54A:3-14 Allowable deduction in the amount of higher education tuition costs.
5. a. A taxpayer with gross income of $200,000 or less shall be allowed a deduction, not to exceed $10,000, from the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year in the amount the taxpayer paid to an in-State institution of higher education during the taxable year for tuition costs related to the taxpayer's enrollment or attendance at the institution of higher education or related to the enrollment or attendance of a spouse or dependent of the taxpayer at the institution.
b. As used in this section, "tuition costs" means the charges imposed by an in-State institution of higher education that are designated by the institution as the tuition costs required for the enrollment or attendance of the taxpayer or a spouse or dependent of the taxpayer at the institution.
L.2021, c.128, s.5.