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H.B. 300

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RETENTION OF SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS BY

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CERTAIN REMOTE SELLERS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Steve Eliason

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Senate Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends the Sales and Use Tax Act to authorize certain remote sellers who
             11      voluntarily collect a sales and use tax to retain certain sales and use taxes the remote
             12      sellers would otherwise remit to the State Tax Commission.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    authorizes certain remote sellers who voluntarily collect a sales and use tax to retain
             16      certain sales and use taxes the remote sellers would otherwise remit to the State Tax
             17      Commission; and
             18          .    makes technical and conforming changes.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2014.
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          59-12-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 312
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 59-12-108 is amended to read:
             29           59-12-108. Monthly payment -- Amount of tax a seller may retain -- Penalty --
             30      Certain amounts allocated to local taxing jurisdictions.
             31          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Section 59-12-107 , a seller that has a tax liability under this
             32      chapter of $50,000 or more for the previous calendar year shall:
             33          (i) file a return with the commission:
             34          (A) monthly on or before the last day of the month immediately following the month
             35      for which the seller collects a tax under this chapter; and
             36          (B) for the month for which the seller collects a tax under this chapter; and
             37          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), remit with the return required by
             38      Subsection (1)(a)(i) the amount the person is required to remit to the commission for each tax,
             39      fee, or charge described in Subsection (1)(c):
             40          (A) if that seller's tax liability under this chapter for the previous calendar year is less
             41      than $96,000, by any method permitted by the commission; or
             42          (B) if that seller's tax liability under this chapter for the previous calendar year is
             43      $96,000 or more, by electronic funds transfer.
             44          (b) A seller shall remit electronically with the return required by Subsection (1)(a)(i)
             45      the amount the seller is required to remit to the commission for each tax, fee, or charge
             46      described in Subsection (1)(c) if that seller:
             47          (i) is required by Section 59-12-107 to file the return electronically; or
             48          (ii) (A) is required to collect and remit a tax under Section 59-12-107 ; and
             49          (B) files a simplified electronic return.
             50          (c) Subsections (1)(a) and (b) apply to the following taxes, fees, or charges:
             51          (i) a tax under Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 3, Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act;
             52          (ii) a fee under Section 19-6-714 ;
             53          (iii) a fee under Section 19-6-805 ;
             54          (iv) a charge under Section 69-2-5 ;
             55          (v) a charge under Section 69-2-5.5 ;
             56          (vi) a charge under Section 69-2-5.6 ; or
             57          (vii) a tax under this chapter.
             58          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(ii) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,


             59      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission shall make rules providing for a method
             60      for making same-day payments other than by electronic funds transfer if making payments by
             61      electronic funds transfer fails.
             62          (e) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             63      commission shall establish by rule procedures and requirements for determining the amount a
             64      seller is required to remit to the commission under this Subsection (1).
             65          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a seller subject to Subsection (1) or a
             66      seller described in Subsection (4) may retain each month the amount allowed by this
             67      Subsection (2).
             68          (b) A seller subject to Subsection (1) or a seller described in Subsection (4) may retain
             69      each month 1.31% of any amounts the seller is required to remit to the commission:
             70          (i) for a transaction described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) that is subject to a state tax
             71      and a local tax imposed in accordance with the following, for the month for which the seller is
             72      filing a return in accordance with Subsection (1):
             73          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(a);
             74          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(b); and
             75          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(d); and
             76          (ii) for an agreement sales and use tax.
             77          (c) (i) A seller subject to Subsection (1) or a seller described in Subsection (4) may
             78      retain each month the amount calculated under Subsection (2)(c)(ii) for a transaction described
             79      in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) that is subject to the state tax and the local tax imposed in
             80      accordance with Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(c).
             81          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (2)(c)(i), the amount a seller may retain is an amount
             82      equal to the sum of:
             83          (A) 1.31% of any amounts the seller is required to remit to the commission for:
             84          (I) the state tax and the local tax imposed in accordance with Subsection
             85      59-12-103 (2)(c);
             86          (II) the month for which the seller is filing a return in accordance with Subsection (1);
             87      and
             88          (III) an agreement sales and use tax; and
             89          (B) 1.31% of the difference between:


