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S.B. 143

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INCOME TAX - PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Wayne L. Niederhauser

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House Sponsor: Patrick Painter

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Individual Income Tax Act to address provisions related to a
             10      pass-through entity.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    provides that a pass-through entity includes certain estates and trusts;
             15          .    provides that a pass-through entity taxpayer includes certain beneficiaries of an
             16      estate or trust;
             17          .    addresses pass-through entity withholding exemptions;
             18          .    provides that certain penalties and interest may not be imposed if a pass-through
             19      entity that is a trust fails to pay or withhold an amount with respect to a dependent
             20      beneficiary; and
             21          .    makes technical and conforming changes.
             22      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          This bill takes effect for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013.
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:


             28          59-10-1402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 312
             29          59-10-1403.2, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 312
             30     
             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 59-10-1402 is amended to read:
             33           59-10-1402. Definitions.
             34          As used in this part:
             35          (1) "Addition, subtraction, or adjustment" means:
             36          (a) for a pass-through entity taxpayer that is classified as a C corporation for federal
             37      income tax purposes, under Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes:
             38          (i) an addition to unadjusted income described in Section 59-7-105 ; or
             39          (ii) a subtraction from unadjusted income described in Section 59-7-106 ;
             40          (b) for a pass-through entity taxpayer that is classified as an individual, partnership, or
             41      S corporation for federal income tax purposes:
             42          (i) an addition to or subtraction from adjusted gross income described in Section
             43      59-10-114 ; or
             44          (ii) an adjustment to adjusted gross income described in Section 59-10-115 ; or
             45          (c) for a pass-through entity taxpayer that is classified as an estate or a trust for federal
             46      income tax purposes:
             47          (i) an addition to or subtraction from unadjusted income described in Section
             48      59-10-202 ; or
             49          (ii) an adjustment to unadjusted income described in Section 59-10-209.1 .
             50          (2) "Business income" means income arising from transactions and activity in the
             51      regular course of a pass-through entity's trade or business and includes income from tangible
             52      and intangible property if the acquisition, management, and disposition of the property
             53      constitutes integral parts of the pass-through entity's regular trade or business operations.
             54          (3) "C corporation" is as defined in Section 1361, Internal Revenue Code.
             55          (4) "Commercial domicile" means the principal place from which the trade or business
             56      of a business entity is directed or managed.
             57          (5) "Dependent beneficiary" means an individual who:
             58          (a) is claimed as a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on another


             59      person's federal income tax return; and
             60          (b) is a beneficiary of a trust that is a pass-through entity.
             61          [(5)] (6) "Derived from or connected with Utah sources" means:
             62          (a) if a pass-through entity taxpayer is classified as a C corporation for federal income
             63      tax purposes, derived from or connected with Utah sources in accordance with Chapter 7, Part
             64      3, Allocation and Apportionment of Income - Utah UDITPA Provisions; or
             65          (b) if a pass-through entity or pass-through entity taxpayer is classified as an estate,
             66      individual, partnership, S corporation, or a trust for federal income tax purposes, derived from
             67      or connected with Utah sources in accordance with Sections 59-10-117 and 59-10-118 .
             68          [(6)] (7) "Nonbusiness income" means all income of a pass-through entity other than
             69      business income.
             70          [(7)] (8) "Nonresident business entity" means a business entity that does not have its
             71      commercial domicile in this state.
             72          [(8)] (9) "Nonresident pass-through entity taxpayer" means a pass-through entity
             73      taxpayer that is a:
             74          (a) nonresident individual; or
             75          (b) nonresident business entity.
             76          [(9) (a)] (10) "Pass-through entity" means a business entity that is:
             77          [(i)] (a) the following if classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes:
             78          [(A)] (i) a general partnership;
             79          [(B)] (ii) a limited liability company;
             80          [(C)] (iii) a limited liability partnership; or
             81          [(D)] (iv) a limited partnership;
             82          [(ii)] (b) an S corporation; [or]
             83          (c) an estate or trust with respect to which the estate's or trust's income, gain, loss,
             84      deduction, or credit is divided among and passed through to one or more pass-though entity
             85      taxpayers; or
             86          [(iii)] (d) a business entity similar to [Subsection (9)(a)(i) or (ii)] Subsections (10)(a)
             87      through (c):
             88          [(A)] (i) with respect to which the business entity's income, gain, loss, deduction, or
             89      credit is divided among and passed through to one or more pass-through entity taxpayers; and


