New Jersey Statutes Title 54A. New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act 54A § 8-6.1

b. As used in this section, “tax preparer” means any person who prepares for compensation, or who employs one or more persons to prepare for compensation, any return of tax or claim for refund under the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq.

c. The director shall determine the method or methods of electronic filing of returns and paying tax that satisfy the requirements imposed in this section including a procedure by which a taxpayer may elect that the tax preparer not file the taxpayer's return by electronic methods.

d. The director is authorized to determine if the requirements of this section shall apply to declarations and payments of estimated tax made by a tax preparer.  To the extent that the director determines it will not be unduly burdensome, the director is authorized to require employers and payors of gambling winnings that withhold tax under N.J.S.54A:7-1, and payors of voluntary withholdings under section 1 of P.L.1989, c. 328 (C.54A:7-1.1), to file returns and pay tax by electronic methods.

e. A tax preparer, employer or payor, other than an individual taxpayer preparing the taxpayer's own gross income tax return or a tax preparer preparing a return pro bono, failing to use electronic methods as required in this section shall be liable for the penalties provided in subsection b. of R.S.54:49-4 or as otherwise provided under the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law, R.S.54:48-1 et seq.