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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends the Sales and Use Tax Act relating to sales and use tax exemptions for
11 aircraft.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . addresses certain sales and use tax exemptions relating to:
15 . sales of parts and equipment for aircraft; or
16 . sales of aircraft; and
17 . makes technical changes.
18 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 59-12-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 76, 195, 214, 224, 288,
25 295, and 329
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27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
29 59-12-104. Exemptions.
30 The following sales and uses are exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter:
31 (1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax
32 under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;
33 (2) sales to the state, its institutions, and its political subdivisions; however, this
34 exemption does not apply to sales of:
35 (a) construction materials except:
36 (i) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public
37 education system as defined in Utah Constitution Article X, Section 2, provided the
38 construction materials are clearly identified and segregated and installed or converted to real
39 property which is owned by institutions of the public education system; and
40 (ii) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political
41 subdivisions which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the state, its
42 institutions, or its political subdivisions; or
43 (b) tangible personal property in connection with the construction, operation,
44 maintenance, repair, or replacement of a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103 , or facilities
45 providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103 ;
46 (3) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (3)(b) from a vending machine if:
47 (i) the proceeds of each sale do not exceed $1; and
48 (ii) the seller or operator of the vending machine reports an amount equal to 150% of
49 the cost of the item described in Subsection (3)(b) as goods consumed; and
50 (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies to:
51 (i) food and food ingredients; or
52 (ii) prepared food;
53 (4) sales of the following to a commercial airline carrier for in-flight consumption:
54 (a) food and food ingredients;
55 (b) prepared food; or
56 (c) services related to Subsection (4)(a) or (b);
57 (5) sales of parts and equipment:
58 (a) by an establishment described in NAICS Code 336411 or 336412 of the 2002 North
59 American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office
60 of Management and Budget; and
61 (b) for:
62 (i) installation in an aircraft [
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64 (ii) renovation of an aircraft; or
65 (iii) repair of an aircraft;
66 (6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or
67 records, and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture
68 exhibitor, distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
69 (7) (a) subject to Subsection (7)(b), sales of cleaning or washing of tangible personal
70 property if the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal property is not assisted cleaning or
71 washing of tangible personal property;
72 (b) if a seller that sells at the same business location assisted cleaning or washing of
73 tangible personal property and cleaning or washing of tangible personal property that is not
74 assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property, the exemption described in
75 Subsection (7)(a) applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales of the assisted cleaning or
76 washing of the tangible personal property; and
77 (c) for purposes of Subsection (7)(b) and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
78 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
79 (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location; and
80 (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
81 sales of assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
82 (8) sales made to or by religious or charitable institutions in the conduct of their regular
83 religious or charitable functions and activities, if the requirements of Section 59-12-104.1 are
84 fulfilled;
85 (9) sales of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of
86 this state if the vehicle is:
87 (a) not registered in this state; and
88 (b) (i) not used in this state; or
89 (ii) used in this state:
90 (A) if the vehicle is not used to conduct business, for a time period that does not exceed
91 the longer of:
92 (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
93 (II) the time period necessary to transport the vehicle to the borders of this state; or
94 (B) if the vehicle is used to conduct business, for the time period necessary to transport
95 the vehicle to the borders of this state;
96 (10) (a) amounts paid for an item described in Subsection (10)(b) if:
97 (i) the item is intended for human use; and
98 (ii) (A) a prescription was issued for the item; or
99 (B) the item was purchased by a hospital or other medical facility; and
100 (b) (i) Subsection (10)(a) applies to:
101 (A) a drug;
102 (B) a syringe; or
103 (C) a stoma supply; and
104 (ii) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
105 commission may by rule define the terms:
106 (A) "syringe"; or
107 (B) "stoma supply";
108 (11) sales or use of property, materials, or services used in the construction of or
