{"place":"New Jersey","kind":"state","asOf":"2026-10-07","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey","state":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey","slug":"new-jersey","incomeTax":{"type":"progressive","flatRate2026":null,"lowestRate2026":1.4,"topRate2026":10.75,"topRateStartsSingle":1000000,"notes":"Single brackets: 1.4% to $20,000; 1.75% to $35,000; 3.5% to $40,000; 5.525% to $75,000; 6.37% to $500,000; 8.97% to $1,000,000; 10.75% above $1,000,000. The Division of Taxation's tax-rate page (updated September 2026) still lists one schedule for tax years 2020 and after; no 2026 rate change found.","source":"https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/current/njtaxratesch.pdf"},"estimatedTax":{"form":"NJ-1040-ES","rule":"You must make estimated payments if you expect to owe more than $400 in New Jersey income tax for the year after withholding and credits.","schedule":"Same dates as federal (April 15, June 15, September 15, January 15). Farmers and fiscal-year filers follow the NJ-1040-ES instructions.","source":"https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/njit20.shtml"},"minimumWage2026":{"standard":15.92,"tippedCash":6.05,"tipCreditAllowed":true,"notes":"Effective January 1, 2026. Maximum tip credit stays at $9.87. Seasonal and small employers: $15.23. Farm workers: $14.20. Long-term care direct care staff: $18.92.","source":"https://www.nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2025/20251001_Minimum_Wage.shtml"},"soleProprietorTaxes":[],"contractorLaws":[{"name":"ABC test and new worker-classification rule (N.J.A.C. 12:11)","summary":"New Jersey presumes a worker is an employee unless the business proves all three ABC prongs: free from control, work outside the usual course or places of business, and an independently established trade. NJDOL adopted rules on May 5, 2026 codifying the test under the unemployment, wage-and-hour, and wage-payment laws, with an anticipated June 1, 2026 effective date and an October 1, 2026 operative date.","source":"https://www.nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2026/20260505_ABC.shtml"}],"notes":"We found no statewide freelance payment-protection law in effect in New Jersey as of October 7, 2026."},"stateRetirementProgram":{"state":"New Jersey","code":"NJ","programName":"RetireReady NJ (New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program)","status":"active","employerMandate":"Businesses in operation 2+ years with 10+ employees and no qualified plan (threshold lowered from 25 to 10 by P.L. 2025, c.379)","mandateMin":10,"keyDates":"Program opened June 30, 2024. Closed deadlines: September 15, 2024 (40+) and November 15, 2024 (25–39). Upcoming: December 1, 2026 (20–24 employees) and February 17, 2027 (10–19 employees).","covers1099":false,"selfEnroll":"yes","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/treasury/securechoiceprogram/employers/employer-program-details.shtml","note":"The RetireReady NJ help centre states that anyone 18 or older with earned income who is eligible to contribute to an IRA can open their own account.","lastVerified":"2026-09-09"},"city":null,"guides":[{"audience":"consultants","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/consultants"},{"audience":"freelancers","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/freelancers"},{"audience":"content-creators","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/content-creators"},{"audience":"entrepreneurs","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/entrepreneurs"},{"audience":"gig-workers","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/gig-workers"},{"audience":"tipped-workers","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/tipped-workers"},{"audience":"tradespeople","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/new-jersey/tradespeople"}],"disclaimer":"Educational information for 2026, not tax, legal or investment advice. Sources are cited per fact."}