Section 1. Section 7-25-207 is enacted to read:7-25-207. Commissioner to annually provide list of licensees to tax commission.On or before January 31 of each calendar year, the commissioner shall provide the State Tax Commission with a list of each person licensed under this chapter.

Section 2. Section 59-35-101 is enacted to read:35. International Money Transmission Tax59-35-101. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1)"Authorized agent" means the same as that term is defined in Section 7-25-102.(2)"Customer" means an individual for whom a licensee conducts an international money transmission.(3)"Depository institution" means the same as that term is defined in Section 7-1-103.(4)"Foreign country" means a jurisdiction other than:(a)the United States; or(b)a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.(5)(a)"International money transmission" means a money transmission conducted by a licensee or an authorized agent on behalf of a customer, in which money is transmitted to a foreign country.(b)"International money transmission" does not include a transaction conducted by a depository institution or a subsidiary or affiliate of the depository institution.(6)"Licensee" means a person licensed by the Department of Financial Institutions under Title 7, Chapter 25, Money Transmitter Act.(7)"Money transmission" means the same as that term is defined in Section 7-25-102.(8)(a)"Transmission amount" means the total amount of money transmitted through a single international money transmission transaction.(b)"Transmission amount" does not include amounts paid or charged for an international money transmission transaction, including any service charge, transaction fee, or sales and use tax imposed under Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act.(9)(a)"Valid identification" means any of the following non-expired forms of identification:(i)a United States passport or United States passport card;(ii)a state-issued driver license or state-issued identification card;(iii)a United States military identification;(iv)a state-issued concealed carry permit;(v)a United States resident alien card;(vi)an identification of a federally recognized Indian tribe;(vii)a United States visa that is classified as H-2A or H-2B; or(viii)a driver license or identification card issued to a diplomat as defined in Section 41-6a-1901.(b)"Valid identification" does not include a Utah driving privilege card.

Section 3. Section 59-35-102 is enacted to read:59-35-102. Imposition of tax on international money transmissions -- Rate -- Tax paid by customer and collected by licensee or authorized agent -- Itemized receipt required -- Transactions exempt from tax.(1)Except as provided in Subsection (3), a tax is imposed on an international money transmission on or after January 1, 2027, at a rate equal to 2% of the international money transmission amount.(2)The tax imposed under Subsection (1) shall be:(a)paid by the customer requesting the international money transmission;(b)collected by the licensee or an authorized agent of the licensee at the time the international money transmission is requested; and(c)stated separately on an invoice or receipt provided to the customer for the international money transmission.(3)An international money transmission is exempt from the tax imposed under Subsection (1) if the customer requesting the international money transmission presents valid identification of the customer to the licensee or an authorized agent of the licensee at the time the customer requests the international money transmission.

Section 4. Section 59-35-103 is enacted to read:59-35-103. Remittance and deposit of tax revenue -- Administration -- Rulemaking.(1)A licensee shall remit the taxes that the licensee or an authorized agent of the licensee collects under this chapter to the commission quarterly on or before the last day of the month following each calendar quarterly period using a form prescribed by the commission.(2)The commission shall:(a)deposit revenues generated by the tax under this chapter into the General Fund; and(b)administer, collect, and enforce the tax under this chapter in accordance with Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.(3)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules to implement and enforce this chapter.

Section 5. Section 59-35-104 is enacted to read:59-35-104. Annual reporting by licensee to commission -- Licensee retention of exempt transaction information.(1)For a calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2027, a licensee shall annually report to the commission:(a)the total number of international money transmissions conducted by the licensee or an authorized agent of the licensee for the calendar year;(b)the total amount of money transmitted through the international money transmissions reported under Subsection (1)(a);(c)of the international money transmissions reported for the calendar year under Subsection (1)(a):(i)the total number of international money transmissions for which the tax under this chapter was imposed; and(ii)the total number of international money transmissions exempted from the tax under this chapter in accordance with Subsection 59-35-102(3); and(d)any other information required by the commission.(2)A licensee shall file the report described in Subsection (1):(a)on or before January 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year for which the report is filed; and(b)electronically using a form prescribed by the commission.(3)(a)For each international money transmission that a licensee or an authorized agent of the licensee conducts on behalf of a customer to which the tax imposed by this chapter does not apply because the customer presented valid identification in accordance with Subsection 59-35-102(3), the licensee shall retain the following information:(i)the form of identification presented by the customer; and(ii)the identification number.(b)A licensee shall retain the information described in Subsection (3)(a) for the same time period a person is required to keep books and records under Section 59-1-1406.

Section 6. Effective Date.(1)Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect for a future taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2027.(2)The actions affecting Section 7-25-207 take effect on January 1, 2027.