Senator Luz Escamilla proposes the following substitute bill:


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TAX MODIFICATIONS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow

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Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla

6     Cosponsor:
Travis M. Seegmiller

7     

8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill modifies provisions related to tax.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     addresses the State Tax Commission's authority to provide tax collection data to
14     counties, cities, towns, metro townships, and the military installation development
15     authority;
16          ▸     clarifies the signature requirements for the form a new owner of residential property
17     uses to declare that the residential property qualifies for the primary residential
18     exemption;
19          ▸     amends the calculation of certain tax credits to match the applicable income tax
20     rate;
21          ▸     integrates the income tax code provisions from 2020 Third Special Session, H.B.
22     3003, Income Tax Revisions, into the Utah Code;
23          ▸     integrates the sales tax code provisions from 2020 Fourth Special Session, H.B.
24     4002, Rail Fuel Sales Tax Amendments, into the Utah Code; and

25          ▸     makes technical corrections, including eliminating references to repealed
26     provisions, eliminating redundant or obsolete language, and updating
27     cross-references.
28     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
29          None
30     Other Special Clauses:
31          This bill provides retrospective operation.
32          This bill provides coordination clauses.
33     Utah Code Sections Affected:
34     AMENDS:
35          11-41-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 176
36          19-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 376
37          26-36b-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 1 and 393
38          35A-8-308, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 181 and 421
39          35A-8-309, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 493
40          59-1-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 294
41          59-1-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 294
42          59-1-403.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 4
43          59-1-404, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 368
44          59-2-103.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 78
45          59-2-1007, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 368
46          59-2-1602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 447
47          59-7-118, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 11
48          59-7-159, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 247 and 465
49          59-7-504, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 311
50          59-7-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 332
51          59-7-507, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 269
52          59-7-610, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 82, 354, 360 and last
53     amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 360
54          59-7-619, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Third Special Session, Chapter 1
55          59-7-620, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 46

56          59-10-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Sixth Special Session, Chapter 15
57          59-10-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Sixth Special Session, Chapter 15
58          59-10-137, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 247 and 465
59          59-10-507, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 87
60          59-10-514, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 87
61          59-10-516, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 271
62          59-10-522, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 2
63          59-10-1007, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 82, 354, 360 and last
64     amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 360
65          59-10-1017, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 389
66          59-10-1017.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 389
67          59-10-1022, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 389
68          59-10-1023, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 389
69          59-10-1028, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 399
70          59-10-1035, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 222
71          59-10-1036, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 55
72          59-10-1403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 270
73          59-10-1403.3, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 270
74          59-12-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 354, 365, and 438
75          59-12-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 20
76          59-12-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 44, 91, 354, 412, and 438
77          59-12-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 212 and 240
78          59-12-210, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 240
79          59-14-212, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 322
80          62A-11-328, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 31
81          63G-2-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 4
82     REPEALS:
83          59-7-118.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
84          59-7-504.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
85          59-7-505.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
86          59-7-507.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4

87          59-10-103.2, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
88          59-10-114.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
89          59-10-514.2, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
90          59-10-516.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
91          59-10-522.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
92          59-10-1403.4, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 4
93          59-12-103.3, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Fourth Special Session, Chapter 2
94     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
95          10-1-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 410
96          10-3c-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 352
97          59-12-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 354, 365, and 438
98          59-12-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 212 and 240
99          59-12-210, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 240
100     

101     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
102          Section 1. Section 11-41-102 is amended to read:
103          11-41-102. Definitions.
104          As used in this chapter:
105          (1) "Agreement" means an oral or written agreement between a:
106          (a) (i) county; or
107          (ii) municipality; and
108          (b) person.
109          (2) "Municipality" means a:
110          (a) city;
111          (b) town; or
112          (c) metro township.
113          (3) "Payment" includes:
114          (a) a payment;
115          (b) a rebate;
116          (c) a refund; or
117          (d) an amount similar to Subsections (3)(a) through (c).

118          (4) "Regional retail business" means a:
119          (a) retail business that occupies a floor area of more than 80,000 square feet;
120          (b) dealer as defined in Section 41-1a-102;
121          (c) retail shopping facility that has at least two anchor tenants if the total number of
122     anchor tenants in the shopping facility occupy a total floor area of more than 150,000 square
123     feet; or
124          (d) grocery store that occupies a floor area of more than 30,000 square feet.
125          (5) (a) "Sales and use tax" means a tax:
126          (i) imposed on transactions within a:
127          (A) county; or
128          (B) municipality; and
129          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), authorized under Title 59, Chapter 12,
130     Sales and Use Tax Act.
131          (b) [Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a)(ii), "sales] "Sales and use tax" does not include
132     a tax authorized under:
133          (i) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(a)(i);
134          (ii) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(b)(i);
135          (iii) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(c)(i);
136          (iv) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d);
137          [(iv)] (v) Subsection 59-12-103(2)[(d)](e)(i)(A);
138          [(v)] (vi) Section 59-12-301;
139          [(vi)] (vii) Section 59-12-352;
140          [(vii)] (viii) Section 59-12-353;
141          [(viii)] (ix) Section 59-12-603; or
142          [(ix)] (x) Section 59-12-1201.
143          (6) (a) "Sales and use tax incentive payment" means a payment of revenues:
144          (i) to a person;
145          (ii) by a:
146          (A) county; or
147          (B) municipality;
148          (iii) to induce the person to locate or relocate a regional retail business within the:

149          (A) county; or
150          (B) municipality; and
151          (iv) that are derived from a sales and use tax.
152          (b) "Sales and use tax incentive payment" does not include funding for public
153     infrastructure.
154          Section 2. Section 19-3-106 is amended to read:
155          19-3-106. Fee for commercial radioactive waste disposal or treatment.
156          (1) (a) An owner or operator of a commercial radioactive waste treatment or disposal
157     facility that receives radioactive waste shall pay a fee as provided in Subsection (1)(b).
158          (b) (i) On or after July 1, 2011, the fee shall be established by the department in
159     accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
160          (ii) In the development of a fee schedule prepared under Subsection (1)(b)(i), the
161     department may conduct by no later than July 1, 2011, a review of the program costs and
162     indirect costs of regulating radioactive waste in the state.
163          (iii) In addition to the process required by Section 63J-1-504, the department shall
164     establish a fee that:
165          (A) is a flat fee, not based on the amount of waste treated or disposed of;
166          (B) provides for reasonable and timely oversight of radioactive waste by the
167     department; and
168          (C) adequately meets the needs of industry and the department, including allowing for
169     the department to employ qualified personnel to appropriately oversee industry regulation.
170          (2) (a) The owner or operator shall remit the fees imposed under this section to the
171     department on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the fee
172     accrued.
173          (b) The department shall deposit the fees received under this section into the
174     Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108.
175          (3) (a) The annual fee required under Subsection (1)(a) shall be reduced by the amount
176     paid in tax annually by the owner or operator under Section 59-24-103.5.
177          (b) Beginning June 2018, the State Tax Commission shall provide annually on or
178     before June 1 the tax information described in Subsection 59-1-403[(3)](4)(v) indicating the
179     amount of tax paid for the previous calendar year under Section 59-24-103.5.

180          (c) The department shall apply the tax amount established in Subsection (3)(b) to
181     reduce the fee paid during the upcoming fiscal year, beginning fiscal year 2019, by the owner
182     or operator under Subsection (1)(a).
183          (4) The Legislature shall appropriate the fully burdened cost as determined by the
184     annual fee set under Subsection (1)(b) to the Environmental Quality Restricted Account created
185     in Section 19-1-108 from the General Fund for the regulation of radioactive waste treatment
186     and disposal.
187           (5) If the Legislature fails to appropriate adequate funds to cover the fully burdened
188     cost as determined by the annual fee set under Subsection (1)(b), the owner or operator shall
189     pay the balance.
190          (6) Radioactive waste that is subject to a fee under this section is not subject to a fee
191     under Section 19-6-119.
192          Section 3. Section 26-36b-208 is amended to read:
193          26-36b-208. Medicaid Expansion Fund.
194          (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Medicaid
195     Expansion Fund.
196          (2) The fund consists of:
197          (a) assessments collected under this chapter;
198          (b) intergovernmental transfers under Section 26-36b-206;
199          (c) savings attributable to the health coverage improvement program as determined by
200     the department;
201          (d) savings attributable to the enhancement waiver program as determined by the
202     department;
203          (e) savings attributable to the Medicaid waiver expansion as determined by the
204     department;
205          (f) savings attributable to the inclusion of psychotropic drugs on the preferred drug list
206     under Subsection 26-18-2.4(3) as determined by the department;
207          (g) revenues collected from the sales tax described in Subsection 59-12-103[(13)](12);
208          (h) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the
209     fund from private sources;
210          (i) interest earned on money in the fund; and

211          (j) additional amounts as appropriated by the Legislature.
212          (3) (a) The fund shall earn interest.
213          (b) All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
214          (4) (a) A state agency administering the provisions of this chapter may use money from
215     the fund to pay the costs, not otherwise paid for with federal funds or other revenue sources, of:
216          (i) the health coverage improvement program;
217          (ii) the enhancement waiver program;
218          (iii) a Medicaid waiver expansion; and
219          (iv) the outpatient upper payment limit supplemental payments under Section
220     26-36b-210.
221          (b) A state agency administering the provisions of this chapter may not use:
222          (i) funds described in Subsection (2)(b) to pay the cost of private outpatient upper
223     payment limit supplemental payments; or
224          (ii) money in the fund for any purpose not described in Subsection (4)(a).
225          Section 4. Section 35A-8-308 is amended to read:
226          35A-8-308. Throughput Infrastructure Fund.
227          (1) There is created an enterprise fund known as the Throughput Infrastructure Fund.
228          (2) The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
229          (a) all amounts transferred to the fund [under Subsection 59-12-103(12)] by statute;
230          (b) any voluntary contributions received;
231          (c) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature; and
232          (d) all amounts received from the repayment of loans made by the impact board under
233     Section 35A-8-309.
234          (3) The state treasurer shall:
235          (a) invest the money in the fund by following the procedures and requirements of Title
236     51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; and
237          (b) deposit all interest or other earnings derived from those investments into the fund.
238          Section 5. Section 35A-8-309 is amended to read:
239          35A-8-309. Throughput Infrastructure Fund administered by impact board --
240     Uses -- Review by board -- Annual report -- First project.
241          (1) The impact board shall:

