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TAX AMENDMENTS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay

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House Sponsor: Casey Snider

6     Cosponsors:
7     J. Stuart Adams
8     Jacob L. Anderegg
9     Curtis S. Bramble
10     David G. Buxton
11     Kirk A. Cullimore
12     Lincoln Fillmore
13     Keith Grover
Wayne A. Harper
David P. Hinkins
Don L. Ipson
John D. Johnson
Michael S. Kennedy
Michael K. McKell
Ann Millner
Derrin R. Owens
Scott D. Sandall
Jerry W. Stevenson
Daniel W. Thatcher
Evan J. Vickers
Todd D. Weiler
Chris H. Wilson
Ronald M. Winterton

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15     LONG TITLE
16     General Description:
17          This bill modifies income tax provisions.
18     Highlighted Provisions:
19          This bill:
20          ▸     amends the corporate franchise and income tax rates;
21          ▸     amends the individual income tax rate;
22          ▸     expands eligibility for the social security benefits tax credit by increasing the
23     threshold for the income-based phaseout; and
24          ▸     enacts a state earned income tax credit and provides for apportionment of that
25     credit.
26     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
27          None

28     Other Special Clauses:
29          This bill provides retrospective operation.
30     Utah Code Sections Affected:
31     AMENDS:
32          59-7-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 354
33          59-7-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 456
34          59-10-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 456
35          59-10-1002.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 68 and 428
36          59-10-1042, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 428
37     ENACTS:
38          59-10-1044, Utah Code Annotated 1953
39     

40     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
41          Section 1. Section 59-7-104 is amended to read:
42          59-7-104. Tax -- Minimum tax.
43          (1) Each domestic and foreign corporation, except a corporation that is exempt under
44     Section 59-7-102, shall pay an annual tax to the state based on the corporation's Utah taxable
45     income for the taxable year for the privilege of exercising the corporation's corporate franchise
46     or for the privilege of doing business in the state.
47          (2) The tax shall be [4.95%] 4.85% of a corporation's Utah taxable income.
48          (3) The minimum tax a corporation shall pay under this chapter is $100.
49          Section 2. Section 59-7-201 is amended to read:
50          59-7-201. Tax -- Minimum tax.
51          (1) There is imposed upon each corporation, except a corporation that is exempt under
52     Section 59-7-102, a tax upon the corporation's Utah taxable income for the taxable year that is
53     derived from sources within this state other than income for any period that the corporation is
54     required to include in the corporation's tax base under Section 59-7-104.
55          (2) The tax imposed by Subsection (1) shall be [4.95%] 4.85% of a corporation's Utah

56     taxable income.
57          (3) In no case shall the tax be less than $100.
58          Section 3. Section 59-10-104 is amended to read:
59          59-10-104. Tax basis -- Tax rate -- Exemption.
60          (1) A tax is imposed on the state taxable income of a resident individual as provided in
61     this section.
62          (2) For purposes of Subsection (1), for a taxable year, the tax is an amount equal to the
63     product of:
64          (a) the resident individual's state taxable income for that taxable year; and
65          (b) [4.95%] 4.85%.
66          (3) This section does not apply to a resident individual exempt from taxation under
67     Section 59-10-104.1.
68          Section 4. Section 59-10-1002.2 is amended to read:
69          59-10-1002.2. Apportionment of tax credits.
70          (1) A nonresident individual or a part-year resident individual that claims a tax credit
71     in accordance with Section 59-10-1017, 59-10-1018, 59-10-1019, 59-10-1022, 59-10-1023,
72     59-10-1024, 59-10-1028, 59-10-1042, [or] 59-10-1043, or 59-10-1044 may only claim an
73     apportioned amount of the tax credit equal to:
74          (a) for a nonresident individual, the product of:
75          (i) the state income tax percentage for the nonresident individual; and
76          (ii) the amount of the tax credit that the nonresident individual would have been
77     allowed to claim but for the apportionment requirements of this section; or
78          (b) for a part-year resident individual, the product of:
79          (i) the state income tax percentage for the part-year resident individual; and
80          (ii) the amount of the tax credit that the part-year resident individual would have been
81     allowed to claim but for the apportionment requirements of this section.
82          (2) A nonresident estate or trust that claims a tax credit in accordance with Section
83     59-10-1017, 59-10-1020, 59-10-1022, 59-10-1024, or 59-10-1028 may only claim an

