H.B. 308

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TAX ME MORE FUND
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Individual Income Tax Act to enact the Tax Me More Fund, to
10 provide for contributions to that fund on the individual income tax return, and provide
11 that the designation for the contribution be removed from the individual income tax
12 return and that the State Tax Commission may not collect the contribution under certain
13 circumstances.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This bill:
16 . creates a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Tax Me More
17 Fund, including addressing interest earned on fund monies;
18 . provides that a resident or nonresident individual may make contributions to the
19 Tax Me More Fund on the individual income tax return under certain
20 circumstances;
21 . establishes the placement of contributions to the Tax Me More Fund on the
22 individual income tax return;
23 . requires the State Tax Commission to determine annually the contributions to the
24 Tax Me More Fund and deposit those contributions into the Tax Me More Fund;
25 . provides that the designation for the contribution be removed from the individual
26 income tax return and that the State Tax Commission may not collect the
27 contribution under certain circumstances; and

28 . makes technical changes.
29 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
30 None
31 Other Special Clauses:
32 This bill has retrospective operation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
33 2007.
34 Utah Code Sections Affected:
35 AMENDS:
36 59-10-551, as last amended by Chapter 280, Laws of Utah 2006
37 ENACTS:
38 59-10-550.3, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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40 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
41 Section 1. Section 59-10-550.3 is enacted to read:
42 59-10-550.3. Tax Me More Fund -- Interest -- Contribution to fund.
43 (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the Tax Me
44 More Fund.
45 (2) The account shall be funded by contributions deposited into the Tax Me More Fund
46 in accordance with this section.
47 (3) (a) The account shall earn interest.
48 (b) Interest earned on the Tax Me More Fund shall be deposited into the Tax Me More
49 Fund.
50 (4) Except as provided in Section 59-10-551 , for taxable years beginning on or after
51 January 1, 2007, a resident or nonresident individual that files an individual income tax return
52 under this chapter may designate a contribution on the resident or nonresident individual's
53 individual income tax return as provided in this section to be deposited into the Tax Me More
54 Fund.
55 (5) (a) A resident or nonresident individual may designate as a contribution under this
56 section any whole dollar amount of $1 or more.
57 (b) If a resident or nonresident individual designating a contribution under this section:
58 (i) is owed an individual income tax refund for the taxable year, the amount of the

59 contribution under this section shall be deducted from the resident or nonresident individual's
60 individual income tax refund; or
61 (ii) is not owed an individual income tax refund for the taxable year, the resident or
62 nonresident individual may remit a contribution under this section with the resident or
63 nonresident individual's individual income tax return.
64 (c) If a husband and wife file a single individual income tax return jointly, a
65 contribution under this section shall be a joint contribution.
66 (d) A contribution under this section is irrevocable for the taxable year for which the
67 resident or nonresident individual makes the contribution.
68 (6) The commission shall place the contribution allowed by this section on each
69 individual income tax return immediately below the location where the tax due and refund
70 amounts are reported.
71 (7) The commission shall:
72 (a) determine annually the total amount of contributions designated in accordance with
73 this section; and
74 (b) credit the amount described in Subsection (7)(a) to the Tax Me More Fund created
75 by this section.
76 Section 2. Section 59-10-551 is amended to read:
77 59-10-551. Removal of designation and prohibitions on collection for certain
78 contributions on income tax form -- Conditions for removal and prohibitions on
79 collection -- Commission reporting requirements.
80 (1) (a) If a contribution or combination of contributions described in Subsection (1)(b)
81 generate less than $30,000 per year for three consecutive years, the commission shall remove
82 the designation for the contribution from the income tax return and may not collect the
83 contribution from a resident or nonresident individual beginning two taxable years after the
84 three-year period for which the contribution generates less than $30,000 per year.
85 (b) The following contributions apply to Subsection (1)(a):
86 (i) the contribution provided for in Section 59-10-530 ;
87 (ii) the contribution provided for in Section 59-10-530.5 ;
88 (iii) the sum of the contributions provided for in Subsection 59-10-549 (1)(a);
89 (iv) the contribution provided for in Subsection 59-10-549 (1)(b);

90 (v) the contribution provided for in Section 59-10-550 ;
91 (vi) the contribution provided for in Section 59-10-550.1 ; [or]
92 (vii) the contribution provided for in Section 59-10-550.2 [.]; or
93 (viii) the contribution provided for in Section 59-10-550.3 .
94 (2) If the commission removes the designation for a contribution under Subsection (1),
95 the commission shall report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee that the
96 commission removed the designation on or before the November interim meeting of the year in
97 which the commission determines to remove the designation.
98 Section 3. Retrospective operation.
99 This bill has retrospective operation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
100 2007.




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