242          (a) make grants and loans from the Throughput Infrastructure Fund created in Section
243     35A-8-308 for a throughput infrastructure project;
244          (b) use money transferred to the Throughput Infrastructure Fund in accordance with
245     [Subsection 59-12-103(12)] statute to provide a loan or grant to finance the cost of acquisition
246     or construction of a throughput infrastructure project to one or more local political
247     subdivisions, including a Utah interlocal agency created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
248     Cooperation Act;
249          (c) administer the Throughput Infrastructure Fund in a manner that will keep a portion
250     of the fund revolving;
251          (d) determine provisions for repayment of loans;
252          (e) establish criteria for awarding loans and grants; and
253          (f) establish criteria for determining eligibility for assistance under this section.
254          (2) The cost of acquisition or construction of a throughput infrastructure project
255     includes amounts for working capital, reserves, transaction costs, and other amounts
256     determined by the impact board to be allocable to a throughput infrastructure project.
257          (3) The impact board may restructure or forgive all or part of a local political
258     subdivision's or interlocal agency's obligation to repay loans for extenuating circumstances.
259          (4) To receive assistance under this section, a local political subdivision or an
260     interlocal agency shall submit a formal application containing the information that the impact
261     board requires.
262          (5) (a) The impact board shall:
263          (i) review the proposed uses of the Throughput Infrastructure Fund for a loan or grant
264     before approving the loan or grant and may condition its approval on whatever assurances the
265     impact board considers necessary to ensure that proceeds of the loan or grant will be used in
266     accordance with this section;
267          (ii) ensure that each loan specifies terms for interest deferments, accruals, and
268     scheduled principal repayment; and
269          (iii) ensure that repayment terms are evidenced by bonds, notes, or other obligations of
270     the appropriate local political subdivision or interlocal agency issued to the impact board and
271     payable from the net revenues of a throughput infrastructure project.
272          (b) An instrument described in Subsection (5)(a)(iii) may be:

273          (i) non-recourse to the local political subdivision or interlocal agency; and
274          (ii) limited to a pledge of the net revenues from a throughput infrastructure project.
275          (6) (a) Subject to the restriction in Subsection (6)(b), the impact board shall allocate
276     from the Throughput Infrastructure Fund to the board those amounts that are appropriated by
277     the Legislature for the administration of the Throughput Infrastructure Fund.
278          (b) The amount described in Subsection (6)(a) may not exceed 2% of the annual
279     receipts to the fund.
280          (7) The board shall include in the annual written report described in Section
281     35A-1-109:
282          (a) the number and type of loans and grants made under this section; and
283          (b) a list of local political subdivisions or interlocal agencies that received assistance
284     under this section.
285          (8) (a) The first throughput infrastructure project considered by the impact board shall
286     be a bulk commodities ocean terminal project.
287          (b) Upon receipt of an application from an interlocal agency created for the sole
288     purpose of undertaking a throughput infrastructure project that is a bulk commodities ocean
289     terminal project, the impact board shall:
290          (i) grant up to 2% of the money in the Throughput Infrastructure Fund to the interlocal
291     agency to pay or reimburse costs incurred by the interlocal agency preliminary to its acquisition
292     of the throughput infrastructure project; and
293          (ii) fund the interlocal agency's application if the application meets all criteria
294     established by the impact board.
295          Section 6. Section 59-1-401 is amended to read:
296          59-1-401. Definitions -- Offenses and penalties -- Rulemaking authority -- Statute
297     of limitations -- Commission authority to waive, reduce, or compromise penalty or
298     interest.
299          (1) As used in this section:
300          (a) "Activated tax, fee, or charge" means a tax, fee, or charge with respect to which the
301     commission:
302          (i) has implemented the commission's GenTax system; and
303          (ii) at least 30 days before implementing the commission's GenTax system as described

304     in Subsection (1)(a)(i), has provided notice in a conspicuous place on the commission's website
305     stating:
306          (A) the date the commission will implement the GenTax system with respect to the tax,
307     fee, or charge; and
308          (B) that, at the time the commission implements the GenTax system with respect to the
309     tax, fee, or charge:
310          (I) a person that files a return after the due date as described in Subsection (2)(a) is
311     subject to the penalty described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii); and
312          (II) a person that fails to pay the tax, fee, or charge as described in Subsection (3)(a) is
313     subject to the penalty described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii).
314          (b) "Activation date for a tax, fee, or charge" means with respect to a tax, fee, or
315     charge, the later of:
316          (i) the date on which the commission implements the commission's GenTax system
317     with respect to the tax, fee, or charge; or
318          (ii) 30 days after the date the commission provides the notice described in Subsection
319     (1)(a)(ii) with respect to the tax, fee, or charge.
320          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c)(ii), "tax, fee, or charge" means:
321          (A) a tax, fee, or charge the commission administers under:
322          (I) this title;
323          (II) Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 3, Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act;
324          (III) Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 4, Municipal Telecommunications License Tax Act;
325          (IV) Section 19-6-410.5;
326          (V) Section 19-6-714;
327          (VI) Section 19-6-805;
328          (VII) Section 34A-2-202;
329          (VIII) Section 40-6-14; or
330          (IX) Title 69, Chapter 2, Part 4, Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service
331     Charges; or
332          (B) another amount that by statute is subject to a penalty imposed under this section.
333          (ii) "Tax, fee, or charge" does not include a tax, fee, or charge imposed under:
334          (A) Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act, except for Section 41-1a-301;

335          (B) Title 41, Chapter 3, Motor Vehicle Business Regulation Act;
336          (C) Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, except for Section 59-2-1309;
337          (D) Chapter 3, Tax Equivalent Property Act; or
338          (E) Chapter 4, Privilege Tax.
339          (d) "Unactivated tax, fee, or charge" means a tax, fee, or charge except for an activated
340     tax, fee, or charge.
341          (2) (a) The due date for filing a return is:
342          (i) if the person filing the return is not allowed by law an extension of time for filing
343     the return, the day on which the return is due as provided by law; or
344          (ii) if the person filing the return is allowed by law an extension of time for filing the
345     return, the earlier of:
346          (A) the date the person files the return; or
347          (B) the last day of that extension of time as allowed by law.
348          (b) A penalty in the amount described in Subsection (2)(c) is imposed if a person files a
349     return after the due date described in Subsection (2)(a).
350          (c) For purposes of Subsection (2)(b), the penalty is an amount equal to the greater of:
351          (i) if the return described in Subsection (2)(b) is filed with respect to an unactivated
352     tax, fee, or charge:
353          (A) $20; or
354          (B) 10% of the unpaid unactivated tax, fee, or charge due on the return; or
355          (ii) if the return described in Subsection (2)(b) is filed with respect to an activated tax,
356     fee, or charge, beginning on the activation date for the tax, fee, or charge:
357          (A) $20; or
358          (B) (I) 2% of the unpaid activated tax, fee, or charge due on the return if the return is
359     filed no later than five days after the due date described in Subsection (2)(a);
360          (II) 5% of the unpaid activated tax, fee, or charge due on the return if the return is filed
361     more than five days after the due date but no later than 15 days after the due date described in
362     Subsection (2)(a); or
363          (III) 10% of the unpaid activated tax, fee, or charge due on the return if the return is
364     filed more than 15 days after the due date described in Subsection (2)(a).
365          (d) This Subsection (2) does not apply to:

366          (i) an amended return; or
367          (ii) a return with no tax due.
368          (3) (a) A person is subject to a penalty for failure to pay a tax, fee, or charge if:
369          (i) the person files a return on or before the due date for filing a return described in
370     Subsection (2)(a), but fails to pay the tax, fee, or charge due on the return on or before that due
371     date;
372          (ii) the person:
373          (A) is subject to a penalty under Subsection (2)(b); and
374          (B) fails to pay the tax, fee, or charge due on a return within a 90-day period after the
375     due date for filing a return described in Subsection (2)(a);
376          (iii) (A) the person is subject to a penalty under Subsection (2)(b); and
377          (B) the commission estimates an amount of tax due for that person in accordance with
378     Subsection 59-1-1406(2);
379          (iv) the person:
380          (A) is mailed a notice of deficiency; and
381          (B) within a 30-day period after the day on which the notice of deficiency described in
382     Subsection (3)(a)(iv)(A) is mailed:
383          (I) does not file a petition for redetermination or a request for agency action; and
384          (II) fails to pay the tax, fee, or charge due on a return;
385          (v) (A) the commission:
386          (I) issues an order constituting final agency action resulting from a timely filed petition
387     for redetermination or a timely filed request for agency action; or
388          (II) is considered to have denied a request for reconsideration under Subsection
389     63G-4-302(3)(b) resulting from a timely filed petition for redetermination or a timely filed
390     request for agency action; and
391          (B) the person fails to pay the tax, fee, or charge due on a return within a 30-day period
392     after the date the commission:
393          (I) issues the order constituting final agency action described in Subsection
394     (3)(a)(v)(A)(I); or
395          (II) is considered to have denied the request for reconsideration described in
396     Subsection (3)(a)(v)(A)(II); or