84     apportioned amount of the tax credit equal to the product of:
85          (a) the state income tax percentage for the nonresident estate or trust; and
86          (b) the amount of the tax credit that the nonresident estate or trust would have been
87     allowed to claim but for the apportionment requirements of this section.
88          Section 5. Section 59-10-1042 is amended to read:
89          59-10-1042. Nonrefundable tax credit for social security benefits.
90          (1) As used in this section:
91          (a) "Head of household filing status" means the same as that term is defined in Section
92     59-10-1018.
93          (b) "Joint filing status" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-1018.
94          (c) "Married filing separately status" means a married individual who:
95          (i) does not file a single federal individual income tax return jointly with that married
96     individual's spouse for the taxable year; and
97          (ii) files a single federal individual income tax return for the taxable year.
98          (d) "Modified adjusted gross income" means the sum of the following for a claimant
99     or, if the claimant's return under this chapter is allowed a joint filing status, the claimant and
100     the claimant's spouse:
101          (i) adjusted gross income for the taxable year for which a tax credit is claimed under
102     this section;
103          (ii) any interest income that is not included in adjusted gross income for the taxable
104     year described in Subsection (1)(d)(i); and
105          (iii) any addition to adjusted gross income required by Section 59-10-114 for the
106     taxable year described in Subsection (1)(d)(i).
107          (e) "Single filing status" means a single individual who files a single federal individual
108     income tax return for the taxable year.
109          (f) "Social security benefit" means an amount received by a claimant as a monthly
110     benefit in accordance with the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 401 et seq.
111          (2) Except as provided in Section 59-10-1002.2 and Subsections (3) and (4), each

112     claimant on a return that receives a social security benefit may claim a nonrefundable tax credit
113     against taxes otherwise due under this part equal to the product of:
114          (a) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2); and
115          (b) the claimant's social security benefit that is included in adjusted gross income on
116     the claimant's federal income tax return for the taxable year.
117          (3) (a) A claimant may not:
118          (i) carry forward or carry back the amount of a tax credit under this section that
119     exceeds the claimant's tax liability for the taxable year; or
120          (ii) claim a tax credit under this section and a tax credit under Section 59-10-1019.
121          (b) A claimant that qualifies for a tax credit under this section and a tax credit under
122     Section 59-10-1019 may elect whether to claim a tax credit under this section or a tax credit
123     under Section 59-10-1019.
124          (4) The tax credit allowed by Subsection (2) claimed on a return filed under this part
125     shall be reduced by $.025 for each dollar by which modified adjusted gross income for
126     purposes of the return exceeds:
127          (a) for a federal individual income tax return that is allowed a married filing separately
128     status, [$25,000] $31,000;
129          (b) for a federal individual income tax return that is allowed a single filing status,
130     [$30,000] $37,000;
131          (c) for a federal individual income tax return that is allowed a head of household filing
132     status, [$50,000] $62,000; or
133          (d) for a return under this chapter that is allowed a joint filing status, [$50,000]
134     $62,000.
135          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
136     commission may make rules governing the calculation and method for claiming the tax credit
137     described in this section.
138          Section 6. Section 59-10-1044 is enacted to read:
139          59-10-1044. Nonrefundable earned income tax credit.

140          (1) As used in this section:
141          (a) "Federal earned income tax credit" means the federal earned income tax credit
142     described in Section 32, Internal Revenue Code.
143          (b) "Qualifying claimant" means a resident or nonresident individual who qualifies and
144     claims the federal earned income tax credit for the current taxable year.
145          (2) Subject to Section 59-10-1002.2, a qualifying claimant may claim a nonrefundable
146     earned income tax credit equal to 15% of the amount of the federal earned income tax credit
147     that the qualifying claimant was entitled to claim on a federal income tax return for the current
148     taxable year.
149          (3) A qualifying claimant may not carry forward or carry back the amount of the earned
150     income tax credit that exceeds the qualifying claimant's tax liability.
151          Section 7. Retrospective Operation.
152          This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
153     2022.