UEZ Information

Wildwood City Hall, 4400 New Jersey Avenue, Wildwood, NJ 08260
Office Hours: Monday – Friday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Phone: 609-522-2444 ext. 2240  |  Fax: 609-523-2444

Contact Information
Steve Booy , UEZ Coordinator
email: sbooy@wildwoodnj.org
Jake Botticello, Triad Associates
email: JBotticello@triadincorporated.com

ABOUT
The Urban Enterprise Zone Program (UEZ) enacted in 1983, is an Affiliate of the Department of Community Affairs. The Program’s charter is to foster an economic climate that revitalizes designated urban communities and stimulates their growth by encouraging business to develop and create private sector jobs through public and private investment.
The Enterprise Zone Development Corporation of the Wildwoods Board is comprised of the Mayor and Business Administrator representing the City of Wildwood, City of North Wildwood, the Borough of West Wildwood, and the Borough of Wildwood Crest.

The members of the Board are:
City of Wildwood: Mayor Pete Byron, Business Administrator Steve O’Connor
City of North Wildwood: Mayor Patrick Rosenello, Business Administrator Ron Simone
Borough of West Wildwood: Mayor Matt Ksiazek, Business Administrator Donna Frederick
Borough of Wildwood Crest: Mayor Don Cabrera, Business Administrator Constance Mahon

PARTICIPATE
QUALIFICATIONS
To participate in the UEZ Program a business must (1) Register with the State of New Jersey, (2) Be located within a designated UEZ, and (3) Be in tax compliance with the State of New Jersey.

BUSINESS CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
Certification Applications are entered online using the UEZ Business Certification System, accessible through NJ Premier Business Services. Links to instructions, sample forms, worksheets and helpful information are available on the UEZ website: http://www.state.nj.is/dca/affiliates/uez/index.shtml
Create/login to NJ Premier Business Services (PBS) account
Add a business to PBS account
Select the Urban Enterprise Zone Service Center in PBS
Complete and submit UEZ Certification Application

GENERAL INFORMATION
UEZ Help Desk: 877-913-6837
General Business Assistance: 866-534-7789
Register a Business with the NJ Dept of Revenue: www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue or 609-292-9292
Tax forms online with NJ Division of Taxation: www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/su_uez.shtml or 800-323-4400
NJ Division of Taxation General Information: www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation or 609-826-4400 or 800-323-4400
UEZ Manufacturers Energy Sales Tax Exemption: www.njeda.com or 609-292-1800
UEZ Unemployment Insurance Rebate: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/employer/ea/empinfo.uez.html or 609-633-6400 extension 3482 or 3380 or Fax 609-777-4951
My New Jersey Portal: http://nj.gov click Login or Register

BENEFITS TO BUSINESSES
• Reduced Sales Tax – currently 3.5%
• Tax Free Purchases on certain items such as capital equipment, facility expansions, upgrades and certain personal property
• Financial Assistance from agencies such as NJEDA
• Subsidized unemployment insurance costs for employees
• Energy Sales Tax Exemption for qualified manufacturing firm
• Tax Credit Options (1) up to $1,500 for new permanent full-time employees hired or (2) up to 8% Corporate Business Tax Credit on qualified investments