New Jersey Statutes Title 54. Taxation 54 § 30A-125

Every telephone company that was subject to the provisions of P.L.1940, c. 4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) as of April 1,1997, that makes an advance payment of its applicable gross receipts and franchise tax to the State in the final year of the existence of such tax and treated such advance payment as an expense on its books and records for that year, or its corporate or non-corporate legal successor or assignee whether through any reorganization, sale, bankruptcy, consolidation, merger or other occurrence of any kind without limitation, shall on May 15, 1998, pay a telecommunication assessment. The telecommunication assessment shall be equal to the amount of the advances paid in 1997 pursuant to P.L.1940, c. 4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) by that remitter. A credit against the liability for the telecommunication assessment set forth in this section shall be taken by the remitter in the amount of the advances it paid in 1997 pursuant to P.L.1940, c. 4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.).