Fiscal or calendar accounting years between December 31, 1980 and December 31, 1984; schedule of installment payments

With respect to its fiscal or calendar accounting years ending on or after December 31, 1980 and prior to December 31, 1984, every taxpayer shall make installment payments of its franchise tax in addition to the tax payable pursuant to subsection (c) of section 15 of P.L.1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-15) in accordance with the following schedule:

CALL HELP DESK FOR FORMATTING

Where Accounting The % Payment Due On Or Before Fifteenth Year of Month of Current Accounting Year Is: Ended On

CALL HELP DESK FOR FORMATTING

or After 1st 4th 6th 9th 12th

CALL HELP DESK FOR FORMATTING

12/31/80 60% PYT AET 85% Bal. ET 12/31/81 15% ET 45% PYT AET 85% Bal. ET 12/31/82 15% ET 45% PYT AET 80% Bal. ET 12/31/83 30% ET AET 55% AET 80% Bal. ET.

For purposes of the above schedule:

"AET" means the amount of payment necessary to provide in the taxpayer's current fiscal or calendar accounting year for cumulative payment of that percentage set forth in the schedule of the taxpayer's estimated tax liability for that year.

"Accounting year" means the fiscal or calendar accounting year on which the tax is computed.

"Current accounting year" means the fiscal or calendar accounting year during which the estimated tax payments or prepayments are due.

"ET" means a taxpayer's estimated tax liability for the taxpayer's current fiscal or calendar accounting year pursuant to subsection (c) of section 15 of P.L.1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-15), and with respect to the payment due on or before the fifteenth day of the first month of the taxpayer's current fiscal or calendar accounting year ending on or after December 31, 1981 and on or after December 31, 1982, the estimated tax payment shall not be less than the last installment for the previous fiscal or calendar accounting year, but need not be more than 25% of the taxpayer's estimated tax liability for the previous fiscal or calendar accounting year.

"PYT" means a taxpayer's tax for the prior fiscal or calendar accounting year pursuant to subsection (c) of section 15 of P.L.1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-15).

In the calculation of the tax due in accordance with subsection (c) of section 15 of P.L.1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-15), a taxpayer shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of the installment payments made under the above schedule and shall be entitled to the return of any amount so paid which is in excess of the total amount payable in accordance with subsection (c) and the above schedule.

L.1981, c. 184, s. 2, eff. June 19, 1981.