On January 11, 2016, the solution for which many New Jersey businesses had been waiting finally arrived. Governor Christie signed the bipartisan P.L. 2015, c. 194 into law, permitting the voluntary conversion of outstanding Business Employment Incentive Program (BEIP) grant commitments into refundable tax credits.
Under the law, a business approved for a BEIP grant that chooses to pursue this opportunity has 180 days following enactment (by July 11, 2016) to direct the EDA to convert the grant to a refundable tax credit. The law also includes a structure that manages the fiscal effect on New Jersey in any one year, while also allowing for the issuance of tax credits to those companies that have been awaiting grant payments the longest. Credits will be made available for use beginning in Fiscal Year 2017.
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