional tax, recompute, and reassess the tax at any time within four years from the due date of the return, or from the date of filing of the return or amended return (which was amended in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:10A-13), whichever is later.

(c) Where, before the expiration of the period prescribed by law for the assessment of any additional tax, a taxpayer has consented in writing that such period may be extended, the amount of any additional tax due may be determined at any time within the extended period. The period so extended may be further extended by subsequent consents in writing made before the expiration of the extended period.

(d) If the amount of the taxable income for any year of any taxpayer as returned to the United States Treasury Department is changed or corrected by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or other officer of the United States or other competent authority, or if a renegotiation of a contract or subcontract with the United States results in a change in the taxable income, or if a recovery of a war loss results in a computation or recomputation of any tax imposed by the United States, the taxpayer shall file a report of the change or correction or an amended return within 90 days after the final determination of any change, correction, renegotiation, computation, or recomputation.

(e) The period of limitation to make a deficiency assessment runs for an additional four-year period from the date that taxable income is finally changed or corrected by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The additional period of limitation will only be applicable to the increase or decrease in tax attributable to the adjustments in the changed or corrected income.