S 2550 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities.

This bill excludes capital gains from the sale of company shares (employer securities) by small New Jersey businesses (fewer than 500 employees, not publicly traded, with headquarters in New Jersey) to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), New Jersey S corporations owned by ESOPs, or worker-owned cooperatives. It applies when the buyer ends up owning at least 30% of the business after the sale, directly benefiting employees who gain ownership stakes. The exclusion applies to the capital gains portion of these sales, reducing taxable income for affected employees. The law takes effect immediately for tax years starting after its enactment.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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