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NEW JERSEY URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Program PO Box

822 Trenton, NJ

08625 (877) 913-6837 UEZinfo@dca.

nj.gov Philip D. Murphy, Governor State of New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, Commissioner Department of Community Affairs Tim Sullivan, Chair New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority ? Create/login to a NJ Premier Business Services (PBS) account ? Add a business to the PBS account ? Select the Urban Enterprise Zone Service Center in PBS ? Complete and submit the UEZ Certification Application TOBECOMECERTIFIED QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR BUSINESSES AND MUNICIPALITIES D E P A R T M E N T O F Community AFFAIRS C A D NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS www.nj.gov/dca UEZ Certification Forms: https://www16.state.nj.us/NJ_PREMIER_EBIZ/jsp/home.jsp 877-913-6837 Business Services: (Premier) www.nj.gov/njbusiness/home/pbs ? 877-913-6837 (General) www.nj.gov/njbusiness ? 866-534-7789 UEZ Business Certification and Sample Forms: www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications ? 877-913-6837 Registering Businesses: www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue ? 609-292-9292 NJ Tax Information and Tax Forms: (General) www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation (UEZ Information) www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/su_uez.shtml 609-826-4400 ? 800-323-4400 UEZ Manufacturers Energy Sales Tax Exemption Application: www.njeda.com/financing_incentives/Programs/Urban- Enterprise-Zones-(UEZ)-Manufacturers-Energy 866-534-7789 UEZ Unemployment Insurance Rebate: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/ea/empinfo/uez.html 732-296-7000 Ext.

7060 or Fax 732-937-6273 Accessing the MyNewJersey Portal: http://nj.gov ? Click on Login or Register *UEZ Inquiries may be emailed to [email protected] *Additional UEZ resources can be found at: www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez ? (877) 913-6837 UEZPROGRAMINFORMATION New Jersey's Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Program, enacted in 1983, is an Affiliate of the Department of Community Affairs. The Program's charter is to foster an economic climate that revitalizes designated urban communities and stimulates their growth by encouragingbusinessestodevelopandcreateprivate sector jobs through public and private investment. QUALIFICATIONS To participate in the UEZ Program, a business must: ? Register with the State of NJ ? Be Located within a designated UEZ ? Be in tax compliance with the State of NJ BUSINESS CERTIFICATION SYSTEM Certification Applications are entered online using the UEZ Business Certification System, accessible through NJ Premier Business Services. Links to instructions, sample forms, worksheets, and helpful information are available on the UEZ Website: http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/index.shtml JOB CREATION AND LOCAL HIRING REQUIREMENTS UEZ businesses are expected to help increase employment in the zone. Within the first three years in the Program, at least 25% of newly-hired employees must meet one or more of the following criteria: ? Residents of any municipality with a UEZ ? NJ residents unemployed for at least six months prior to being hired ? RecipientsofNewJerseypublicassistanceprograms for at least six months prior to being hired ? Determinedtobelow-incomeindividualspursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of

1998 BENEFITSTOBUSINESSES ? Reduced Retail Sales Tax C currently 3.3125% ? Tax Free Purchases on certain items such as capital equipment, facility expansions, upgrades, and certain personal property ? Financial Assistance from agencies such as NJEDA ? Subsidized unemployment insurance costs for employees earning less than $4,500 / quarter ? EnergySalesTaxExemptionforqualifiedmanufacturing firms with at least