11. Where the pass-through entity, which pays the pass-through business alternative income tax, is owned by both corporate members and non-corporate members, the corporate member shall be allowed a refundable tax credit against the surtax imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.48 (C. 54:10A-5.41) or the tax imposed under paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-5), if the corporate member is a member of a pass-through entity that elects to owe and pay the pass-through business alternative income tax determined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2019, c.320 (C. 54A:12-3) for the taxable year; provided, however, the credit shall not reduce the corporate member’s tax liability below the statutory minimum imposed under subsection e. of section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-5).

a. For each pass-through entity of which the corporate member is a member, the amount of the credit shall equal the member’s share of the tax paid pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2019, c.320 (C. 54A:12-3), which credit shall be applied against the surtax or corporation business tax liability of the member during the member’s privilege period.

b. The credit allowed by this section shall be taken as prescribed by the director. A taxpayer shall only claim a credit for payment of the pass-through business alternative income tax made by the entity that is applicable to the same tax year.

c. If the pass-through entity is unitary with both the corporate member and the member’s combined group filing a New Jersey combined return for which the corporate member is included as a member, within the meaning of subsection (dd) of section 4 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-4) and section 23 of P.L.2018, c.48 (C. 54:10A-4.11), the credit shall be shareable for the purposes of subsection i. of section 18 of P.L.2018, c.48 (C. 54:10A-4.6) and allowed to reduce the total surtax and total corporation business tax liability of the combined group but not the below the aggregate statutory minimum tax of the taxable members of the combined group.

d. If the pass-through entity is unitary with the corporate member, but not the member’s combined group filing a New Jersey combined return for which the corporate member is included as a member, within the meaning of subsection (dd) of section 4 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-4) and section 23 of P.L.2018, c.48 (C. 54:10A-4.11), the credit shall not be shareable for the purposes of subsection i. of section 18 of P.L.2018, c.48 (C. 54:10A-4.6) but shall be allowed to reduce the total surtax and total corporation business tax liability of the corporate member derived from the corporate member’s activities that are independent of the unitary business of the member’s combined group.

e. An exempt corporate member that is a corporation exempt from tax pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-3) shall be refunded the share of the tax paid by the pass-through entity on the exempt corporate member’s distributive proceeds of the pass-through entity.

f. For the purposes of this section:

“Corporate member” means a member that is not an individual, an estate, or a trust subject to taxation pursuant to the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” N.J.S. 54A:1-1 et seq., that is not a corporation exempt from the Corporation Business Tax Act pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-3). A corporate member does not include another pass-through entity, including a New Jersey S Corporation.

“Exempt corporate member” means a member that is not an individual, an estate, or a trust subject to taxation pursuant to the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” N.J.S.A. 54A:1-1 et seq. and that is a corporation exempt from the Corporation Business Tax Act pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C. 54:10A-3).

“Noncorporate member” means an individual, an estate or a trust subject to taxation pursuant to the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” N.J.S.A. 54A:1-1 et seq.

“Pass-through entity member” means a member that itself is a pass-through entity, including a New Jersey S Corporation.

L.2019, c.320, s.11; amended 2021, c.419, s.4.