Jersey City, NJ Payroll Tax Registration

If you are an employer in Jersey City, New Jersey, it is important to be aware of the local payroll tax requirements for businesses operating in the city. These requirements may include registering your business with the city and withholding a certain percentage of your employees' wages for local taxes.

How to Register for Payroll Tax in Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey Local Payroll Tax Setup for Professional Corporation, LLP, LLC, Corporation

Employers must register with the Jersey City Division of Collection to pay a 1% tax on payroll related to services performed in the city or services performed outside of the city that are supervised from Jersey City. Note: The wages of Jersey City residents are exempt from this tax. Employers with a quarterly gross payroll of less than $2,500 are exempt from the tax. Nonprofits that are organized and operating exclusively for religious, educational, charitable, or hospital purposes, and government entities are exempt from the Jersey City Payroll Tax. However, nonprofits are subject to the tax on payroll expenses attributable to unrelated business taxable income received from Jersey City sources.

1. Fill out the Registration Form
   

   Register your business with the Division of Collections.

Documents and Resources

• Payroll Tax - Jersey City Division of Collections
• Payroll Tax (Ord. No. 18-133, Art. IV) - Jersey City Code of Ordinance
• Are There Any Exceptions? - Jersey City Division of Collections

Jersey City, NJ Payroll Registration Agencies

• Jersey City, NJ Division of Collections

Register for payroll taxes with the state of New Jersey

• New Jersey Payroll Tax Registration