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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 17, CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE

    Chapter 11d:

      Section: 17:11d-1: Definitions relative to tax preparation services.

          1. As used in this act:

"Client" means an individual who engages the services of a tax preparer.

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.

"Refund anticipation check" means a check, stored value card, or other payment mechanism representing the actual or anticipated proceeds of the client's federal or State income tax refund which was issued by a depository institution, tax preparer, or other person that received or anticipates receipt of a direct deposit of the client's federal or State income tax refund and for which the client has paid a fee or other consideration for such payment mechanism.

"Refund anticipation loan" means a loan that is secured by, or that the tax preparer anticipates from, a client's federal or State income tax refund.

"Tax preparation services" means services provided for a fee or other consideration to a client to:

(1) assist with preparing or filing State or federal individual income tax returns;

(2) assume final responsibility for completed work on an individual income tax return on which preliminary work has been completed by another; or

(3) offer, facilitate, or make refund anticipation loans or checks.

"Tax preparer" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trustee or other entity who provides tax preparation services.

L.2007, c.258, s.1; amended 2022, c.90, s.1.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2022-09-02 14:30:10.






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