397          (vi) the person fails to pay the tax, fee, or charge within a 30-day period after the date
398     of a final judicial decision resulting from a timely filed petition for judicial review.
399          (b) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a), the penalty is an amount equal to the greater of:
400          (i) if the failure to pay a tax, fee, or charge as described in Subsection (3)(a) is with
401     respect to an unactivated tax, fee, or charge:
402          (A) $20; or
403          (B) 10% of the unpaid unactivated tax, fee, or charge due on the return; or
404          (ii) if the failure to pay a tax, fee, or charge as described in Subsection (3)(a) is with
405     respect to an activated tax, fee, or charge, beginning on the activation date:
406          (A) $20; or
407          (B) (I) 2% of the unpaid activated tax, fee, or charge due on the return if the activated
408     tax, fee, or charge due on the return is paid no later than five days after the due date for filing a
409     return described in Subsection (2)(a);
410          (II) 5% of the unpaid activated tax, fee, or charge due on the return if the activated tax,
411     fee, or charge due on the return is paid more than five days after the due date for filing a return
412     described in Subsection (2)(a) but no later than 15 days after that due date; or
413          (III) 10% of the unpaid activated tax, fee, or charge due on the return if the activated
414     tax, fee, or charge due on the return is paid more than 15 days after the due date for filing a
415     return described in Subsection (2)(a).
416          (4) (a) Beginning January 1, 1995, in the case of any underpayment of estimated tax or
417     quarterly installments required by Sections 59-5-107, 59-5-207, 59-7-504, and 59-9-104, there
418     shall be added a penalty in an amount determined by applying the interest rate provided under
419     Section 59-1-402 plus four percentage points to the amount of the underpayment for the period
420     of the underpayment.
421          (b) (i) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), the amount of the underpayment shall be the
422     excess of the required installment over the amount, if any, of the installment paid on or before
423     the due date for the installment.
424          (ii) The period of the underpayment shall run from the due date for the installment to
425     whichever of the following dates is the earlier:
426          (A) the original due date of the tax return, without extensions, for the taxable year; or
427          (B) with respect to any portion of the underpayment, the date on which that portion is

428     paid.
429          (iii) For purposes of this Subsection (4), a payment of estimated tax shall be credited
430     against unpaid required installments in the order in which the installments are required to be
431     paid.
432          (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2) and except as provided in Subsection (6), a
433     person allowed by law an extension of time for filing a corporate franchise or income tax return
434     under Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes, or an individual income tax return
435     under Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act, is subject to a penalty in the amount described in
436     Subsection (5)(b) if, on or before the day on which the return is due as provided by law, not
437     including the extension of time, the person fails to pay:
438          (i) for a person filing a corporate franchise or income tax return under Chapter 7,
439     Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes, the payment required by Subsection 59-7-507(1)(b); or
440          (ii) for a person filing an individual income tax return under Chapter 10, Individual
441     Income Tax Act, the payment required by Subsection 59-10-516(2).
442          (b) For purposes of Subsection (5)(a), the penalty per month during the period of the
443     extension of time for filing the return is an amount equal to 2% of the tax due on the return,
444     unpaid as of the day on which the return is due as provided by law.
445          (6) If a person does not file a return within an extension of time allowed by Section
446     59-7-505 or 59-10-516, the person:
447          (a) is not subject to a penalty in the amount described in Subsection (5)(b); and
448          (b) is subject to a penalty in an amount equal to the sum of:
449          (i) a late file penalty in an amount equal to the greater of:
450          (A) $20; or
451          (B) 10% of the tax due on the return, unpaid as of the day on which the return is due as
452     provided by law, not including the extension of time; and
453          (ii) a late pay penalty in an amount equal to the greater of:
454          (A) $20; or
455          (B) 10% of the unpaid tax due on the return, unpaid as of the day on which the return is
456     due as provided by law, not including the extension of time.
457          (7) (a) Additional penalties for an underpayment of a tax, fee, or charge are as provided
458     in this Subsection (7)(a).

459          (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(c), if any portion of an underpayment of a tax,
460     fee, or charge is due to negligence, the penalty is 10% of the portion of the underpayment that
461     is due to negligence.
462          (ii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), if any portion of an underpayment of a
463     tax, fee, or charge is due to intentional disregard of law or rule, the penalty is 15% of the entire
464     underpayment.
465          (iii) If any portion of an underpayment is due to an intent to evade a tax, fee, or charge,
466     the penalty is the greater of $500 per period or 50% of the entire underpayment.
467          (iv) If any portion of an underpayment is due to fraud with intent to evade a tax, fee, or
468     charge, the penalty is the greater of $500 per period or 100% of the entire underpayment.
469          (b) If the commission determines that a person is liable for a penalty imposed under
470     Subsection (7)(a)(ii), (iii), or (iv), the commission shall notify the person of the proposed
471     penalty.
472          (i) The notice of proposed penalty shall:
473          (A) set forth the basis of the assessment; and
474          (B) be mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the person's last-known address.
475          (ii) Upon receipt of the notice of proposed penalty, the person against whom the
476     penalty is proposed may:
477          (A) pay the amount of the proposed penalty at the place and time stated in the notice;
478     or
479          (B) proceed in accordance with the review procedures of Subsection (7)(b)(iii).
480          (iii) A person against whom a penalty is proposed in accordance with this Subsection
481     (7) may contest the proposed penalty by filing a petition for an adjudicative proceeding with
482     the commission.
483          (iv) (A) If the commission determines that a person is liable for a penalty under this
484     Subsection (7), the commission shall assess the penalty and give notice and demand for
485     payment.
486          (B) The commission shall mail the notice and demand for payment described in
487     Subsection (7)(b)(iv)(A):
488          (I) to the person's last-known address; and
489          (II) in accordance with Section 59-1-1404.

490          (c) A seller that voluntarily collects a tax under Subsection 59-12-107(2)(d) is not
491     subject to the penalty under Subsection (7)(a)(i) if on or after July 1, 2001:
492          (i) a court of competent jurisdiction issues a final unappealable judgment or order
493     determining that:
494          (A) the seller meets one or more of the criteria described in Subsection 59-12-107(2)(a)
495     or is a seller required to pay or collect and remit sales and use taxes under Subsection
496     59-12-107(2)(b) or (2)(c); and
497          (B) the commission or a county, city, or town may require the seller to collect a tax
498     under Subsections 59-12-103(2)(a) through [(d)] (e); or
499          (ii) the commission issues a final unappealable administrative order determining that:
500          (A) the seller meets one or more of the criteria described in Subsection 59-12-107(2)(a)
501     or is a seller required to pay or collect and remit sales and use taxes under Subsection
502     59-12-107(2)(b) or (2)(c); and
503          (B) the commission or a county, city, or town may require the seller to collect a tax
504     under Subsections 59-12-103(2)(a) through [(d)] (e).
505          (d) A seller that voluntarily collects a tax under Subsection 59-12-107(2)(d) is not
506     subject to the penalty under Subsection (7)(a)(ii) if:
507          (i) (A) a court of competent jurisdiction issues a final unappealable judgment or order
508     determining that:
509          (I) the seller meets one or more of the criteria described in Subsection 59-12-107(2)(a)
510     or is a seller required to pay or collect and remit sales and use taxes under Subsection
511     59-12-107(2)(b) or (2)(c); and
512          (II) the commission or a county, city, or town may require the seller to collect a tax
513     under Subsections 59-12-103(2)(a) through [(d)] (e); or
514          (B) the commission issues a final unappealable administrative order determining that:
515          (I) the seller meets one or more of the criteria described in Subsection 59-12-107(2)(a)
516     or is a seller required to pay or collect and remit sales and use taxes under Subsection
517     59-12-107(2)(b) or (2)(c); and
518          (II) the commission or a county, city, or town may require the seller to collect a tax
519     under Subsections 59-12-103(2)(a) through [(d)] (e); and
520          (ii) the seller's intentional disregard of law or rule is warranted by existing law or by a

521     nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the
522     establishment of new law.
523          (8) (a) Subject to Subsections (8)(b) and (c), the penalty for failure to file an
524     information return, information report, or a complete supporting schedule is $50 for each
525     information return, information report, or supporting schedule up to a maximum of $1,000.
526          (b) If an employer is subject to a penalty under Subsection (13), the employer may not
527     be subject to a penalty under Subsection (8)(a).
528          (c) If an employer is subject to a penalty under this Subsection (8) for failure to file a
529     return in accordance with Subsection 59-10-406(3) on or before the due date described in
530     Subsection 59-10-406(3)(b)(ii), the commission may not impose a penalty under this
531     Subsection (8) unless the return is filed more than 14 days after the due date described in
532     Subsection 59-10-406(3)(b)(ii).
533          (9) If a person, in furtherance of a frivolous position, has a prima facie intent to delay
534     or impede administration of a law relating to a tax, fee, or charge and files a purported return
535     that fails to contain information from which the correctness of reported tax, fee, or charge
536     liability can be determined or that clearly indicates that the tax, fee, or charge liability shown is
537     substantially incorrect, the penalty is $500.
538          (10) (a) A seller that fails to remit a tax, fee, or charge monthly as required by
539     Subsection 59-12-108(1)(a):
540          (i) is subject to a penalty described in Subsection (2); and
541          (ii) may not retain the percentage of sales and use taxes that would otherwise be
542     allowable under Subsection 59-12-108(2).
543          (b) A seller that fails to remit a tax, fee, or charge by electronic funds transfer as
544     required by Subsection 59-12-108(1)(a)(ii)(B):
545          (i) is subject to a penalty described in Subsection (2); and
546          (ii) may not retain the percentage of sales and use taxes that would otherwise be
547     allowable under Subsection 59-12-108(2).
548          (11) (a) A person is subject to the penalty provided in Subsection (11)(c) if that person:
549          (i) commits an act described in Subsection (11)(b) with respect to one or more of the
550     following documents:
551          (A) a return;

