Extends time period in which gross income taxpayers may file amended tax returns to correct overpayment of tax related to military pension payments or military survivor's benefit payments.
This bill modifies New Jersey's tax code to allow military pension and survivor benefit recipients to correct overpaid state taxes within 2 years of amending their federal returns. Currently, taxpayers generally have 3 years to file amended returns, but this change specifically applies the shorter 2-year filing window (previously limited to certain federal tax changes) to military benefit-related overpayments. It directly affects New Jersey residents who received military pensions or survivor benefits and overpaid state income tax due to errors in reporting those benefits. The key mechanism is amending N.J.S.54A:9-8(c) to explicitly include military pension/survivor benefit corrections under the 2-year filing period.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Aura Dunn
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