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Section 402
Definitions.
     63M-1-402.   Definitions.
     As used in this part:
     (1) "Business entity" means an entity, sole proprietorship, or individual:
     (a) including a claimant, estate, or trust; and
     (b) under which or by whom business is conducted or transacted.
     (2) "Claimant" means a resident or nonresident person that has:
     (a) Utah taxable income as defined in Section 59-7-101; or
     (b) state taxable income under Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 1, Determination and Reporting of Tax Liability and Information.
     (3) "County applicant" means the governing authority of a county that meets the requirements for designation as an enterprise zone under Section 63M-1-404.
     (4) "Estate" means a nonresident estate or a resident estate that has state taxable income under Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 2, Trusts and Estates.
     (5) "Municipal applicant" means the governing authority of a city or town that meets the requirements for designation as an enterprise zone under Section 63M-1-404.
     (6) "New full-time employee position" means a position that has been newly created and then filled by an employee working at least 30 hours per week:
     (a) for a period of not less than six consecutive months; and
     (b) where the period ends in the tax year for which the credit is claimed.
     (7) "Nonrefundable tax credit" or "tax credit" means a tax credit that a business entity may:
     (a) claim:
     (i) as provided by statute; and
     (ii) in an amount that does not exceed the business entity's tax liability for a taxable year under:
     (A) Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes; or
     (B) Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act; and
     (b) carry forward or carry back:
     (i) if allowed by statute; and
     (ii) to the extent that the amount of the tax credit exceeds the business entity's tax liability for a taxable year under:
     (A) Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes; or
     (B) Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act.
     (8) "Tax incentives" or "tax benefits" means the nonrefundable tax credits described in Section 63M-1-413.
     (9) "Trust" means a nonresident trust or a resident trust that has state taxable income under Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 2, Trusts and Estates.

Amended by Chapter 84, 2011 General Session
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