552          (B) an affidavit;
553          (C) a claim; or
554          (D) a document similar to Subsections (11)(a)(i)(A) through (C);
555          (ii) knows or has reason to believe that the document described in Subsection (11)(a)(i)
556     will be used in connection with any material matter administered by the commission; and
557          (iii) knows that the document described in Subsection (11)(a)(i), if used in connection
558     with any material matter administered by the commission, would result in an understatement of
559     another person's liability for a tax, fee, or charge.
560          (b) The following acts apply to Subsection (11)(a)(i):
561          (i) preparing any portion of a document described in Subsection (11)(a)(i);
562          (ii) presenting any portion of a document described in Subsection (11)(a)(i);
563          (iii) procuring any portion of a document described in Subsection (11)(a)(i);
564          (iv) advising in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document described
565     in Subsection (11)(a)(i);
566          (v) aiding in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document described in
567     Subsection (11)(a)(i);
568          (vi) assisting in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document described
569     in Subsection (11)(a)(i); or
570          (vii) counseling in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document
571     described in Subsection (11)(a)(i).
572          (c) For purposes of Subsection (11)(a), the penalty:
573          (i) shall be imposed by the commission;
574          (ii) is $500 for each document described in Subsection (11)(a)(i) with respect to which
575     the person described in Subsection (11)(a) meets the requirements of Subsection (11)(a); and
576          (iii) is in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
577          (d) The commission may seek a court order to enjoin a person from engaging in
578     conduct that is subject to a penalty under this Subsection (11).
579          (e) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
580     commission may make rules prescribing the documents that are similar to Subsections
581     (11)(a)(i)(A) through (C).
582          (12) (a) As provided in Section 76-8-1101, criminal offenses and penalties are as

583     provided in Subsections (12)(b) through (e).
584          (b) (i) A person who is required by this title or any laws the commission administers or
585     regulates to register with or obtain a license or permit from the commission, who operates
586     without having registered or secured a license or permit, or who operates when the registration,
587     license, or permit is expired or not current, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
588          (ii) Notwithstanding Section 76-3-301, for purposes of Subsection (12)(b)(i), the
589     penalty may not:
590          (A) be less than $500; or
591          (B) exceed $1,000.
592          (c) (i) With respect to a tax, fee, or charge, a person who knowingly and intentionally,
593     and without a reasonable good faith basis, fails to make, render, sign, or verify a return within
594     the time required by law or to supply information within the time required by law, or who
595     makes, renders, signs, or verifies a false or fraudulent return or statement, or who supplies false
596     or fraudulent information, is guilty of a third degree felony.
597          (ii) Notwithstanding Section 76-3-301, for purposes of Subsection (12)(c)(i), the
598     penalty may not:
599          (A) be less than $1,000; or
600          (B) exceed $5,000.
601          (d) (i) A person who intentionally or willfully attempts to evade or defeat a tax, fee, or
602     charge or the payment of a tax, fee, or charge is, in addition to other penalties provided by law,
603     guilty of a second degree felony.
604          (ii) Notwithstanding Section 76-3-301, for purposes of Subsection (12)(d)(i), the
605     penalty may not:
606          (A) be less than $1,500; or
607          (B) exceed $25,000.
608          (e) (i) A person is guilty of a second degree felony if that person commits an act:
609          (A) described in Subsection (12)(e)(ii) with respect to one or more of the following
610     documents:
611          (I) a return;
612          (II) an affidavit;
613          (III) a claim; or

614          (IV) a document similar to Subsections (12)(e)(i)(A)(I) through (III); and
615          (B) subject to Subsection (12)(e)(iii), with knowledge that the document described in
616     Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A):
617          (I) is false or fraudulent as to any material matter; and
618          (II) could be used in connection with any material matter administered by the
619     commission.
620          (ii) The following acts apply to Subsection (12)(e)(i):
621          (A) preparing any portion of a document described in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A);
622          (B) presenting any portion of a document described in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A);
623          (C) procuring any portion of a document described in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A);
624          (D) advising in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document described
625     in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A);
626          (E) aiding in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document described in
627     Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A);
628          (F) assisting in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document described
629     in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A); or
630          (G) counseling in the preparation or presentation of any portion of a document
631     described in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A).
632          (iii) This Subsection (12)(e) applies:
633          (A) regardless of whether the person for which the document described in Subsection
634     (12)(e)(i)(A) is prepared or presented:
635          (I) knew of the falsity of the document described in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A); or
636          (II) consented to the falsity of the document described in Subsection (12)(e)(i)(A); and
637          (B) in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
638          (iv) Notwithstanding Section 76-3-301, for purposes of this Subsection (12)(e), the
639     penalty may not:
640          (A) be less than $1,500; or
641          (B) exceed $25,000.
642          (v) The commission may seek a court order to enjoin a person from engaging in
643     conduct that is subject to a penalty under this Subsection (12)(e).
644          (vi) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,

645     the commission may make rules prescribing the documents that are similar to Subsections
646     (12)(e)(i)(A)(I) through (III).
647          (f) The statute of limitations for prosecution for a violation of this Subsection (12) is
648     the later of six years:
649          (i) from the date the tax should have been remitted; or
650          (ii) after the day on which the person commits the criminal offense.
651          (13) (a) Subject to Subsection (13)(b), an employer that is required to file a form with
652     the commission in accordance with Subsection 59-10-406(8) is subject to a penalty described
653     in Subsection (13)(b) if the employer:
654          (i) fails to file the form with the commission in an electronic format approved by the
655     commission as required by Subsection 59-10-406(8);
656          (ii) fails to file the form on or before the due date provided in Subsection 59-10-406(8);
657          (iii) fails to provide accurate information on the form; or
658          (iv) fails to provide all of the information required by the Internal Revenue Service to
659     be contained on the form.
660          (b) For purposes of Subsection (13)(a), the penalty is:
661          (i) $30 per form, not to exceed $75,000 in a calendar year, if the employer files the
662     form in accordance with Subsection 59-10-406(8), more than 14 days after the due date
663     provided in Subsection 59-10-406(8) but no later than 30 days after the due date provided in
664     Subsection 59-10-406(8);
665          (ii) $60 per form, not to exceed $200,000 in a calendar year, if the employer files the
666     form in accordance with Subsection 59-10-406(8), more than 30 days after the due date
667     provided in Subsection 59-10-406(8) but on or before June 1; or
668          (iii) $100 per form, not to exceed $500,000 in a calendar year, if the employer:
669          (A) files the form in accordance with Subsection 59-10-406(8) after June 1; or
670          (B) fails to file the form.
671          (14) Upon making a record of its actions, and upon reasonable cause shown, the
672     commission may waive, reduce, or compromise any of the penalties or interest imposed under
673     this part.
674          Section 7. Section 59-1-403 is amended to read:
675          59-1-403. Confidentiality -- Exceptions -- Penalty -- Application to property tax.

676          (1) As used in this section:
677          (a) "Distributed tax, fee, or charge" means a tax, fee, or charge:
678          (i) the commission administers under:
679          (A) this title, other than a tax under Chapter 12, Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act;
680          (B) Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 3, Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act;
681          (C) Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 4, Municipal Telecommunications License Tax Act;
682          (D) Section 19-6-805;
683          (E) Section 63H-1-205; or
684          (F) Title 69, Chapter 2, Part 4, Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service Charges;
685     and
686          (ii) with respect to which the commission distributes the revenue collected from the
687     tax, fee, or charge to a qualifying jurisdiction.
688          (b) "Qualifying jurisdiction" means:
689          (i) a county, city, town, or metro township; or
690          (ii) the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201.
691          [(1)] (2) (a) Any of the following may not divulge or make known in any manner any
692     information gained by that person from any return filed with the commission:
693          (i) a tax commissioner;
694          (ii) an agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of the commission; or
695          (iii) a representative, agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of any county, city, or
696     town.
697          (b) An official charged with the custody of a return filed with the commission is not
698     required to produce the return or evidence of anything contained in the return in any action or
699     proceeding in any court, except:
700          (i) in accordance with judicial order;
701          (ii) on behalf of the commission in any action or proceeding under:
702          (A) this title; or
703          (B) other law under which persons are required to file returns with the commission;
704          (iii) on behalf of the commission in any action or proceeding to which the commission
705     is a party; or
706          (iv) on behalf of any party to any action or proceeding under this title if the report or

707     facts shown by the return are directly involved in the action or proceeding.
708          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2)(b), a court may require the production of, and
709     may admit in evidence, any portion of a return or of the facts shown by the return, as are
710     specifically pertinent to the action or proceeding.
711          [(2)] (3) This section does not prohibit:
712          (a) a person or that person's duly authorized representative from receiving a copy of
713     any return or report filed in connection with that person's own tax;
714          (b) the publication of statistics as long as the statistics are classified to prevent the
715     identification of particular reports or returns; and
716          (c) the inspection by the attorney general or other legal representative of the state of the
717     report or return of any taxpayer:
718          (i) who brings action to set aside or review a tax based on the report or return;
719          (ii) against whom an action or proceeding is contemplated or has been instituted under
720     this title; or
721          (iii) against whom the state has an unsatisfied money judgment.
722          [(3)] (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2) and for purposes of administration,
723     the commission may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
724     Administrative Rulemaking Act, provide for a reciprocal exchange of information with:
725          (i) the United States Internal Revenue Service; or
726          (ii) the revenue service of any other state.
727          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2) and for all taxes except individual income tax
728     and corporate franchise tax, the commission may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G,
729     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, share information gathered from returns and
730     other written statements with the federal government, any other state, any of the political
731     subdivisions of another state, or any political subdivision of this state, except as limited by
732     Sections 59-12-209 and 59-12-210, if the political subdivision, other state, or the federal
733     government grant substantially similar privileges to this state.
734          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2) and for all taxes except individual income tax
735     and corporate franchise tax, the commission may by rule, in accordance with Title 63G,
736     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, provide for the issuance of information
737     concerning the identity and other information of taxpayers who have failed to file tax returns or

738     to pay any tax due.
739          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall provide to the director
740     of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation, as defined in Section 19-6-402,
741     as requested by the director of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation, any
742     records, returns, or other information filed with the commission under Chapter 13, Motor and
743     Special Fuel Tax Act, or Section 19-6-410.5 regarding the environmental assurance program
744     participation fee.
745          (e) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), at the request of any person the commission
746     shall provide that person sales and purchase volume data reported to the commission on a
747     report, return, or other information filed with the commission under:
748          (i) Chapter 13, Part 2, Motor Fuel; or
749          (ii) Chapter 13, Part 4, Aviation Fuel.
750          (f) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), upon request from a tobacco product
751     manufacturer, as defined in Section 59-22-202, the commission shall report to the
752     manufacturer:
753          (i) the quantity of cigarettes, as defined in Section 59-22-202, produced by the
754     manufacturer and reported to the commission for the previous calendar year under Section
755     59-14-407; and
756          (ii) the quantity of cigarettes, as defined in Section 59-22-202, produced by the
757     manufacturer for which a tax refund was granted during the previous calendar year under
758     Section 59-14-401 and reported to the commission under Subsection 59-14-401(1)(a)(v).
759          (g) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall notify manufacturers,
760     distributors, wholesalers, and retail dealers of a tobacco product manufacturer that is prohibited
761     from selling cigarettes to consumers within the state under Subsection 59-14-210(2).
762          (h) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may:
763          (i) provide to the Division of Consumer Protection within the Department of
764     Commerce and the attorney general data:
765          (A) reported to the commission under Section 59-14-212; or
766          (B) related to a violation under Section 59-14-211; and
767          (ii) upon request, provide to any person data reported to the commission under
768     Subsections 59-14-212(1)(a) through (c) and Subsection 59-14-212(1)(g).

