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H.B. 274

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TAX CREDITS FOR EMPLOYING A HOMELESS PERSON

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brian S. King

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill enacts tax credits for employing a homeless person.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    defines terms; and
             13          .    enacts nonrefundable corporate and individual income tax credits for employing a
             14      homeless person.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
             19      2013.
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      ENACTS:
             22          59-7-614.10, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             23          59-10-1032, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 59-7-614.10 is enacted to read:
             27          59-7-614.10. Nonrefundable tax credit for hiring a homeless person.


             28          (1) As used in this section:
             29          (a) "Continuously employed" means that beginning on or after January 1, 2013, a
             30      homeless person works for a corporation for at least 80 hours during each month of a
             31      six-month period that begins on the date the homeless person is hired by the corporation.
             32          (b) "Homeless person" means an individual whose primary nighttime residence is a
             33      permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility.
             34          (c) "Permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility" means a facility:
             35          (i) located within the state;
             36          (ii) that provides supervision of residents of the facility; and
             37          (iii) (A) that is a publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary
             38      living accommodations, including a welfare hotel, congregate shelter, or transitional housing
             39      for the mentally ill, and that receives federal homeless assistance funding distributed by the
             40      United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
             41          (B) that is an emergency shelter that receives homeless assistance funding from a
             42      county, city, or town.
             43          (2) A corporation may claim a nonrefundable tax credit as provided in this section
             44      against a tax under this chapter if the corporation hires a homeless person:
             45          (a) on or after January 1, 2013;
             46          (b) who resides in a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility
             47      on the date the corporation hires the homeless person; and
             48          (c) who is continuously employed by the corporation.
             49          (3) A tax credit under this section is equal to:
             50          (a) (i) $500 for a homeless person who works for a corporation for at least 80 hours but
             51      fewer than 160 hours during each month of a six-month period that begins on the date the
             52      homeless person is hired by the corporation; and
             53          (ii) (A) $500 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) works for the
             54      corporation for at least 80 hours but fewer than 160 hours during each month of an additional
             55      six-month period that begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period described in
             56      Subsection (3)(a)(i); or
             57          (B) $1000 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) works for the
             58      corporation for 160 or more hours during each month of an additional six-month period that


             59      begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period described in Subsection (3)(a)(i); or
             60          (b) (i) $1000 for a homeless person who works for a corporation for 160 or more hours
             61      during each month of a six-month period that begins on the date the homeless person is hired
             62      by the corporation; and
             63          (ii) (A) $500 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) works for the
             64      corporation for at least 80 hours but fewer than 160 hours during each month of an additional
             65      six-month period that begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period described in
             66      Subsection (3)(b)(i); or
             67          (B) $1000 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) works for the
             68      corporation for 160 or more hours during each month of an additional six-month period that
             69      begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period described in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
             70          (4) (a) A tax credit under this section may be claimed only once per homeless person a
             71      corporation hires.
             72          (b) A tax credit under:
             73          (i) Subsection (3)(a)(i) may be claimed in a different taxable year than a tax credit
             74      claimed under Subsection (3)(a)(ii); and
             75          (ii) Subsection (3)(b)(i) may be claimed in a different taxable year than a tax credit
             76      claimed under Subsection (3)(b)(ii).
             77          (5) A corporation that claims a tax credit under this section shall retain the following
             78      for each homeless person with respect to whom the corporation claims a tax credit under this
             79      section:
             80          (a) the homeless person's:
             81          (i) name;
             82          (ii) taxpayer identification number; and
             83          (iii) current address, or if the homeless person is no longer employed by the
             84      corporation, the last known address of the homeless person;
             85          (b) documentation provided by a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or
             86      transitional facility:
             87          (i) stating the address of the permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional
             88      facility; and
             89          (ii) establishing that the homeless person resided at the permanent housing, permanent


