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New Jersey Statutes Title 54A. New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act 54A § 6-25

Current as of February 19, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

a. Gross income shall not include earnings on a Coverdell education savings account, a qualified State tuition program account, or a qualified ABLE account until the earnings are distributed from the account, at which time they shall be includible in the gross income of the distributee except as provided in this section.

b. Gross income shall not include qualified distributions as defined in paragraph (3) of subsection c. of this section.

c. For purposes of this section:

(1) “Coverdell education savings account” means a Coverdell education savings account as defined pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 530 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.530.

(2) “Qualified State tuition program account” means an account established pursuant to the “New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program,” (N.J.S.18A:71B-35 et seq.) or an account established pursuant to any qualified State tuition program, as defined pursuant to subsection (b) of section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.529 or a tuition credit or certificate purchased pursuant to any such program.

(3) “Qualified distribution” means any of the following:

(a) a distribution from a qualified State tuition program account that is used for qualified higher education expenses as defined pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of section 529or a distribution from a qualified ABLE account that is used for qualified disability expenses as defined pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (e) of section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.529or 529A;

(b) a rollover from one account to another account as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 529, clause (i) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 529A, or paragraph (5) of subsection (d) of section 530 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.529, 529A, or 530;  or

(c) a change in designated beneficiaries of an account as described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 529, clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 529A, or paragraph (6) of subsection (d) of section 530 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.529, 529A, or 530;  and

(d) any other transfer involving a qualified ABLE account which is a qualified distribution for the purposes of section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.529A.

(4) “Qualified ABLE account” means an account established pursuant to P.L.2015, c. 185 (C.52:18A-250 et al.) or an account established pursuant to any qualified State ABLE Program established pursuant to section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.529A.

d. The portion of a distribution from a Coverdell education savings account, a qualified ABLE account, or a qualified State tuition program account that is attributable to earnings shall be determined in accordance with the principles of section 72 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.72, as applied for purposes of sections 529, 529A, and 530 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. ss.529, 529A, and 530.

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