769          (i) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall, at the request of a
770     committee of the Legislature, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, or the Governor's
771     Office of Management and Budget, provide to the committee or office the total amount of
772     revenues collected by the commission under Chapter 24, Radioactive Waste Facility Tax Act,
773     for the time period specified by the committee or office.
774          (j) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall make the directory
775     required by Section 59-14-603 available for public inspection.
776          (k) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may share information with
777     federal, state, or local agencies as provided in Subsection 59-14-606(3).
778          (l) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall provide the Office of
779     Recovery Services within the Department of Human Services any relevant information
780     obtained from a return filed under Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act, regarding a taxpayer
781     who has become obligated to the Office of Recovery Services.
782          (ii) The information described in Subsection [(3)] (4)(l)(i) may be provided by the
783     Office of Recovery Services to any other state's child support collection agency involved in
784     enforcing that support obligation.
785          (m) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), upon request from the state court
786     administrator, the commission shall provide to the state court administrator, the name, address,
787     telephone number, county of residence, and social security number on resident returns filed
788     under Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act.
789          (ii) The state court administrator may use the information described in Subsection [(3)]
790     (4)(m)(i) only as a source list for the master jury list described in Section 78B-1-106.
791          (n) (i) As used in this Subsection [(3)] (4)(n):
792          (A) "GOED" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development created in
793     Section 63N-1-201.
794          (B) "Income tax information" means information gained by the commission that is
795     required to be attached to or included in a return filed with the commission under Chapter 7,
796     Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes, or Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act.
797          (C) "Other tax information" means information gained by the commission that is
798     required to be attached to or included in a return filed with the commission except for a return
799     filed under Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes, or Chapter 10, Individual

800     Income Tax Act.
801          (D) "Tax information" means income tax information or other tax information.
802          (ii) (A) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2) and except as provided in Subsection
803     [(3)] (4)(n)(ii)(B) or (C), the commission shall at the request of GOED provide to GOED all
804     income tax information.
805          (B) For purposes of a request for income tax information made under Subsection [(3)]
806     (4)(n)(ii)(A), GOED may not request and the commission may not provide to GOED a person's
807     address, name, social security number, or taxpayer identification number.
808          (C) In providing income tax information to GOED, the commission shall in all
809     instances protect the privacy of a person as required by Subsection [(3)] (4)(n)(ii)(B).
810          (iii) (A) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2) and except as provided in Subsection
811     [(3)] (4)(n)(iii)(B), the commission shall at the request of GOED provide to GOED other tax
812     information.
813          (B) Before providing other tax information to GOED, the commission shall redact or
814     remove any name, address, social security number, or taxpayer identification number.
815          (iv) GOED may provide tax information received from the commission in accordance
816     with this Subsection [(3)] (4)(n) only:
817          (A) as a fiscal estimate, fiscal note information, or statistical information; and
818          (B) if the tax information is classified to prevent the identification of a particular
819     return.
820          (v) (A) A person may not request tax information from GOED under Title 63G,
821     Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, or this section, if GOED
822     received the tax information from the commission in accordance with this Subsection [(3)]
823     (4)(n).
824          (B) GOED may not provide to a person that requests tax information in accordance
825     with Subsection [(3)] (4)(n)(v)(A) any tax information other than the tax information GOED
826     provides in accordance with Subsection [(3)] (4)(n)(iv).
827          (o) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may provide to the
828     governing board of the agreement or a taxing official of another state, the District of Columbia,
829     the United States, or a territory of the United States:
830          (i) the following relating to an agreement sales and use tax:

831          (A) information contained in a return filed with the commission;
832          (B) information contained in a report filed with the commission;
833          (C) a schedule related to Subsection [(3)] (4)(o)(i)(A) or (B); or
834          (D) a document filed with the commission; or
835          (ii) a report of an audit or investigation made with respect to an agreement sales and
836     use tax.
837          (p) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may provide information
838     concerning a taxpayer's state income tax return or state income tax withholding information to
839     the Driver License Division if the Driver License Division:
840          (i) requests the information; and
841          (ii) provides the commission with a signed release form from the taxpayer allowing the
842     Driver License Division access to the information.
843          (q) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall provide to the Utah
844     Communications Authority, or a division of the Utah Communications Authority, the
845     information requested by the authority under Sections 63H-7a-302, 63H-7a-402, and
846     63H-7a-502.
847          (r) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall provide to the Utah
848     Educational Savings Plan information related to a resident or nonresident individual's
849     contribution to a Utah Educational Savings Plan account as designated on the resident or
850     nonresident's individual income tax return as provided under Section 59-10-1313.
851          (s) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), for the purpose of verifying eligibility under
852     Sections 26-18-2.5 and 26-40-105, the commission shall provide an eligibility worker with the
853     Department of Health or its designee with the adjusted gross income of an individual if:
854          (i) an eligibility worker with the Department of Health or its designee requests the
855     information from the commission; and
856          (ii) the eligibility worker has complied with the identity verification and consent
857     provisions of Sections 26-18-2.5 and 26-40-105.
858          (t) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may provide to a county, as
859     determined by the commission, information declared on an individual income tax return in
860     accordance with Section 59-10-103.1 that relates to eligibility to claim a residential exemption
861     authorized under Section 59-2-103.

862          (u) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall provide a report
863     regarding any access line provider that is over 90 days delinquent in payment to the
864     commission of amounts the access line provider owes under Title 69, Chapter 2, Part 4,
865     Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service Charges, to the board of the Utah
866     Communications Authority created in Section 63H-7a-201.
867          (v) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission shall provide the Department
868     of Environmental Quality a report on the amount of tax paid by a radioactive waste facility for
869     the previous calendar year under Section 59-24-103.5.
870          (w) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may, upon request, provide
871     to the Department of Workforce Services any information received under Chapter 10, Part 4,
872     Withholding of Tax, that is relevant to the duties of the Department of Workforce Services.
873          (x) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)] (2), the commission may provide the Public
874     Service Commission or the Division of Public Utilities information related to a seller that
875     collects and remits to the commission a charge described in Subsection 69-2-405(2), including
876     the seller's identity and the number of charges described in Subsection 69-2-405(2) that the
877     seller collects.
878          (y) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the commission shall provide to each qualifying
879     jurisdiction the collection data necessary to verify the revenue collected by the commission for
880     a distributed tax, fee, or charge collected within the qualifying jurisdiction.
881          (ii) In addition to the information provided under Subsection (4)(y)(i), the commission
882     shall provide a qualifying jurisdiction with copies of returns and other information relating to a
883     distributed tax, fee, or charge collected within the qualifying jurisdiction.
884          (iii) (A) To obtain the information described in Subsection (4)(y)(ii), the chief
885     executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee of the qualifying jurisdiction shall
886     submit a written request to the commission that states the specific information sought and how
887     the qualifying jurisdiction intends to use the information.
888          (B) The information described in Subsection (4)(y)(ii) is available only in official
889     matters of the qualifying jurisdiction.
890          (iv) Information that a qualifying jurisdiction receives in response to a request under
891     this subsection is:
892          (A) classified as a private record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records

893     Access and Management Act; and
894          (B) subject to the confidentiality requirements of this section.
895          [(4)] (5) (a) Each report and return shall be preserved for at least three years.
896          (b) After the three-year period provided in Subsection [(4)] (5)(a) the commission may
897     destroy a report or return.
898          [(5)] (6) (a) Any individual who violates this section is guilty of a class A
899     misdemeanor.
900          (b) If the individual described in Subsection [(5)] (6)(a) is an officer or employee of the
901     state, the individual shall be dismissed from office and be disqualified from holding public
902     office in this state for a period of five years thereafter.
903          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(5)] (6)(a) or (b), GOED, when requesting
904     information in accordance with Subsection [(3)] (4)(n)(iii), or an individual who requests
905     information in accordance with Subsection [(3)] (4)(n)(v):
906          (i) is not guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
907          (ii) is not subject to:
908          (A) dismissal from office in accordance with Subsection [(5)] (6)(b); or
909          (B) disqualification from holding public office in accordance with Subsection [(5)]
910     (6)(b).
911          [(6)] (7) Except as provided in Section 59-1-404, this part does not apply to the
912     property tax.
913          Section 8. Section 59-1-403.1 is amended to read:
914          59-1-403.1. Disclosure of return information.
915          (1) As used in this section:
916          (a) "Office" means:
917          (i) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, established in Section 36-12-13;
918          (ii) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, established in Section
919     36-12-12; or
920          (iii) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, created in Section 63J-4-201.
921          (b) (i) "Return information" means information gained by the commission that is
922     required to be attached to or included in a return filed with the commission.
923          (ii) "Return information" does not include information that the commission is

