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>Retail group: Escheat law could cost N.J. $94M in lost sales tax revenue

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Retail group: Escheat law could cost N.J. $94M in lost sales tax revenue

The loss of gift card sales from New Jersey, combined with the state’s unclaimed property law, could cost state coffers up to $94 million per year in sales tax revenues, according to an analysis released today.

Consumers using gift cards often spend amounts above a card’s face value, and as companies like American Express pull gift cards from shops in the state, the resulting decrease in sales will result in a drop in the state’s sales and use tax revenue collections, according to the analysis by financial services consulting firm First Annapolis, and released by the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association and the Retail Gift Card Association.  (Tarbous, NJBIZ)

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