148. a. The tax imposed under section 144 hereof shall be due and payable annually on or before the 15th day of March and shall be based upon gross revenues derived during the previous calendar year. A licensee shall file its first return and shall report gross revenues from the time it commenced operations and ending on the last day of said calendar year. Such report shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury on or before the following March 15.
b. Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any business conducted by an individual, partnership, or corporation or any other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a license pursuant to this act shall, in addition to all other taxes imposed by this act, file a consolidated corporation business tax return pursuant to P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.) and pay the taxes indicated thereon. The director of the Division of Taxation shall issue such rules and regulations and design such tax forms as shall be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act.