924     prohibited from disclosing by federal law, federal regulation, or federal publication.
925          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2), the commission, at the request of
926     an office, shall provide to the office all return information with the items described in
927     Subsection (2)(b) removed.
928          (b) For purposes of a request for return information made under Subsection (2)(a), the
929     commission shall redact or remove any name, address, social security number, or taxpayer
930     identification number.
931          (3) (a) An office may disclose return information received from the commission in
932     accordance with this section only:
933          (i) (A) as a fiscal estimate, fiscal note information, or statistical information; and
934          (B) in a manner that reasonably protects the identification of a particular taxpayer; or
935          (ii) to another office.
936          (b) A person may not request return information, other than the return information that
937     the office discloses in accordance with Subsection (3)(a), from an office under Title 63G,
938     Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, or this section, if that office
939     received the return information from the commission in accordance with this section.
940          (c) An office may not disclose to a person that requests return information any return
941     information other than the return information that the office discloses in accordance with
942     Subsection (3)(a).
943          (4) Any individual who violates Subsection (3)(a):
944          (a) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
945          (b) shall be:
946          (i) dismissed from office; and
947          (ii) disqualified from holding public office in this state for a period of five years after
948     dismissal.
949          (5) (a) An office and the commission may enter into an agreement specifying the
950     procedures for accessing, storing, and destroying return information requested in accordance
951     with this section.
952          (b) An office's access to return information is governed by this section, and except as
953     provided in Subsection (5)(a), may not be limited by any agreement.
954          Section 9. Section 59-1-404 is amended to read:

955          59-1-404. Definitions -- Confidentiality of commercial information obtained from
956     a property taxpayer or derived from the commercial information -- Rulemaking
957     authority -- Exceptions -- Written explanation -- Signature requirements -- Retention of
958     signed explanation by employer -- Penalty.
959          (1) As used in this section:
960          (a) "Appraiser" means an individual who holds an appraiser's certificate or license
961     issued by the Division of Real Estate under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser
962     Licensing and Certification Act and includes an individual associated with an appraiser who
963     assists the appraiser in preparing an appraisal.
964          (b) "Appraisal" is as defined in Section 61-2g-102.
965          (c) (i) "Commercial information" means:
966          (A) information of a commercial nature obtained from a property taxpayer regarding
967     the property taxpayer's property; or
968          (B) information derived from the information described in this Subsection (1)(c)(i).
969          (ii) (A) "Commercial information" does not include information regarding a property
970     taxpayer's property if the information is intended for public use.
971          (B) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
972     purposes of Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A), the commission may by rule prescribe the circumstances
973     under which information is intended for public use.
974          (d) "Consultation service" is as defined in Section 61-2g-102.
975          (e) "Locally assessed property" means property that is assessed by a county assessor in
976     accordance with Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment.
977          (f) "Property taxpayer" means a person that:
978          (i) is a property owner; or
979          (ii) has in effect a contract with a property owner to:
980          (A) make filings on behalf of the property owner;
981          (B) process appeals on behalf of the property owner; or
982          (C) pay a tax under Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, on the property owner's property.
983          (g) "Property taxpayer's property" means property with respect to which a property
984     taxpayer:
985          (i) owns the property;

986          (ii) makes filings relating to the property;
987          (iii) processes appeals relating to the property; or
988          (iv) pays a tax under Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, on the property.
989          (h) "Protected commercial information" means commercial information that:
990          (i) identifies a specific property taxpayer; or
991          (ii) would reasonably lead to the identity of a specific property taxpayer.
992          (2) An individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) may not disclose
993     commercial information:
994          (a) obtained in the course of performing any duty that the individual listed under
995     Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) performs under Chapter 2, Property Tax Act; or
996          (b) relating to an action or proceeding:
997          (i) with respect to a tax imposed on property in accordance with Chapter 2, Property
998     Tax Act; and
999          (ii) that is filed in accordance with:
1000          (A) this chapter;
1001          (B) Chapter 2, Property Tax Act; or
1002          (C) this chapter and Chapter 2, Property Tax Act.
1003          (3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2) and subject to Subsection (3)(c), an individual
1004     listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) may disclose the following information:
1005          (i) the assessed value of property;
1006          (ii) the tax rate imposed on property;
1007          (iii) a legal description of property;
1008          (iv) the physical description or characteristics of property, including a street address or
1009     parcel number for the property;
1010          (v) the square footage or acreage of property;
1011          (vi) the square footage of improvements on property;
1012          (vii) the name of a property taxpayer;
1013          (viii) the mailing address of a property taxpayer;
1014          (ix) the amount of a property tax:
1015          (A) assessed on property;
1016          (B) due on property;

1017          (C) collected on property;
1018          (D) abated on property; or
1019          (E) deferred on property;
1020          (x) the amount of the following relating to property taxes due on property:
1021          (A) interest;
1022          (B) costs; or
1023          (C) other charges;
1024          (xi) the tax status of property, including:
1025          (A) an exemption;
1026          (B) a property classification;
1027          (C) a bankruptcy filing; or
1028          (D) whether the property is the subject of an action or proceeding under this title;
1029          (xii) information relating to a tax sale of property; or
1030          (xiii) information relating to single-family residential property.
1031          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2) and subject to Subsection (3)(c), an individual
1032     listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) shall disclose, upon request, the information
1033     described in Subsection 59-2-1007(9).
1034          (c) (i) Subject to Subsection (3)(c)(ii), a person may receive the information described
1035     in Subsection (3)(a) or (b) in written format.
1036          (ii) The following may charge a reasonable fee to cover the actual cost of providing the
1037     information described in Subsection (3)(a) or (b) in written format:
1038          (A) the commission;
1039          (B) a county;
1040          (C) a city; or
1041          (D) a town.
1042          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2) and except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), an
1043     individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) shall disclose commercial information:
1044          (i) in accordance with judicial order;
1045          (ii) on behalf of the commission in any action or proceeding:
1046          (A) under this title;
1047          (B) under another law under which a property taxpayer is required to disclose

1048     commercial information; or
1049          (C) to which the commission is a party;
1050          (iii) on behalf of any party to any action or proceeding under this title if the commercial
1051     information is directly involved in the action or proceeding; or
1052          (iv) if the requirements of Subsection (4)(b) are met, that is:
1053          (A) relevant to an action or proceeding:
1054          (I) filed in accordance with this title; and
1055          (II) involving property; or
1056          (B) in preparation for an action or proceeding involving property.
1057          (b) Commercial information shall be disclosed in accordance with Subsection
1058     (4)(a)(iv):
1059          (i) if the commercial information is obtained from:
1060          (A) a real estate agent if the real estate agent is not a property taxpayer of the property
1061     that is the subject of the action or proceeding;
1062          (B) an appraiser if the appraiser:
1063          (I) is not a property taxpayer of the property that is the subject of the action or
1064     proceeding; and
1065          (II) did not receive the commercial information pursuant to Subsection (8);
1066          (C) a property manager if the property manager is not a property taxpayer of the
1067     property that is the subject of the action or proceeding; or
1068          (D) a property taxpayer other than a property taxpayer of the property that is the subject
1069     of the action or proceeding;
1070          (ii) regardless of whether the commercial information is disclosed in more than one
1071     action or proceeding; and
1072          (iii) (A) if a county board of equalization conducts the action or proceeding, the county
1073     board of equalization takes action to provide that any commercial information disclosed during
1074     the action or proceeding may not be disclosed by any person conducting or participating in the
1075     action or proceeding except as specifically allowed by this section;
1076          (B) if the commission conducts the action or proceeding, the commission enters a
1077     protective order or, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
1078     Act, makes rules specifying that any commercial information disclosed during the action or

1079     proceeding may not be disclosed by any person conducting or participating in the action or
1080     proceeding except as specifically allowed by this section; or
1081          (C) if a court of competent jurisdiction conducts the action or proceeding, the court
1082     enters a protective order specifying that any commercial information disclosed during the
1083     action or proceeding may not be disclosed by any person conducting or participating in the
1084     action or proceeding except as specifically allowed by this section.
1085          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), a court may require the production of, and may
1086     admit in evidence, commercial information that is specifically pertinent to the action or
1087     proceeding.
1088          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), this section does not prohibit:
1089          (a) the following from receiving a copy of any commercial information relating to the
1090     basis for assessing a tax that is charged to a property taxpayer:
1091          (i) the property taxpayer;
1092          (ii) a duly authorized representative of the property taxpayer;
1093          (iii) a person that has in effect a contract with the property taxpayer to:
1094          (A) make filings on behalf of the property taxpayer;
1095          (B) process appeals on behalf of the property taxpayer; or
1096          (C) pay a tax under Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, on the property taxpayer's property;
1097          (iv) a property taxpayer that purchases property from another property taxpayer; or
1098          (v) a person that the property taxpayer designates in writing as being authorized to
1099     receive the commercial information;
1100          (b) the publication of statistics as long as the statistics are classified to prevent the
1101     identification of a particular property taxpayer's commercial information; or
1102          (c) the inspection by the attorney general or other legal representative of the state or a
1103     legal representative of a political subdivision of the state of the commercial information of a
1104     property taxpayer:
1105          (i) that brings action to set aside or review a tax or property valuation based on the
1106     commercial information;
1107          (ii) against which an action or proceeding is contemplated or has been instituted under
1108     this title; or
1109          (iii) against which the state or a political subdivision of the state has an unsatisfied

1110     money judgment.
1111          (6) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
1112     Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may by rule establish standards authorizing
1113     an individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) to disclose commercial information:
1114          (a) (i) in a published decision; or
1115          (ii) in carrying out official duties; and
1116          (b) if that individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) consults with the
1117     property taxpayer that provided the commercial information.
1118          (7) Notwithstanding Subsection (2):
1119          (a) an individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) may share commercial
1120     information with the following:
1121          (i) another individual listed in Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a)(i) or (ii); or
1122          (ii) a representative, agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of a county as required
1123     to fulfill an obligation created by Chapter 2, Property Tax Act;
1124          (b) an individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) may perform the
1125     following to fulfill an obligation created by Chapter 2, Property Tax Act:
1126          (i) publish notice;
1127          (ii) provide notice; or
1128          (iii) file a lien; or
1129          (c) the commission may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
1130     Administrative Rulemaking Act, share commercial information gathered from returns and other
1131     written statements with the federal government, any other state, any of the political
1132     subdivisions of another state, or any political subdivision of this state, if these political
1133     subdivisions or the federal government grant substantially similar privileges to this state.
1134          (8) Notwithstanding Subsection (2):
1135          (a) subject to the limitations in this section, an individual described in Subsection
1136     59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) may share the following commercial information with an appraiser:
1137          (i) the sales price of locally assessed property and the related financing terms;
1138          (ii) capitalization rates and related rates and ratios related to the valuation of locally
1139     assessed property; and
1140          (iii) income and expense information related to the valuation of locally assessed

