54:30A-63 Statements to director.
15. When any corporation subject to taxation under this act shall acquire the rights, property and franchises of using and occupying public streets, highways, roads or other public places in this State of persons, copartnerships, associations or corporations then subject to an excise tax based upon its gross receipts, and shall retain such rights, property and franchises at the end of the calendar year in which such acquisition occurs, then and in such case on or before February 1 of the succeeding year, such acquiring corporation shall return to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the manner and form required by this act and in addition to the statements of gross receipts and length of lines to be filed under this act, a statement showing the gross receipts from the business over, on, in, through or from the lines or mains of the persons, copartnerships, associations or corporations whose rights, property and franchises were acquired as aforesaid, from January 1 of the year in which such property was acquired to the date of such acquisition, together with a statement showing the length of lines or mains as of July 1 of the year in which such acquisition took place, as hereinbefore required, unless such information has previously been supplied and filed with the Director of the Division of Taxation. The total of the gross receipts as shown in both of said statements to the Director of the Division of Taxation, or as otherwise ascertained by him, shall be used in ascertaining and fixing the excise tax imposed by section 6(a) of this act upon such acquiring corporation, and if said rights, property and franchises were acquired from a corporation subject to taxation under this act, then the total of the gross receipts as shown in both of said statements to the Director of the Division of Taxation, or as otherwise ascertained by him, shall be used in ascertaining and fixing the excise tax imposed by section 6(b) of this act upon such acquiring corporation.
The total of the gross receipts as shown in both of said statements to the Director of the Division of Taxation, or as otherwise ascertained by him, shall be used in ascertaining and fixing the excise tax imposed by section 6(c) of this act upon such acquiring corporation.
L.1940,c.5,s.15; amended 1963, c.42, s.9; 1997, c.162, s.16.