New Jersey § 43:21-7e
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§ 43:21-7e.
a. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during any calendar year,
and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the fund exceeds an amount
equal to 0.6% of the wages determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 during calendar year 1993, calendar year 1994 or calendar year 1995, the employee
shall be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the employee's
right to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective calendar
year in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment from the fund without interest. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during the calendar year
1996 and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the unemployment compensation
fund during the period January 1, 1996 through March 31, 1996 and the employee's contributions
deposited in the health care subsidy fund during the period April 1, 1996 through
December 31, 1996 exceeds an amount equal to 0.6% of the wages determined in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 which wages are received during the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996,
the employee shall be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the
employee's right to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective
calendar year in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment without interest from the unemployment
compensation fund or the health care subsidy fund, or both, as appropriate. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during the calendar year
1997, and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the fund exceeds an
amount equal to 0.5% of the wages determined in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 during calendar year 1997, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of the excess
if a claim establishing the employee's right to the refund is made within two years
after the end of the respective calendar year in which the wages are received and
are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment from the fund without interest. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during the calendar year
1998, 1999, 2000 or 2001 and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the unemployment compensation
fund and the employee's contributions deposited in the health care subsidy fund during
the calendar year 1998, 1999, 2000 or 2001 exceeds an amount equal to 0.4% of the wages determined in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 which wages are received during the respective calendar year, the employee shall
be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the employee's right
to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective calendar year
in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment without interest from the unemployment
compensation fund or the health care subsidy fund, or both, as appropriate. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during the calendar year
2002 or any subsequent calendar year, and the sum of the employee's contributions
deposited in the unemployment compensation fund and the employee's contributions deposited
in the health care subsidy fund during the calendar year 2002 or the subsequent year
exceeds an amount equal to 0.3825% of the wages determined in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 which wages are received during the respective calendar year, the employee shall
be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the employee's right
to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective calendar year
in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment without interest from the unemployment
compensation fund or the health care subsidy fund, or both, as appropriate. b. Any employee who is a taxpayer and entitled, pursuant to the provisions of subsection
a. of this section, to a refund of contributions deducted during a tax year from his
wages shall, in lieu of the refund, be entitled to a credit in the full amount thereof
against the tax otherwise due on his New Jersey gross income for that tax year if
he submits his claim for the credit and accompanies that claim with evidence of his
right to the credit in the manner provided by regulation by the Director of the Division
of Taxation. In any case in which the amount, or any portion thereof, of any credit allowed hereunder
results in or increases an excess of income tax payment over income tax liability,
the amount of the new or increased excess shall be considered an overpayment and shall
be refunded to the taxpayer in the manner provided by subsection (a) of N.J.S.54A:9-7 .
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