IssuesWatch Podcast Plus: New Jersey Budget and Taxes (E2609454)

IssuesWatch Podcast Plus provides multiple episodes of the IssuesWatch Podcast in webinar format for CPE credit. This volume covers the following topics:

Segment 1 — Midnight Madness: Unpacking New Jersey’s FY27 Budget
Minutes before the July 1 deadline, Governor Sherrill signed a major new state budget. Is it actually the breath of fresh air New Jersey businesses have been waiting for? Budget expert Chris Emigholz dissects the massive $60.7 billion spending plan, including new revenue raisers and business fees, changes to the STAY NJ program, last-minute budget add-ons and more.

Segment 2 — Decoding New Jersey’s Tax Competitiveness
New Jersey’s tax environment is always a hot topic, but how are state tax competitiveness rankings actually determined? Janelle Fritts, senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, breaks down the principles of sound tax policy, outlines where New Jersey ranks across key tax categories compared to neighboring states and shares practical, realistic steps lawmakers can take to improve the state's tax competitiveness.

Segment 3 — New Jersey Division of Taxation Update
Jacob Foy from the Division of Taxation provides an update on upcoming additions to the New Jersey tax portal and outlines changes to the state’s property tax relief programs.

(These episodes are also available to watch for free with no CPE credit at njcpa.org/podcast.)