             90          [(B)] (ii) as defined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G,
             91      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             92          [(b) "Pass-through entity" does not include an estate or trust that is classified as an
             93      estate or trust for federal income tax purposes.]
             94          [(10)] (11) "Pass-through entity taxpayer" means a resident or nonresident individual, a
             95      resident or nonresident business entity, or a resident or nonresident estate or trust:
             96          (a) that is:
             97          (i) for a general partnership, a partner;
             98          (ii) for a limited liability company, a member;
             99          (iii) for a limited liability partnership, a partner;
             100          (iv) for a limited partnership, a partner;
             101          (v) for an S corporation, a shareholder; [or]
             102          (vi) for an estate or trust described in Subsection (10)(c), a beneficiary; or
             103          [(vi)] (vii) for a business entity described in Subsection [(9)(a)(iii)] (10)(d), a member,
             104      partner, shareholder, or other title designated by the commission by rule made in accordance
             105      with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
             106          (b) to which the income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a pass-through entity is
             107      passed through.
             108          [(11)] (12) "Resident business entity" means a business entity that is not a nonresident
             109      business entity.
             110          [(12)] (13) "Resident pass-through entity taxpayer" means a pass-through entity
             111      taxpayer that is a:
             112          (a) resident individual; or
             113          (b) resident business entity.
             114          [(13)] (14) "Return" means a return that a pass-through entity taxpayer files:
             115          (a) for a pass-through entity taxpayer that is classified as a C corporation for federal
             116      income tax purposes, under Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes; or
             117          (b) for a pass-through entity taxpayer that is classified as an estate, individual,
             118      partnership, S corporation, or a trust for federal income tax purposes, under this chapter.
             119          [(14)] (15) "S corporation" is as defined in Section 1361, Internal Revenue Code.
             120          [(15)] (16) "Share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a pass-through entity"


             121      means:
             122          (a) for a pass-through entity except for a pass-through entity that is an S corporation:
             123          (i) for a resident pass-through entity taxpayer, the resident pass-through entity
             124      taxpayer's distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the pass-through
             125      entity as determined under Section 704 et seq., Internal Revenue Code; and
             126          (ii) for a nonresident pass-through entity taxpayer, the nonresident pass-through entity
             127      taxpayer's distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the pass-through
             128      entity:
             129          (A) as determined under Section 704 et seq., Internal Revenue Code; and
             130          (B) derived from or connected with Utah sources; or
             131          (b) for an S corporation:
             132          (i) for a resident pass-through entity taxpayer, the resident pass-through entity
             133      taxpayer's pro rata share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the S corporation, as
             134      determined under Sec. 1366 et seq., Internal Revenue Code; or
             135          (ii) for a nonresident pass-through entity taxpayer, the nonresident pass-through entity
             136      taxpayer's pro rata share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the S corporation:
             137          (A) as determined under Section 1366 et seq., Internal Revenue Code; and
             138          (B) derived from or connected with Utah sources.
             139          (17) "Statement of dependent beneficiary income" means a statement:
             140          (a) signed by the person who claims a dependent beneficiary as a dependent under
             141      Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on the person's federal income tax return for the taxable
             142      year;
             143          (b) attesting that the dependent is a dependent beneficiary; and
             144          (c) indicating that the person expects that the dependent beneficiary's adjusted gross
             145      income for the taxable year will not exceed the basic standard deduction for the dependent
             146      beneficiary, as calculated under Section 63, Internal Revenue Code, for that taxable year.
             147          Section 2. Section 59-10-1403.2 is amended to read:
             148           59-10-1403.2. Pass-through entity payment or withholding of tax on behalf of a
             149      pass-through entity taxpayer -- Exceptions to payment or withholding requirement --
             150      Procedures and requirements -- Failure to pay or withhold a tax on behalf of a
             151      pass-through entity taxpayer.


             152          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), for a taxable year, a pass-through entity
             153      shall pay or withhold a tax:
             154          (i) on:
             155          (A) the business income of the pass-through entity; and
             156          (B) the nonbusiness income of the pass-through entity derived from or connected with
             157      Utah sources; and
             158          (ii) on behalf of a pass-through entity taxpayer.
             159          (b) A pass-through entity is not required to pay or withhold a tax under Subsection
             160      (1)(a):
             161          (i) on behalf of a pass-through entity taxpayer who is a resident individual;
             162          (ii) if the pass-through entity is an organization exempt from taxation under Subsection
             163      59-7-102 (1)(a); [or]
             164          (iii) if the pass-through entity:
             165          (A) is a plan under Section 401, 408, or 457, Internal Revenue Code; and
             166          (B) is not required to file a return under Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income
             167      Taxes, or this chapter; or
             168          [(iii)] (iv) if the pass-through entity is a publicly traded partnership:
             169          (A) as defined in Section 7704(b), Internal Revenue Code;
             170          (B) that is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; and
             171          (C) that files an annual information return reporting the following with respect to each
             172      partner of the publicly traded partnership with income derived from or connected with Utah
             173      sources that exceeds $500 in a taxable year:
             174          (I) the partner's name;
             175          (II) the partner's address;
             176          (III) the partner's taxpayer identification number; and
             177          (IV) other information required by the commission.
             178          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the tax a pass-through entity shall pay or withhold
             179      on behalf of a pass-through entity taxpayer for a taxable year is an amount:
             180          (i) determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
             181      3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
             182          (ii) that the commission estimates will be sufficient to pay the tax liability of the


