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Provides gross income tax exclusion for attorney's fees and costs received in connection with certain unlawful discrimination, unlawful retaliation, and qui tam claims or actions.

September 14, 2026

Summary

If enacted, this bill would exclude from gross income any attorney's fees and costs received by a taxpayer in connection with certain unlawful discrimination, unlawful retaliation, or qui tam claims or actions. This would provide a state income tax benefit to plaintiffs recovering such fees, but has no direct effect on lenders, banks, or other financial institutions.

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Source: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5485

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Provides gross income tax exclusion for attorney's fees and costs received in connection with certain unlawful discrimination, unlawful retaliation, and qui tam claims or actions. — Reglith