109 incorporated in pollution control facilities allowed by Sections 19-2-123 through 19-2-127 ;
110 (12) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) served by:
111 (i) the following if the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the
112 general public:
113 (A) a church; or
114 (B) a charitable institution;
115 (ii) an institution of higher education if:
116 (A) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the general public; or
117 (B) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is prepaid as part of a student meal plan
118 offered by the institution of higher education; or
119 (b) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) provided for a patient by:
120 (i) a medical facility; or
121 (ii) a nursing facility; and
122 (c) Subsections (12)(a) and (b) apply to:
123 (i) food and food ingredients;
124 (ii) prepared food; or
125 (iii) alcoholic beverages;
126 (13) (a) except as provided in Subsection (13)(b), the sale of tangible personal property
127 by a person:
128 (i) regardless of the number of transactions involving the sale of that tangible personal
129 property by that person; and
130 (ii) not regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal
131 property;
132 (b) this Subsection (13) does not apply if:
133 (i) the sale is one of a series of sales of a character to indicate that the person is
134 regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal property;
135 (ii) the person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling that
136 type of tangible personal property;
137 (iii) the person sells an item of tangible personal property that the person purchased as a
138 sale that is exempt under Subsection (25); or
139 (iv) the sale is of a vehicle or vessel required to be titled or registered under the laws of
140 this state in which case the tax is based upon:
141 (A) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle or vessel being sold;
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143 (B) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the fair market
144 value of the vehicle or vessel being sold at the time of the sale as determined by the commission;
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146 (c) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
147 commission shall make rules establishing the circumstances under which:
148 (i) a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling a type of tangible personal
149 property;
150 (ii) a sale of tangible personal property is one of a series of sales of a character to
151 indicate that a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible
152 personal property; or
153 (iii) a person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling a type
154 of tangible personal property;
155 (14) (a) except as provided in Subsection (14)(b), amounts paid or charged on or after
156 July 1, 2006, for a purchase or lease by a manufacturing facility other than a cogeneration
157 facility, for the following:
158 (i) machinery and equipment that:
159 (A) is used:
160 (I) for a manufacturing facility other than a manufacturing facility that is a scrap
161 recycler described in Subsection 59-12-102 (48)(b):
162 (Aa) in the manufacturing process; and
163 (Bb) to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal property; or
164 (II) for a manufacturing facility that is a scrap recycler described in Subsection
165 59-12-102 (48)(b), to process an item sold as tangible personal property; and
166 (B) has an economic life of three or more years; and
167 (ii) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
168 (A) have an economic life of three or more years; and
169 (B) are used:
170 (I) for a manufacturing facility in the state other than a manufacturing facility that is a
171 scrap recycler described in Subsection 59-12-102 (48)(b), in the manufacturing process; or
172 (II) for a manufacturing facility in the state that is a scrap recycler described in
173 Subsection 59-12-102 (48)(b), to process an item sold as tangible personal property;
174 (b) (i) amounts paid or charged on or after July 1, 2005, for a purchase or lease by a
175 manufacturing facility that is a cogeneration facility placed in service on or after May 1, 2006,
176 for the following:
177 (A) machinery and equipment that:
178 (I) is used:
179 (Aa) in the manufacturing process; and
180 (Bb) to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal property; and
181 (II) has an economic life of three or more years; and
182 (B) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
183 (I) are used in the manufacturing process in a manufacturing facility in the state; and
184 (II) have an economic life of three or more years; and
185 (ii) for amounts paid or charged on or after July 1, 2005, but on or before June 30,
186 2006, for a purchase or lease described in Subsection (14)(b)(i), a cogeneration facility may
187 claim the exemption allowed by Subsection (14)(b)(i) by filing for a refund:
188 (A) for sales and use taxes paid under this chapter on the purchase or lease payment;
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190 (B) in accordance with Section 59-12-110 ;
191 (c) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made on or after January 1, 2008,
192 by an establishment described in NAICS Subsector 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas), or
193 NAICS Code 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining, 213114, Support Activities for
194 Metal Mining, or 213115, Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining,
195 of the 2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of