             90          (I) the amounts the seller would have been required to remit to the commission:
             91          (Aa) in accordance with Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(a) if the transaction had been subject
             92      to the state tax and the local tax imposed in accordance with Subsection 59-12-103 (2)(a);
             93          (Bb) for the month for which the seller is filing a return in accordance with Subsection
             94      (1); and
             95          (Cc) for an agreement sales and use tax; and
             96          (II) the amounts the seller is required to remit to the commission for:
             97          (Aa) the state tax and the local tax imposed in accordance with Subsection
             98      59-12-103 (2)(c);
             99          (Bb) the month for which the seller is filing a return in accordance with Subsection (1);
             100      and
             101          (Cc) an agreement sales and use tax.
             102          (d) A seller subject to Subsection (1) or a seller described in Subsection (4) may retain
             103      each month 1% of any amounts the seller is required to remit to the commission:
             104          (i) for the month for which the seller is filing a return in accordance with Subsection
             105      (1); and
             106          (ii) under:
             107          (A) Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 3, Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act;
             108          (B) Subsection 59-12-603 (1)(a)(i)(A); or
             109          (C) Subsection 59-12-603 (1)(a)(i)(B).
             110          (3) A state government entity that is required to remit taxes monthly in accordance
             111      with Subsection (1) may not retain any amount under Subsection (2).
             112          (4) A seller that has a tax liability under this chapter for the previous calendar year of
             113      less than $50,000 may:
             114          (a) voluntarily meet the requirements of Subsection (1); and
             115          (b) if the seller voluntarily meets the requirements of Subsection (1), retain the
             116      amounts allowed by Subsection (2).
             117          (5) (a) Subject to Subsections (5)(b) through (d), a seller that voluntarily collects and
             118      remits a tax in accordance with Subsection 59-12-107 (2)(c)(i) may retain an amount equal to
             119      50% of any amounts the seller would otherwise remit to the commission:
             120          (i) if the seller obtains a license under Section 59-12-106 for the first time on or after


             121      January 1, 2014; and
             122          (ii) for:
             123          (A) an agreement sales and use tax; and
             124          (B) the time period for which the seller files a return in accordance with this section.
             125          (b) If a seller retains an amount under this Subsection (5), the seller may not retain any
             126      other amount under this section.
             127          (c) If a seller retains an amount under this Subsection (5), the commission may require
             128      the seller to file a return by:
             129          (i) electronic means; or
             130          (ii) a means other than electronic means.
             131          (d) A seller may not retain an amount under this Subsection (5) if the seller is required
             132      to collect or remit a tax under this section in accordance with Section 59-12-103.1 .
             133          [(5)] (6) Penalties for late payment shall be as provided in Section 59-1-401 .
             134          [(6)] (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (7)(c), for any amounts required to
             135      be remitted to the commission under this part, the commission shall each month calculate an
             136      amount equal to the difference between:
             137          (i) the total amount retained for that month by all sellers had the percentages listed
             138      under Subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c)(ii) been 1.5%; and
             139          (ii) the total amount retained for that month by all sellers at the percentages listed
             140      under Subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c)(ii).
             141          (b) The commission shall each month allocate the amount calculated under Subsection
             142      [(6)] (7)(a) to each county, city, and town on the basis of the proportion of agreement sales and
             143      use tax that the commission distributes to each county, city, and town for that month compared
             144      to the total agreement sales and use tax that the commission distributes for that month to all
             145      counties, cities, and towns.
             146          (c) The amount the commission calculates under Subsection [(6)] (7)(a) may not
             147      include an amount collected from a tax that:
             148          (i) the state imposes within a county, city, or town, including the unincorporated area
             149      of a county; and
             150          (ii) is not imposed within the entire state.
             151          Section 2. Effective date.


             152          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2014.




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