1141     property; and
1142          (b) except as provided in Subsection (4), an appraiser who receives commercial
1143     information:
1144          (i) may disclose the commercial information:
1145          (A) to an individual described in Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a);
1146          (B) to an appraiser;
1147          (C) in an appraisal if protected commercial information is removed to protect its
1148     confidential nature; or
1149          (D) in performing a consultation service if protected commercial information is not
1150     disclosed; and
1151          (ii) may not use the commercial information:
1152          (A) for a purpose other than to prepare an appraisal or perform a consultation service;
1153     or
1154          (B) for a purpose intended to be, or which could reasonably be foreseen to be,
1155     anti-competitive to a property taxpayer.
1156          (9) (a) The commission shall:
1157          (i) prepare a written explanation of this section; and
1158          (ii) make the written explanation described in Subsection (9)(a)(i) available to the
1159     public.
1160          (b) An employer of a person described in Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) shall:
1161          (i) provide the written explanation described in Subsection (9)(a)(i) to each person
1162     described in Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a) who is reasonably likely to receive commercial
1163     information;
1164          (ii) require each person who receives a written explanation in accordance with
1165     Subsection (9)(b)(i) to:
1166          (A) read the written explanation; and
1167          (B) sign the written explanation; and
1168          (iii) retain each written explanation that is signed in accordance with Subsection
1169     (9)(b)(ii) for a time period:
1170          (A) beginning on the day on which a person signs the written explanation in
1171     accordance with Subsection (9)(b)(ii); and

1172          (B) ending six years after the day on which the employment of the person described in
1173     Subsection (9)(b)(iii)(A) by the employer terminates.
1174          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
1175     commission shall by rule define "employer."
1176          (10) (a) An individual described in Subsection (1)(a) or 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a), or an
1177     individual that violates a protective order or similar limitation entered pursuant to Subsection
1178     (4)(b)(iii), is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that person:
1179          (i) intentionally discloses commercial information in violation of this section; and
1180          (ii) knows that the disclosure described in Subsection (10)(a)(i) is prohibited by this
1181     section.
1182          (b) If the individual described in Subsection (10)(a) is an officer or employee of the
1183     state or a county and is convicted of violating this section, the individual shall be dismissed
1184     from office and be disqualified from holding public office in this state for a period of five years
1185     thereafter.
1186          (c) If the individual described in Subsection (10)(a) is an appraiser, the appraiser shall
1187     forfeit any certification or license received under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser
1188     Licensing and Certification Act, for a period of five years.
1189          (d) If the individual described in Subsection (10)(a) is an individual associated with an
1190     appraiser who assists the appraiser in preparing appraisals, the individual shall be prohibited
1191     from becoming licensed or certified under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser
1192     Licensing and Certification Act, for a period of five years.
1193          Section 10. Section 59-2-103.5 is amended to read:
1194          59-2-103.5. Procedures to obtain an exemption for residential property --
1195     Procedure if property owner or property no longer qualifies to receive a residential
1196     exemption.
1197          (1) Subject to Subsection (8), for residential property other than part-year residential
1198     property, a county legislative body may adopt an ordinance that requires an owner to file an
1199     application with the county board of equalization before a residential exemption under Section
1200     59-2-103 may be applied to the value of the residential property if:
1201          (a) the residential property was ineligible for the residential exemption during the
1202     calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year for which the owner is seeking to have

1203     the residential exemption applied to the value of the residential property;
1204          (b) an ownership interest in the residential property changes; or
1205          (c) the county board of equalization determines that there is reason to believe that the
1206     residential property no longer qualifies for the residential exemption.
1207          (2) (a) The application described in Subsection (1):
1208          (i) shall be on a form the commission prescribes by rule and makes available to the
1209     counties;
1210          (ii) shall be signed by the owner of the residential property; and
1211          (iii) may not request the sales price of the residential property.
1212          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
1213     commission may make rules prescribing the contents of the form described in Subsection
1214     (2)(a).
1215          (c) For purposes of the application described in Subsection (1), a county may not
1216     request information from an owner of a residential property beyond the information provided in
1217     the form prescribed by the commission under this Subsection (2).
1218          (3) (a) Regardless of whether a county legislative body adopts an ordinance described
1219     in Subsection (1), before a residential exemption may be applied to the value of part-year
1220     residential property, an owner of the property shall:
1221          (i) file the application described in Subsection (2)(a) with the county board of
1222     equalization; and
1223          (ii) include as part of the application described in Subsection (2)(a) a statement that
1224     certifies:
1225          (A) the date the part-year residential property became residential property;
1226          (B) that the part-year residential property will be used as residential property for 183 or
1227     more consecutive calendar days during the calendar year for which the owner seeks to obtain
1228     the residential exemption; and
1229          (C) that the owner, or a member of the owner's household, may not claim a residential
1230     exemption for any property for the calendar year for which the owner seeks to obtain the
1231     residential exemption, other than the part-year residential property, or as allowed under Section
1232     59-2-103 with respect to the primary residence or household furnishings, furniture, and
1233     equipment of the owner's tenant.

1234          (b) An owner may not obtain a residential exemption for part-year residential property
1235     unless the owner files an application under this Subsection (3) on or before November 30 of the
1236     calendar year for which the owner seeks to obtain the residential exemption.
1237          (c) If an owner files an application under this Subsection (3) on or after May 1 of the
1238     calendar year for which the owner seeks to obtain the residential exemption, the county board
1239     of equalization may require the owner to pay an application fee of not to exceed $50.
1240          (4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), if a property owner no longer qualifies to
1241     receive a residential exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 for the property owner's
1242     primary residence, the property owner shall:
1243          (a) file a written statement with the county board of equalization of the county in which
1244     the property is located:
1245          (i) on a form provided by the county board of equalization; and
1246          (ii) notifying the county board of equalization that the property owner no longer
1247     qualifies to receive a residential exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 for the property
1248     owner's primary residence; and
1249          (b) declare on the property owner's individual income tax return under Chapter 10,
1250     Individual Income Tax Act, for the taxable year for which the property owner no longer
1251     qualifies to receive a residential exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 for the property
1252     owner's primary residence, that the property owner no longer qualifies to receive a residential
1253     exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 for the property owner's primary residence.
1254          (5) A property owner is not required to file a written statement or make the declaration
1255     described in Subsection (4) if the property owner:
1256          (a) changes primary residences;
1257          (b) qualified to receive a residential exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 for
1258     the residence that was the property owner's former primary residence; and
1259          (c) qualifies to receive a residential exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 for
1260     the residence that is the property owner's current primary residence.
1261          (6) Subsections (2) through (5) do not apply to qualifying exempt primary residential
1262     rental personal property.
1263          (7) (a) Subject to Subsection (8), for the first calendar year in which a property owner
1264     qualifies to receive a residential exemption under Section 59-2-103, a county assessor may

1265     require the property owner to file a signed statement described in Section 59-2-306.
1266          (b) Subject to Subsection (8) and notwithstanding Section 59-2-306, for a calendar year
1267     after the calendar year described in Subsection (7)(a) in which a property owner qualifies for an
1268     exemption described in Subsection 59-2-1115(2) for qualifying exempt primary residential
1269     rental personal property, a signed statement described in Section 59-2-306 with respect to the
1270     qualifying exempt primary residential rental personal property may only require the property
1271     owner to certify, under penalty of perjury, that the property owner qualifies for the exemption
1272     under Subsection 59-2-1115(2).
1273          (8) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection (8) and except as provided in
1274     Subsection (8)(b), on or before May 1, 2020, a county assessor shall:
1275          (i) notify each owner of residential property that the owner is required to submit a
1276     written declaration described in Subsection (8)(d) within 30 days after the day on which the
1277     county assessor mails the notice under this Subsection (8)(a); and
1278          (ii) provide each owner with a form described in Subsection (8)(e) to make the written
1279     declaration described in Subsection (8)(d).
1280          (b) A county assessor is not required to provide a notice to an owner of residential
1281     property under Subsection (8)(a) if the situs address of the residential property is the same as
1282     any one of the following:
1283          (i) the mailing address of the residential property owner or the tenant of the residential
1284     property;
1285          (ii) the address listed on the:
1286          (A) residential property owner's driver license; or
1287          (B) tenant of the residential property's driver license; or
1288          (iii) the address listed on the:
1289          (A) residential property owner's voter registration; or
1290          (B) tenant of the residential property's voter registration.
1291          (c) After an ownership interest in residential property changes, the county assessor
1292     shall:
1293          (i) notify the owner of the residential property that the owner is required to submit a
1294     written declaration described in Subsection (8)(d) within 90 days after the day on which the
1295     owner receives notice under this Subsection (8)(c); and

1296          (ii) provide the owner of the residential property with the form described in Subsection
1297     (8)(e) to make the written declaration described in Subsection (8)(d).
1298          (d) An owner of residential property that receives a notice described in Subsection
1299     (8)(a) or (c) shall submit a written declaration to the county assessor under penalty of perjury
1300     certifying the information contained in the form provided in Subsection (8)(e).
1301          (e) The written declaration required by Subsection (8)(d) shall be:
1302          (i) signed by the owner of the residential property; and
1303          (ii) in substantially the following form:
1304     
"Residential Property Declaration

1305          This form must be submitted to the County Assessor's office where your new residential
1306     property is located within 90 days of receipt. Failure to do so will result in the county assessor
1307     taking action that could result in the withdrawal of the primary residential exemption from your
1308     residential property.
1309     
Residential Property Owner Information

1310          Name(s):__________________________________________________
1311          Home Phone:_______________________________________________
1312          Work Phone:_______________________________________________
1313          Mailing Address:____________________________________________
1314     
Residential Property Information

1315          Physical Address:___________________________________________
1316          Certification
1317          1. Is this property used as a primary residential property or part-year residential
1318     property for you or another person?
1319          "Part-year residential property" means owned property that is not residential property on
1320     January 1 of a calendar year but becomes residential property after January 1 of the calendar
1321     year.
1322          Yes           No
1323          2. Will this primary residential property or part-year residential property be occupied
1324     for 183 or more consecutive calendar days by the owner or another person?
1325          A part-year residential property occupied for 183 or more consecutive calendar days in
1326     a calendar year by the owner(s) or a tenant is eligible for the exemption.