196 the President, Office of Management and Budget:
197 (i) machinery and equipment that:
198 (A) are used in:
199 (I) the production process, other than the production of real property; or
200 (II) research and development; and
201 (B) have an economic life of three or more years; and
202 (ii) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
203 (A) have an economic life of three or more years; and
204 (B) are used in:
205 (I) the production process, other than the production of real property, in an
206 establishment described in this Subsection (14)(c) in the state; or
207 (II) research and development in an establishment described in this Subsection (14)(c)
208 in the state;
209 (d) for purposes of this Subsection (14) and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
210 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission:
211 (i) shall by rule define the term "establishment"; and
212 (ii) may by rule define what constitutes:
213 (A) processing an item sold as tangible personal property;
214 (B) the production process, other than the production of real property; or
215 (C) research and development; and
216 (e) on or before October 1, 2011, and every five years after October 1, 2011, the
217 commission shall:
218 (i) review the exemptions described in this Subsection (14) and make recommendations
219 to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee concerning whether the exemptions should be
220 continued, modified, or repealed; and
221 (ii) include in its report:
222 (A) the cost of the exemptions;
223 (B) the purpose and effectiveness of the exemptions; and
224 (C) the benefits of the exemptions to the state;
225 (15) (a) sales of the following if the requirements of Subsection (15)(b) are met:
226 (i) tooling;
227 (ii) special tooling;
228 (iii) support equipment;
229 (iv) special test equipment; or
230 (v) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tooling or equipment described in
231 Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iv); and
232 (b) sales of tooling, equipment, or parts described in Subsection (15)(a) are exempt if:
233 (i) the tooling, equipment, or parts are used or consumed exclusively in the performance
234 of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the United States government or any
235 subcontract under that contract; and
236 (ii) under the terms of the contract or subcontract described in Subsection (15)(b)(i),
237 title to the tooling, equipment, or parts is vested in the United States government as evidenced
238 by:
239 (A) a government identification tag placed on the tooling, equipment, or parts; or
240 (B) listing on a government-approved property record if placing a government
241 identification tag on the tooling, equipment, or parts is impractical;
242 (16) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
243 (17) (a) except as provided in Subsection (17)(b), tangible personal property traded in
244 as full or part payment of the purchase price, except that for purposes of calculating sales or use
245 tax upon vehicles not sold by a vehicle dealer, trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and
246 the tax is based upon:
247 (i) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the
248 vehicle being traded in; or
249 (ii) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
250 fair market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as determined by the
251 commission; and
252 (b) notwithstanding Subsection (17)(a), Subsection (17)(a) does not apply to the
253 following items of tangible personal property traded in as full or part payment of the purchase
254 price:
255 (i) money;
256 (ii) electricity;
257 (iii) water;
258 (iv) gas; or
259 (v) steam;
260 (18) (a) (i) except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), sales of tangible personal property
261 used or consumed primarily and directly in farming operations, regardless of whether the
262 tangible personal property:
263 (A) becomes part of real estate; or
264 (B) is installed by a:
265 (I) farmer;
266 (II) contractor; or
267 (III) subcontractor; or
268 (ii) sales of parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property if the
269 tangible personal property is exempt under Subsection (18)(a)(i); and
270 (b) notwithstanding Subsection (18)(a), amounts paid or charged for the following
271 tangible personal property are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
272 (i) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(i)(B), the following tangible personal property if
273 the tangible personal property is used in a manner that is incidental to farming:
274 (I) machinery;
275 (II) equipment;
276 (III) materials; or
277 (IV) supplies; and
278 (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in a manner that is
279 incidental to farming includes:
280 (I) hand tools; or
281 (II) maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies;
282 (ii) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(ii)(B), tangible personal property if the tangible
283 personal property is used in an activity other than farming; and
284 (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in an activity other than
285 farming includes:
286 (I) office equipment and supplies; or
287 (II) equipment and supplies used in:
288 (Aa) the sale or distribution of farm products;
289 (Bb) research; or
290 (Cc) transportation; or
291 (iii) a vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state during the period ending
292 two years after the date of the vehicle's purchase;
293 (19) sales of hay;
294 (20) exclusive sale during the harvest season of seasonal crops, seedling plants, or
