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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:35-14

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The Director of the Division of Taxation or any of his employees may examine any and all papers, documents and files which now are or hereafter may be filed or lodged with the Clerk of the Superior Court or the surrogate of any county or with any other official of this State or of any municipality thereof, or with any person or corporation, for the purpose of ascertaining what property, if any, is or shall be liable to the tax provided for by chapters thirty-three to thirty-six of this Title (s. 54:33-1 et seq.).

Amended by L.1953, c. 51, p. 927, s. 142.