Minimum taxable income

# (1)

$3,000 or less for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1994,

# (2)

$7,500 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994 but before January 1, 1999, and

# (3)

$10,000 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1999;

b. The taxpayer is determining tax pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.54A:2-1, or is a married couple filing a joint return, with a gross income of

(1) $3,000 or less for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1994,

(2) $7,500 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994 but before January 1, 1999,

(3) $10,000 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1999 but before January 1, 2000,

# (4)

$15,000 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000 but before January 1, 2001, and

# (5)

$20,000 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2001; or

c. The taxpayer is a married person filing separately with a gross income of

(1) $1,500 or less for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1994,

(2) $3,750 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994 but before January 1, 1999,

(3) $5,000 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1999 but before January 1, 2000,

(4) $7,500 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000 but before January 1, 2001, and

(5) $10,000 or less for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2001.

In the case of a nonresident, gross income shall mean gross income which such nonresident would have reported if he had been a resident.

L.1976, c.47, s. 54A:2-4; amended 1990, c.61, s.14; 1994, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.260, s.1.