diff --git a/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/JsonTests.cs b/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/JsonTests.cs
index 5f77b7a..b85c371 100644
--- a/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/JsonTests.cs
+++ b/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/JsonTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using AuthenticationUtility;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using SoapUtility.UserSessionServiceReference;
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ namespace ServiceTests
     public class JsonXppAuthTests
     {
         public string GetUserSessionOperationPath = ClientConfiguration.Default.UriString + "api/services/UserSessionService/AifUserSessionService/GetUserSessionInfo";
+        public string ApplyTimeZoneOperationPath = ClientConfiguration.Default.UriString + "api/services/UserSessionService/AifUserSessionService/ApplyTimeZone";
 
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -34,4 +38,88 @@ namespace ServiceTests
                 }
             }
         }
-    }}
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void JsonSoapContractTest()
+        {
+            var request = HttpWebRequest.Create(ApplyTimeZoneOperationPath);
+            request.Headers[OAuthHelper.OAuthHeader] = OAuthHelper.GetAuthenticationHeader();
+            request.Method = "POST";
+
+            DateTime inputDateTime = DateTime.Now;
+            var requestContract = new ApplyTimeZone();
+            requestContract.dateTime = inputDateTime;
+            requestContract.timeZoneOffset = 3;
+            var requestContractString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(requestContract);
+
+            using (var stream = request.GetRequestStream())
+            {
+                using (var writer = new StreamWriter(stream))
+                {
+                    writer.Write(requestContractString);
+                }
+            }
+
+            using (var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
+            {
+                using (Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
+                {
+                    using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
+                    {
+                        string responseString = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
+                        DateTime appliedTimeZone = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTime>(responseString);
+
+                        Assert.AreEqual(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+                        Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrEmpty(responseString));
+                        Console.WriteLine(responseString);
+                        Assert.IsNotNull(appliedTimeZone);
+                        Assert.AreNotEqual(appliedTimeZone.Hour, inputDateTime.Hour);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void JsonWeaklyTypedContractTest()
+        {
+            var request = HttpWebRequest.Create(ApplyTimeZoneOperationPath);
+            request.Headers[OAuthHelper.OAuthHeader] = OAuthHelper.GetAuthenticationHeader();
+            request.Method = "POST";
+
+            DateTime inputDateTime = DateTime.Now;
+            var requestContract = new
+            {
+                dateTime = inputDateTime,
+                timeZoneOffset = 3
+            };
+            var requestContractString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(requestContract);
+
+            using (var stream = request.GetRequestStream())
+            {
+                using (var writer = new StreamWriter(stream))
+                {
+                    writer.Write(requestContractString);
+                }
+            }
+
+            using (var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
+            {
+                using (Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
+                {
+                    using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
+                    {
+                        string responseString = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
+                        JToken jsonObject = JToken.Parse(responseString);
+                        DateTime appliedTimeZone = jsonObject.Value<DateTime>();
+
+                        Assert.AreEqual(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+                        Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrEmpty(responseString));
+                        Console.WriteLine(responseString);
+                        Assert.IsNotNull(appliedTimeZone);
+                        Assert.AreNotEqual(appliedTimeZone.Hour, inputDateTime.Hour);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/ServiceTests.csproj b/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/ServiceTests.csproj
index a84d3db..1421899 100644
--- a/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/ServiceTests.csproj
+++ b/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/ServiceTests.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.IdentityModel" />
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/packages.config b/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b5d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServiceSamples/ServiceTests/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+</packages>
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