Business & Finance

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey has opened preregistration to distribute another $85 million in coronavirus-related aid to a targeted group of small and medium-sized businesses.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program — now in its fourth phase — is offering grants of up to $20,000 to the “most adversely ...

TRENTON, NJ — Micro-businesses with up to five employees will benefit from legislation signed by Gov. Phil Murphy that provides $25 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid.

The bill, S-3523, is part of a five-bill, $100 million relief effort aimed at helping the state’s economy recover from the yearlong pandemic. The relief aid will be administered by ...

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey was ranked seventh among all states with an overall tax burden of 9.98%, according to a new report by WalletHub.

What accounts for New Jersey's top 10 ranking? Property taxes.

"New Jersey has the third highest property tax. Plus, the state's individual income tax burden is above average, at almost 2.5%," said Jill Gonzalez, an ...

Lawmakers agreed to bills they say will help jobless workers, boost aid to struggling businesses, nonprofits. 

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State lawmakers want to offer New Jersey’s ...

The federal income and state tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year has been automatically extended from April 15 to May 17. 

On the federal level, individual taxpayers can also postpone federal income tax payments for the 2020 tax year due on April 15 to May 17 without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. This postponement applies to ...

First two aid packages to send over $20 million to many of the state’s most vulnerable fishing-related businesses.

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On Monday, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone stood ...

With workers and businesses slammed, calls for more government aid to ‘supercharge’ the economy.

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A year after the first cases of the coronavirus ...

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy's fiscal year 2022 budget includes $200 million to support New Jersey’s small businesses — the backbone of the state's economy.

Hit hard by the COVID pandemic, small businesses have been forced to adapt to a vastly changed economy. The governor's budget allocates almost $150 million in funding to ...