295 garden, farm, or other agricultural produce if the seasonal crops are, seedling plants are, or
296 garden, farm, or other agricultural produce is sold by:
297 (a) the producer of the seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or other
298 agricultural produce;
299 (b) an employee of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a); or
300 (c) a member of the immediate family of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a);
301 (21) purchases made using a coupon as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012 that is issued
302 under the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
303 (22) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
304 nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor,
305 wholesaler, or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that
306 manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer;
307 (23) property stored in the state for resale;
308 (24) (a) purchases of property if:
309 (i) the property is:
310 (A) purchased outside of this state;
311 (B) brought into this state:
312 (I) at any time after the purchase described in Subsection (24)(a)(i)(A); and
313 (II) by a nonresident person who is not living or working in this state at the time of the
314 purchase;
315 (C) used for the personal use or enjoyment of the nonresident person described in
316 Subsection (24)(a)(i)(B)(II) while that nonresident person is within the state; and
317 (D) not used in conducting business in this state; and
318 (ii) for:
319 (A) property other than the property described in Subsection (24)(a)(ii)(B), the first use
320 of the property for a purpose for which the property is designed occurs outside of this state;
321 (B) a boat, the boat is registered outside of this state; or
322 (C) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is registered
323 outside of this state;
324 (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (24)(a) does not apply to:
325 (i) a lease or rental of property; or
326 (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
327 (c) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
328 purposes of Subsection (24)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes the
329 following:
330 (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
331 Subsection (24) as in Subsection (66);
332 (ii) the first use of property if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (24)
333 as in Subsection (66); or
334 (iii) a purpose for which property is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in this
335 Subsection (24) as in Subsection (66);
336 (25) property purchased for resale in this state, in the regular course of business, either
337 in its original form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded
338 product;
339 (26) property upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
340 subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and the tax
341 imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment is allowed if
342 the tax paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax
343 Act;
344 (27) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103 (1)(b), (c), and (d) to a
345 person for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
346 (28) purchases made in accordance with the special supplemental nutrition program for
347 women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;
348 (29) beginning on July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2014, sales or leases of rolls, rollers,
349 refractory brick, electric motors, or other replacement parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens
350 of a steel mill described in SIC Code 3312 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual
351 of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
352 (30) sales of a boat of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
353 Boating Act, a boat trailer, or an outboard motor if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is:
354 (a) not registered in this state; and
355 (b) (i) not used in this state; or
356 (ii) used in this state:
357 (A) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is not used to conduct business, for a
358 time period that does not exceed the longer of:
359 (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
360 (II) the time period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to
361 the borders of this state; or
362 (B) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is used to conduct business, for the time
363 period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to the borders of this
364 state;
365 (31) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah [
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367 (32) amounts paid for the purchase of telephone service for purposes of providing
368 telephone service;
369 (33) sales, leases, or uses of the following:
370 (a) a vehicle by an authorized carrier; or
371 (b) tangible personal property that is installed on a vehicle:
372 (i) sold or leased to or used by an authorized carrier; and
373 (ii) before the vehicle is placed in service for the first time;
374 (34) (a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
375 (b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
376 (35) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
377 (36) sales or rentals of durable medical equipment if:
378 (a) a person presents a prescription for the durable medical equipment; and
379 (b) the durable medical equipment is used for home use only;
380 (37) (a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