             90      supportive, or transitional facility on the date the corporation hired the homeless person; and
             91          (c) documentation establishing the hours and dates that the homeless person worked
             92      for the corporation.
             93          (6) A corporation shall provide the information described in Subsection (5) to the
             94      commission at the request of the commission.
             95          (7) A corporation may carry forward a tax credit under this section for a period that
             96      does not exceed the next five taxable years if:
             97          (a) the corporation is allowed to claim a tax credit under this section for a taxable year;
             98      and
             99          (b) the amount of the tax credit exceeds the corporation's tax liability under this chapter
             100      for that taxable year.
             101          Section 2. Section 59-10-1032 is enacted to read:
             102          59-10-1032. Nonrefundable tax credit for hiring a homeless person.
             103          (1) As used in this section:
             104          (a) "Continuously employed" means that beginning on or after January 1, 2013, a
             105      homeless person works for a claimant, estate, or trust for at least 80 hours during each month
             106      of a six-month period that begins on the date the homeless person is hired by the claimant,
             107      estate, or trust.
             108          (b) "Homeless person" means an individual whose primary nighttime residence is a
             109      permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility.
             110          (c) "Permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility" means a facility:
             111          (i) located within the state;
             112          (ii) that provides supervision of residents of the facility; and
             113          (iii) (A) that is a publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary
             114      living accommodations, including a welfare hotel, congregate shelter, or transitional housing
             115      for the mentally ill, and that receives federal homeless assistance funding distributed by the
             116      United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
             117          (B) that is an emergency shelter that receives homeless assistance funding from a
             118      county, city, or town.
             119          (2) A claimant, estate, or trust may claim a nonrefundable tax credit as provided in this
             120      section against a tax under this chapter if the claimant, estate, or trust hires a homeless person:


             121          (a) on or after January 1, 2013;
             122          (b) who resides in a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility
             123      on the date the claimant, estate, or trust hires the homeless person; and
             124          (c) who is continuously employed by the claimant, estate, or trust.
             125          (3) A tax credit under this section is equal to:
             126          (a) (i) $500 for a homeless person who works for a claimant, estate, or trust for at least
             127      80 hours but fewer than 160 hours during each month of a six-month period that begins on the
             128      date the homeless person is hired by the claimant, estate, or trust; and
             129          (ii) (A) $500 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) works for the
             130      claimant, estate, or trust for at least 80 hours but fewer than 160 hours during each month of an
             131      additional six-month period that begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period
             132      described in Subsection (3)(a)(i); or
             133          (B) $1000 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) works for the
             134      claimant, estate, or trust for 160 or more hours during each month of an additional six-month
             135      period that begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period described in Subsection
             136      (3)(a)(i); or
             137          (b) (i) $1000 for a homeless person who works for a claimant, estate, or trust for 160 or
             138      more hours during each month of a six-month period that begins on the date the homeless
             139      person is hired by the claimant, estate, or trust; and
             140          (ii) (A) $500 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) works for the
             141      claimant, estate, or trust for at least 80 hours but fewer than 160 hours during each month of an
             142      additional six-month period that begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period
             143      described in Subsection (3)(b)(i); or
             144          (B) $1000 if the homeless person described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) works for the
             145      claimant, estate, or trust for 160 or more hours during each month of an additional six-month
             146      period that begins on the day after the last day of the six-month period described in Subsection
             147      (3)(b)(i).
             148          (4) (a) A tax credit under this section may be claimed only once per homeless person a
             149      claimant, estate, or trust hires.
             150          (b) A tax credit under:
             151          (i) Subsection (3)(a)(i) may be claimed in a different taxable year than a tax credit


             152      claimed under Subsection (3)(a)(ii); and
             153          (ii) Subsection (3)(b)(i) may be claimed in a different taxable year than a tax credit
             154      claimed under Subsection (3)(b)(ii).
             155          (5) A claimant, estate, or trust that claims a tax credit under this section shall retain the
             156      following for each homeless person with respect to whom the claimant, estate, or trust claims a
             157      tax credit under this section:
             158          (a) the homeless person's:
             159          (i) name;
             160          (ii) taxpayer identification number; and
             161          (iii) current address, or if the homeless person is no longer employed by the claimant,
             162      estate, or trust, the last known address of the homeless person;
             163          (b) documentation provided by a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or
             164      transitional facility:
             165          (i) stating the address of the permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional
             166      facility; and
             167          (ii) establishing that the homeless person resided at the permanent housing, permanent
             168      supportive, or transitional facility on the date the claimant, estate, or trust hired the homeless
             169      person; and
             170          (c) documentation establishing the hours and dates that the homeless person worked
             171      for the claimant, estate, or trust.
             172          (6) A claimant, estate, or trust shall provide the information described in Subsection
             173      (5) to the commission at the request of the commission.
             174          (7) A claimant, estate, or trust may carry forward a tax credit under this section for a
             175      period that does not exceed the next five taxable years if:
             176          (a) the claimant, estate, or trust is allowed to claim a tax credit under this section for a
             177      taxable year; and
             178          (b) the amount of the tax credit exceeds the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax liability
             179      under this chapter for that taxable year.
             180          Section 3. Retrospective operation.
             181          This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
             182      2013.






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