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URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM

New Jersey’s Urban Enterprise (UEZ) Program, enacted in 1983, is in the Department of Community Affairs. The UEZ Program exists
to foster an economic climate that revitalizes designated urban communities and stimulates their growth by encouraging businesses to
develop and create private sector jobs through public and private investment.

NJ Division of Taxation Reminds Consumers & Business Owners

That Sales Tax Rate Will Change to 6.875% in the New Year
employees, 50% of whom are working in manufacturing
BECOMING A CER TIFIED UEZ BUSINESS
• Tax Credit Options (owners may elect one of the following)
In order to participate in the UEZ Program, your business must be—
• Up to $1,500 for new permanent full-time employees hired
• Registered with the State of New Jersey
• Located within one of the 27 designated zones • Up to 8% Corporate Business Tax credit on qualified investments.
• Be in tax compliance with the State of NJ
• Certified by the New Jersey UEZ program

GET CER TIFIED
All Certification Applications are entered online using the UEZ Business Certification
System, accessible through NJ Premier Business Services. Refer to the step-by-step • Create/access your NJ Premier Business Services (PBS) account (step-by-step
instructions for assistance. instructions).

• Add your business to your PBS account.
Helpful information is available on the UEZ Forms & Instructions web page.
• Click on the Urban Enterprise Zone link under Select a Service Center in PBS.

BENEFITS TO BUSINESSES • Complete and submit the UEZ Certification Application.
• Reduced Sales Tax – currently 3.4375%, effective 1/1/2017

• Tax Free Purchases on certain items such as capital equipment, facility
expansions, and upgrades

• Financial Assistance from agencies such as NJEDA

• Subsidized unemployment insurance costs for employees who earn less than
$4,500 per quarter

• Energy Sales Tax Exemption for qualified manufacturing firms with at least 250