381 Section 72-11-102 ; and
382 (b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt
383 under Subsection (37)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility billings;
384 (38) sales to a ski resort of:
385 (a) snowmaking equipment;
386 (b) ski slope grooming equipment;
387 (c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102 ; or
388 (d) parts used in the repairs or renovations of equipment or passenger ropeways
389 described in Subsections (38)(a) through (c);
390 (39) sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
391 (40) (a) subject to Subsection (40)(b), sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
392 amusement, entertainment, or recreation an unassisted amusement device as defined in Section
393 59-12-102 ;
394 (b) if a seller that sells or rents at the same business location the right to use or operate
395 for amusement, entertainment, or recreation one or more unassisted amusement devices and one
396 or more assisted amusement devices, the exemption described in Subsection (40)(a) applies if
397 the seller separately accounts for the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
398 amusement, entertainment, or recreation for the assisted amusement devices; and
399 (c) for purposes of Subsection (40)(b) and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
400 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
401 (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location; and
402 (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
403 the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or recreation for
404 assisted amusement devices;
405 (41) (a) sales of photocopies by:
406 (i) a governmental entity; or
407 (ii) an entity within the state system of public education, including:
408 (A) a school; or
409 (B) the State Board of Education; or
410 (b) sales of publications by a governmental entity;
411 (42) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher
412 education that is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20
413 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
414 (43) sales of telephone service charged to a prepaid telephone calling card;
415 (44) (a) sales of:
416 (i) hearing aids;
417 (ii) hearing aid accessories; or
418 (iii) except as provided in Subsection (44)(b), parts used in the repairs or renovations of
419 hearing aids or hearing aid accessories; and
420 (b) for purposes of this Subsection (44), notwithstanding Subsection (44)(a)(iii), "parts"
421 does not include batteries;
422 (45) (a) sales made to or by:
423 (i) an area agency on aging; or
424 (ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
425 (b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging;
426 (46) sales or leases of semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
427 materials regardless of whether the semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or
428 development materials:
429 (a) actually come into contact with a semiconductor; or
430 (b) ultimately become incorporated into real property;
431 (47) an amount paid by or charged to a purchaser for accommodations and services
432 described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i) to the extent the amount is exempt under Section
433 59-12-104.2 ;
434 (48) beginning on September 1, 2001, the lease or use of a vehicle issued a temporary
435 sports event registration certificate in accordance with Section 41-3-306 for the event period
436 specified on the temporary sports event registration certificate;
437 (49) sales or uses of electricity, if the sales or uses are:
438 (a) made under a tariff adopted by the Public Service Commission of Utah only for
439 purchase of electricity produced from a new wind, geothermal, biomass, or solar power energy
440 source, as designated in the tariff by the Public Service Commission of Utah; and
441 (b) for an amount of electricity that is:
442 (i) unrelated to the amount of electricity used by the person purchasing the electricity
443 under the tariff described in Subsection (49)(a); and
444 (ii) equivalent to the number of kilowatthours specified in the tariff described in
445 Subsection (49)(a) that may be purchased under the tariff described in Subsection (49)(a);
446 (50) sales or rentals of mobility enhancing equipment if a person presents a prescription
447 for the mobility enhancing equipment;
448 (51) sales of water in a:
449 (a) pipe;
450 (b) conduit;
451 (c) ditch; or
452 (d) reservoir;
453 (52) sales of currency or coinage that constitute legal tender of the United States or of a
454 foreign nation;
455 (53) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (53)(b) if the item:
456 (i) does not constitute legal tender of any nation; and
457 (ii) has a gold, silver, or platinum content of 80% or more; and
458 (b) Subsection (53)(a) applies to a gold, silver, or platinum:
459 (i) ingot;
460 (ii) bar;
461 (iii) medallion; or
462 (iv) decorative coin;
463 (54) amounts paid on a sale-leaseback transaction;
464 (55) sales of a prosthetic device:
465 (a) for use on or in a human;
466 (b) for which a prescription is issued; and
467 (c) to a person that presents a prescription for the prosthetic device;
468 (56) (a) except as provided in Subsection (56)(b), purchases, leases, or rentals of
469 machinery or equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (56)(c) if the machinery or
470 equipment is primarily used in the production or postproduction of the following media for
471 commercial distribution:
472 (i) a motion picture;
473 (ii) a television program;
474 (iii) a movie made for television;