             183      pass-through entity taxpayer under this chapter with respect to the income described in
             184      Subsection (1)(a)(i) of that pass-through entity for the taxable year.
             185          (b) The rules the commission makes in accordance with Subsection (2)(a):
             186          (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c):
             187          (A) shall:
             188          (I) for a pass-through entity except for a pass-through entity that is an S corporation,
             189      take into account items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit as analyzed on the schedule
             190      for reporting partners' distributive share items as part of the federal income tax return for the
             191      pass-through entity; or
             192          (II) for a pass-through entity that is an S corporation, take into account items of
             193      income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit as reconciled on the schedule for reporting
             194      shareholders' pro rata share items as part of the federal income tax return for the pass-through
             195      entity; and
             196          (B) notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(D), take into account the refundable tax
             197      credit provided in Section 59-6-102 ; and
             198          (ii) may not take into account the following items if taking those items into account
             199      does not result in an accurate estimate of a pass-through entity taxpayer's tax liability under this
             200      chapter for the taxable year:
             201          (A) a capital loss;
             202          (B) a passive loss;
             203          (C) another item of deduction or loss if that item of deduction or loss is generally
             204      subject to significant reduction or limitation in calculating:
             205          (I) for a pass-through entity taxpayer that is classified as a C corporation for federal
             206      income tax purposes, unadjusted income as defined in Section 59-7-101 ;
             207          (II) for a pass-through entity that is classified as an individual, partnership, or S
             208      corporation for federal income tax purposes, adjusted gross income; or
             209          (III) for a pass-through entity that is classified as an estate or a trust for federal income
             210      tax purposes, unadjusted income as defined in Section 59-10-103 ; or
             211          (D) a tax credit allowed against a tax imposed under:
             212          (I) Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes; or
             213          (II) this chapter.


             214          (c) The rules the commission makes in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) may
             215      establish a method for taking into account items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a
             216      pass-through entity if:
             217          (i) for a pass-through entity except for a pass-through entity that is an S corporation,
             218      the pass-through entity does not analyze the items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit on
             219      the schedule for reporting partners' distributive share items as part of the federal income tax
             220      return for the pass-through entity; or
             221          (ii) for a pass-through entity that is an S corporation, the pass-through entity does not
             222      reconcile the items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit on the schedule for reporting
             223      shareholders' pro rata share items as part of the federal income tax return for the pass-through
             224      entity.
             225          (3) A pass-through entity shall remit to the commission the tax the pass-through entity
             226      pays or withholds on behalf of a pass-through entity taxpayer under this section:
             227          (a) on or before the due date of the pass-through entity's return, not including
             228      extensions; and
             229          (b) on a form provided by the commission.
             230          (4) A pass-through entity shall provide a statement to a pass-through entity taxpayer on
             231      behalf of whom the pass-through entity pays or withholds a tax under this section showing the
             232      amount of tax the pass-through entity pays or withholds under this section for the taxable year
             233      on behalf of the pass-through entity taxpayer.
             234          (5) Notwithstanding Section 59-1-401 or 59-1-402 , the commission may not collect an
             235      amount under this section for a taxable year from a pass-through entity and shall waive [a] any
             236      penalty [or] and interest on that amount if:
             237          (a) the pass-through entity fails to pay or withhold the tax on the amount as required by
             238      this section on behalf of the pass-through entity taxpayer;
             239          (b) the pass-through entity taxpayer:
             240          (i) files a return on or before the due date for filing the pass-through entity's return,
             241      including extensions; and
             242          (ii) on or before the due date including extensions described in Subsection (5)(b)(i),
             243      pays the tax on the amount for the taxable year:
             244          (A) if the pass-through entity taxpayer is classified as a C corporation for federal


             245      income tax purposes, under Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes; or
             246          (B) if the pass-through entity taxpayer is classified as an estate, individual, partnership,
             247      S corporation, or a trust for federal income tax purposes, under this chapter; and
             248          (c) the pass-through entity applies to the commission.
             249          (6) Notwithstanding Section 59-1-401 or 59-1-402 , the commission may not collect an
             250      amount under this section for a taxable year from a pass-through entity that is a trust and shall
             251      waive any penalty and interest on that amount if:
             252          (a) the pass-through entity fails to pay or withhold the tax on the amount as required by
             253      this section on behalf of a dependent beneficiary;
             254          (b) the pass-through entity applies to the commission; and
             255          (c) (i) the dependent beneficiary complies with the requirements of Subsection (5)(b);
             256      or
             257          (ii) (A) the dependent beneficiary's adjusted gross income for the taxable year does not
             258      exceed the basic standard deduction for the dependent beneficiary, as calculated under Section
             259      63, Internal Revenue Code, for that taxable year; and
             260          (B) the trustee of the trust retains a statement of dependent beneficiary income on
             261      behalf of the dependent beneficiary.
             262          Section 3. Effective date.
             263          This bill takes effect for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013.




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