New Jersey Tax Handbook 2024

Jeffrey D. Gordon is the managing partner of Archer & Greiner P.C.'s Princeton office. He is a state and local tax practitioner and is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Tax Appeal Group.

Mr. Gordon is a former New Jersey Tax Court law clerk to Presiding Judge Michael A. Andrew, Jr., retired; and was a Certified Tax Assessor. Since completing his Tax Court clerkship, his practice has involved the handling of complex commercial and industrial tax appeals in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and other East Coast states. He also advises clients about potential property tax liability for property being considered for purchase and/or development. In addition, Mr. Gordon prepares articles regarding tax appeal procedures and valuation theory, and has lectured at seminars for the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the International Association of Assessing Officers, the New Jersey County Tax Board Administrators Annual Conference, the Appraisal Institute, the New Jersey League of Municipalities, taxpayer groups, accountants, and the bar.

Robert F. Connolly, MST is the co-founder and Co-Managing Member of BC Compliance Group, LLC ("BCC"). BCC is a management consulting firm, based in Matawan, NJ, focused on providing expense recovery and reduction services. BCC specializes in the areas of contract compliance, real estate accounting, unclaimed property and taxation utilizing a "riskfree benefit sharing model." BCC's services cover contracts in the areas of IT, construction, print/copy services, 3rd party labor, distribution, office supplies, office/commercial leases, telecom, freight/overnight mail, utilizes, as well as, tax related incentives and credits.

Prior to founding BCC in 2005, Rob founded and served as the Managing Director of Contract Compliance and Taxation for an international earnings enhancement firm. Before that he spent a number of years serving as a State & Local Tax Manager for various regional and Big Five accounting firms, as well as working within industry for a Dutch multi-national manufacturing corporation.

Tiffany Wagner Donio is a shareholder at Stevens & Lee in the firm’s Valley Forge office. She counsels emerging and established businesses and their principals on the corporate and tax issues they encounter through every stage of their business life cycle, including with respect to entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, securities offerings, joint ventures, corporate governance, and commercial transactions.

In her tax practice, Tiffany provides planning and compliance advice on a wide variety of federal, state and local tax issues involving income, franchise, sales and use, gross receipts and other miscellaneous taxes. In addition, she has represented clients during federal, state and local tax controversies at the audit, administra­tive and judicial levels.

Tiffany represents clients in a wide range of industries, including food and agriculture, healthcare, real estate, restaurant and beverage, retail, software and technology, petroleum, energy and utilities, cannabis, construction and engineering, media, internet and advertising, manufacturing, and software and technology.

Tiffany received her J.D. with honors from Rutgers Law School and an Executive LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. She earned a B.S. in Accountancy from The College of New Jersey.

Frances B. Stella is Chair of Brach Eichler’s Environmental & Land Use Practice Group and has 30 years of experience in federal and state environmental litigation, site remediation and environmental regulatory compliance counseling in real estate redevelopment and transactions. Her environmental practice includes handling CERCLA and New Jersey Spill Act claims and compliance issues, natural resource damage claims, cost recovery/contribution litigation and mediation, environmental insurance coverage litigation, environmental enforcement defense, permitting, defense of toxic torts, asbestos and vapor intrusion claims, and government compliance environmental investigations and audits. She handles site remediation negotiations with both state and federal environmental agencies and contracts with and supervises environmental consulting firms to develop and implement remedial activities in her role as Common Counsel for PRP groups at Superfund sites and for redevelopers.

Frances received her J.D. with honors from Pace University School of Law, with a Certificate in Environmental Law and her B.A. from University of Vermont. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Alysse McLoughlin is a partner with Jones Walker LLP in its New York office. She provides broad-ranging state and local tax counsel to clients across the country. With years of experience in private practice, as in-house tax counsel at leading financial institutions, and as an attorney in the Chief Counsel Division of the Internal Revenue Service, she understands the goals and priorities of businesses and tax authorities. Ms. McLoughlin draws on this knowledge to help clients make effective tax-planning decisions and resolve tax disputes.

Ms. McLoughlin advises on multistate tax matters, with an emphasis on New York and New Jersey issues. She has represented airlines, media and entertainment companies, banks and financial institutions, and other taxpayers before the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal and the New York Appellate Division with respect to corporate income tax, insurance tax, bank tax, and sales tax issues. She has represented pharmaceutical companies, utilities, and other clients in New Jersey courts.

A recognized authority on state and local tax law, Ms. McLoughlin has been ranked in Chambers USA since 2017, among other honors. She has served in leadership positions for a number of legal and industry organizations, including co-chairing the New York University Professional Studies Summer Institute on Taxation (State and Local Tax Programs) and serving on the planning/advisory committees for the National Multistate Tax Symposium, the Hartman State and Local Tax Forum, and the New York University School of Professional Studies Annual Institute on State and Local Taxation.

Ms. McLoughlin received her J.D. from Fordham University, her LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law, and her B.A. from State University of New York at Binghamton. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

Kathleen Quinn is a partner in the Tax Practice Group of Jones Walker LLP. She advises businesses across the country on state and local tax planning and tax controversy matters.

Kathleen advises multinational, national, and regional businesses, as well as high-net-worth individuals, on the full spectrum of state and local tax matters. Kathleen understands how tax strategies fit into her clients’ broader business goals and offers practical, actionable advice to help ensure compliance and resolve disputes with tax authorities. Based in Jones Walker’s New York office, Kathleen has advised clients on state and local tax issues in all 50 states, with a special focus on the tri-state area: New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Kathleen regularly speaks at national conferences, including events sponsored by the Council on State Taxation and the Tax Executives Institute, and is a go-to resource for journalists reporting on developments in state and local tax law. She regularly publishes articles in legal and business journals.