54A:5-1.2 - Determination of category of income net of expenses or depreciation, certain; timing
54A:5-1.2 Determination of category of income net of expenses or depreciation, certain; timing.
26. a. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2004, notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.54A:5-1, if any, or any other law to the contrary, for the purposes of determining the amount of a category of income pursuant to N.J.S.54A:5-1 that is net of expenses:
(1)notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (k) of section 168 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.168, subsection (b) of section 1400L of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.1400L, or any other federal law, for property placed in service on or after January 1, 2004, the depreciation deduction otherwise allowed pursuant to section 167 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.167, shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.1 et seq.) in effect on December 31, 2001; and
(2)notwithstanding the provisions of section 179 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.179, for property placed in service on or after January 1, 2004, the costs that a taxpayer may otherwise elect to treat as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.1 et seq.) in effect on December 31, 2002.
b.The director shall prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, among others, those for determining the adjusted basis of the acquired property for the purposes of the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq.
L.2004,c.65,s.26.