475 (iv) a music video;
476 (v) a commercial;
477 (vi) a documentary; or
478 (vii) a medium similar to Subsections (56)(a)(i) through (vi) as determined by the
479 commission by administrative rule made in accordance with Subsection (56)(d); or
480 (b) notwithstanding Subsection (56)(a), purchases, leases, or rentals of machinery or
481 equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (56)(c) that is used for the production or
482 postproduction of the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
483 (i) a live musical performance;
484 (ii) a live news program; or
485 (iii) a live sporting event;
486 (c) the following establishments listed in the 1997 North American Industry
487 Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
488 and Budget, apply to Subsections (56)(a) and (b):
489 (i) NAICS Code 512110; or
490 (ii) NAICS Code 51219; and
491 (d) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
492 commission may by rule:
493 (i) prescribe what constitutes a medium similar to Subsections (56)(a)(i) through (vi);
494 or
495 (ii) define:
496 (A) "commercial distribution";
497 (B) "live musical performance";
498 (C) "live news program"; or
499 (D) "live sporting event";
500 (57) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but
501 on or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
502 (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
503 (A) is a renewable energy production facility;
504 (B) is located in the state; and
505 (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
506 (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
507 2004 as a result of the use of the machinery or equipment;
508 (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
509 (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
510 Subsection (57)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
511 transmission grid including:
512 (A) a wind turbine;
513 (B) generating equipment;
514 (C) a control and monitoring system;
515 (D) a power line;
516 (E) substation equipment;
517 (F) lighting;
518 (G) fencing;
519 (H) pipes; or
520 (I) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
521 (b) this Subsection (57) does not apply to:
522 (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
523 (A) a new renewable energy production facility; or
524 (B) the increase in the capacity of a renewable energy production facility;
525 (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities; and
526 (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity of
527 the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired
528 after:
529 (A) the renewable energy production facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is
530 operational as described in Subsection (57)(a)(iii); or
531 (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational as described
532 in Subsection (57)(a)(iii);
533 (58) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but
534 on or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
535 (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
536 (A) is a waste energy production facility;
537 (B) is located in the state; and
538 (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
539 (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
540 2004 as a result of the use of the machinery or equipment;
541 (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
542 (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
543 Subsection (58)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
544 transmission grid including:
545 (A) generating equipment;
546 (B) a control and monitoring system;
547 (C) a power line;
548 (D) substation equipment;
549 (E) lighting;
550 (F) fencing;
551 (G) pipes; or
552 (H) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
553 (b) this Subsection (58) does not apply to:
554 (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
555 (A) a new waste energy facility; or
556 (B) the increase in the capacity of a waste energy facility;
557 (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities; and
558 (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
559 described in Subsection (58)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired after:
560 (A) the waste energy facility described in Subsection (58)(a)(i) is operational as
561 described in Subsection (58)(a)(iii); or
562 (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (58)(a)(i) is operational as described
563 in Subsection (58)(a)(iii);
564 (59) (a) leases of five or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
565 or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
566 (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
567 (A) is located in the state;
568 (B) produces fuel from biomass energy including:
569 (I) methanol; or
570 (II) ethanol; and
571 (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
572 (II) has its capacity to produce fuel increase by 25% or more on or after July 1, 2004 as
573 a result of the installation of the machinery or equipment;
574 (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
575 (iii) is installed on the facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i);
576 (b) this Subsection (59) does not apply to:
577 (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
578 (A) a new facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i); or
579 (B) the increase in capacity of the facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i); or
580 (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities; and
581 (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
582 described in Subsection (59)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired after:
583 (A) the facility described in Subsection (59)(a)(i) is operational; or
584 (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (59)(a)(i) is operational;
585 (60) amounts paid to a purchaser as a rebate from the manufacturer of a new vehicle for
586 purchasing the new vehicle;
587 (61) (a) subject to Subsection (61)(b), sales of tangible personal property to persons
588 within this state that is subsequently shipped outside the state and incorporated pursuant to
589 contract into and becomes a part of real property located outside of this state, except to the
590 extent that the other state or political entity imposes a sales, use, gross receipts, or other similar
591 transaction excise tax on it against which the other state or political entity allows a credit for
592 taxes imposed by this chapter; and
593 (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (61)(a):
594 (i) is allowed only if the exemption is applied:
595 (A) in calculating the purchase price of the tangible personal property; and
596 (B) to a written contract that is in effect on July 1, 2004; and
597 (ii) (A) does not apply beginning on the day on which the contract described in
598 Subsection (61)(b)(i):
599 (I) is substantially modified; or
600 (II) terminates; and
601 (B) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
602 commission may by rule prescribe the circumstances under which a contract is substantially
603 modified;
604 (62) purchases:
605 (a) of one or more of the following items in printed or electronic format:
606 (i) a list containing information that includes one or more:
607 (A) names; or
608 (B) addresses; or
609 (ii) a database containing information that includes one or more:
610 (A) names; or
611 (B) addresses; and
612 (b) used to send direct mail;
613 (63) redemptions or repurchases of property by a person if that property was:
614 (a) delivered to a pawnbroker as part of a pawn transaction; and
615 (b) redeemed or repurchased within the time period established in a written agreement
616 between the person and the pawnbroker for redeeming or repurchasing the property;
617 (64) (a) purchases or leases of an item described in Subsection (64)(b) if the item:
618 (i) is purchased or leased by, or on behalf of, a telephone service provider; and
619 (ii) has a useful economic life of one or more years; and
620 (b) the following apply to Subsection (64)(a):
621 (i) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
622 (ii) telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911 service;
623 (iii) telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software;
624 (iv) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
625 (v) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software;
626 (65) (a) beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2016, purchases of tangible
627 personal property used in the research and development of coal-to-liquids, oil shale, or tar sands
628 technology; and
629 (b) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
630 commission may, for purposes of Subsection (65)(a), make rules defining what constitutes
631 tangible personal property used in the research and development of coal-to-liquids, oil shale,
632 and tar sands technology;
633 (66) (a) purchases of property if:
634 (i) the property is:
635 (A) purchased outside of this state;
636 (B) brought into this state at any time after the purchase described in Subsection
637 (66)(a)(i)(A); and
638 (C) used in conducting business in this state; and
639 (ii) for:
640 (A) property other than the property described in Subsection (66)(a)(ii)(B), the first use
641 of the property for a purpose for which the property is designed occurs outside of this state; or
642 (B) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is registered
643 outside of this state;
644 (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (66)(a) does not apply to:
645 (i) a lease or rental of property; or
646 (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
647 (c) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
648 purposes of Subsection (66)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes the
649 following:
650 (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
651 Subsection (66) as in Subsection (24);
652 (ii) the first use of property if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (66)
653 as in Subsection (24); or
654 (iii) a purpose for which property is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in this
655 Subsection (66) as in Subsection (24);
656 (67) sales of disposable home medical equipment or supplies if:
657 (a) a person presents a prescription for the disposable home medical equipment or
658 supplies;
659 (b) the disposable home medical equipment or supplies are used exclusively by the
660 person to whom the prescription described in Subsection (67)(a) is issued; and
661 (c) the disposable home medical equipment and supplies are listed as eligible for
662 payment under:
663 (i) Title XVIII, federal Social Security Act; or
664 (ii) the state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX, federal Social Security Act;
665 and
666 (68) sales to a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit
667 District Act, or to a subcontractor of a public transit district, including sales of construction
668 materials that are to be installed or converted to real property owned by the public transit
669 district.
670 Section 2. Effective date.
671 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
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