1327          Yes          No
1328          If a property owner or a property owner's spouse claims a residential exemption under
1329     Utah Code Ann. § 59-2-103 for property in this state that is the primary residence of the
1330     property owner or the property owner's spouse, that claim of a residential exemption creates a
1331     rebuttable presumption that the property owner and the property owner's spouse have domicile
1332     in Utah for income tax purposes. The rebuttable presumption of domicile does not apply if the
1333     residential property is the primary residence of a tenant of the property owner or the property
1334     owner's spouse.
1335          Signature
1336          [This form must be signed by all owners of the property.]
1337          Under penalties of perjury, I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, this
1338     declaration and accompanying pages are true, correct, and complete.
1339          __________________(Owner signature) _____________________Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
1340          __________________(Owner printed name)"
1341          (f) For purposes of a written declaration described in this Subsection (8), a county may
1342     not request information from a property owner beyond the information described in the form
1343     provided in Subsection (8)(e).
1344          (g) (i) If, after receiving a written declaration filed under Subsection (8)(d), the county
1345     determines that the property has been incorrectly qualified or disqualified to receive a
1346     residential exemption, the county shall:
1347          (A) redetermine the property's qualification to receive a residential exemption; and
1348          (B) notify the claimant of the redetermination and its reason for the redetermination.
1349          (ii) The redetermination provided in Subsection (8)(g)(i)(A) is final unless appealed
1350     within 30 days after the notice required by Subsection (8)(g)(i)(B).
1351          (h) (i) If a residential property owner fails to file a written declaration required by
1352     Subsection (8)(d), the county assessor shall mail to the owner of the residential property a
1353     notice that:
1354          (A) the property owner failed to file a written declaration as required by Subsection
1355     (8)(d); and
1356          (B) the property owner will no longer qualify to receive the residential exemption
1357     authorized under Section 59-2-103 for the property that is the subject of the written declaration

1358     if the property owner does not file the written declaration required by Subsection (8)(d) within
1359     30 days after the day on which the county assessor mails the notice under this Subsection
1360     (8)(h)(i).
1361          (ii) If a property owner fails to file a written declaration required by Subsection (8)(d)
1362     after receiving the notice described in Subsection (8)(h)(i), the property owner no longer
1363     qualifies to receive the residential exemption authorized under Section 59-2-103 in the calendar
1364     year for the property that is the subject of the written declaration.
1365          (iii) A property owner that is disqualified to receive the residential exemption under
1366     Subsection (8)(h)(ii) may file an application described in Subsection (1) to determine whether
1367     the owner is eligible to receive the residential exemption.
1368          (i) The requirements of this Subsection (8) do not apply to a county assessor in a
1369     county that has, for the five calendar years prior to 2019, had in place and enforced an
1370     ordinance described in Subsection (1).
1371          Section 11. Section 59-2-1007 is amended to read:
1372          59-2-1007. Objection to assessment by commission -- Application -- Contents of
1373     application -- Amending an application -- Information provided by the commission --
1374     Hearings -- Appeals.
1375          (1) (a) Subject to the other provisions of this section, if the owner of property assessed
1376     by the commission objects to the assessment, the owner may apply to the commission for a
1377     hearing on the objection on or before the later of:
1378          (i) August 1; or
1379          (ii) 90 days after the day on which the commission mails the notice of assessment in
1380     accordance with Section 59-2-201.
1381          (b) The commission shall allow an owner that meets the requirements of Subsection
1382     (1)(a) to be a party at a hearing under this section.
1383          (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a county that objects to the
1384     assessment of property assessed by the commission may apply to the commission for a hearing
1385     on the objection:
1386          (a) for an assessment with respect to which the owner has applied to the commission
1387     for a hearing on the objection under Subsection (1), if the county applies to the commission to
1388     become a party to the hearing on the objection no later than 60 days after the day on which the

1389     owner applied to the commission for the hearing on the objection; or
1390          (b) for an assessment with respect to which the owner has not applied to the
1391     commission for a hearing on the objection under Subsection (1), if the county:
1392          (i) reasonably believes that the commission should have assessed the property for the
1393     current calendar year at a fair market value that is at least the lesser of an amount that is:
1394          (A) 50% greater than the value at which the commission is assessing the property for
1395     the current calendar year; or
1396          (B) 50% greater than the value at which the commission assessed the property for the
1397     prior calendar year; and
1398          (ii) applies to the commission for a hearing on the objection no later than 60 days after
1399     the last day on which the owner could have applied to the commission for a hearing on the
1400     objection under Subsection (1).
1401          (3) Before a county may apply to the commission for a hearing under this section on an
1402     objection to an assessment, a majority of the members of the county legislative body shall
1403     approve filing an application under this section.
1404          (4) (a) The commission shall allow a county that meets the requirements of
1405     Subsections (2) and (3) to be a party at a hearing under this section.
1406          (b) The commission shall allow an owner to be a party at a hearing under this section
1407     on an objection to an assessment a county files in accordance with Subsection (2)(b).
1408          (5) An owner or a county shall include in an application under this section:
1409          (a) a written statement:
1410          (i) setting forth the known facts and legal basis supporting a different fair market value
1411     than the value assessed by the commission; and
1412          (ii) for an assessment described in Subsection (2)(b), establishing the county's
1413     reasonable belief that the commission should have assessed the property for the current
1414     calendar year at a fair market value that is at least the lesser of an amount that is:
1415          (A) 50% greater than the value at which the commission is assessing the property for
1416     the current calendar year; or
1417          (B) 50% greater than the value at which the commission assessed the property for the
1418     prior calendar year; and
1419          (b) the owner's or county's estimate of the fair market value of the property.

1420          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), an owner or a county assessor may
1421     amend an estimate on an application under this section of the fair market value of the property
1422     prior to the hearing as provided by rule.
1423          (b) A county may not amend the fair market value of property under this Subsection (6)
1424     to equal an amount that is less than the lesser of:
1425          (i) the value at which the commission is assessing the property for the current calendar
1426     year plus 50%; or
1427          (ii) the value at which the commission assessed the property for the prior calendar year
1428     plus 50%.
1429          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
1430     commission may make rules governing the procedures for amending an estimate of fair market
1431     value under this Subsection (6).
1432          (7) In applying to the commission for a hearing on an objection under this section:
1433          (a) a county may estimate the fair market value of the property using a valuation
1434     methodology the county considers to be appropriate, regardless of:
1435          (i) the valuation methodology used previously in valuing the property; or
1436          (ii) the valuation methodology an owner asserts; and
1437          (b) an owner may estimate the fair market value of the property using a valuation
1438     methodology the owner considers to be appropriate, regardless of:
1439          (i) the valuation methodology used previously in valuing the property; or
1440          (ii) the valuation methodology a county asserts.
1441          (8) (a) An owner who applies to the commission for a hearing in accordance with
1442     Subsection (1) shall, for the property for which the owner objects to the commission's
1443     assessment, file a copy of the application with the county auditor of each county in which the
1444     property is located.
1445          (b) A county auditor who receives a copy of an application in accordance with
1446     Subsection (8)(a) shall provide a copy of the application to the county:
1447          (i) assessor;
1448          (ii) attorney;
1449          (iii) legislative body; and
1450          (iv) treasurer.

1451          (9) (a) Upon request, the commission shall provide to a nonprofit organization that
1452     represents counties in the state the following information regarding an appeal filed under this
1453     section:
1454          (i) the name of the property owner filing the appeal;
1455          (ii) each year at issue in the appeal;
1456          (iii) the value assessed by the commission for the property that is the subject of the
1457     appeal; and
1458          (iv) the owner's estimate of value for the property that is the subject of the appeal as
1459     submitted under Subsection (5)(b).
1460          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(b)(ii), a nonprofit organization may not
1461     disclose the information described in Subsection (9)(a)(iv).
1462          (ii) A nonprofit organization may disclose information described in Subsection
1463     (9)(a)(iv) to an individual listed under Subsection 59-1-403[(1)](2)(a).
1464          (10) (a) On or before November 15, the commission shall conduct a scheduling
1465     conference with all parties to a hearing under this section.
1466          (b) At the scheduling conference under Subsection (10)(a), the commission shall
1467     establish dates for:
1468          (i) the completion of discovery;
1469          (ii) the filing of prehearing motions; and
1470          (iii) conducting a hearing on the objection to the assessment.
1471          (11) (a) The commission shall issue a written decision no later than 120 days after the
1472     later of the day on which:
1473          (i) the commission completes the hearing under this section; or
1474          (ii) the parties submit all posthearing briefs.
1475          (b) If the commission does not issue a written decision on an objection to an
1476     assessment under this section within a two-year period after the date an application under this
1477     section is filed, the objection is considered to be denied, unless the parties stipulate to a
1478     different time period for resolving the objection.
1479          (c) A party may appeal to the district court in accordance with Section 59-1-601 within
1480     30 days after the day on which an objection is considered to be denied.
1481          (12) At the hearing on an objection under this section, the commission may increase,

1482     lower, or sustain the assessment if:
1483          (a) the commission finds an error in the assessment; or
1484          (b) the commission determines that increasing, lowering, or sustaining the assessment
1485     is necessary to equalize the assessment with other similarly assessed property.
1486          (13) (a) The commission shall send notice of a commission action under Subsection
1487     (12) to a county auditor if:
1488          (i) the commission proposes to adjust an assessment the commission made in
1489     accordance with Section 59-2-201;
1490          (ii) the county's tax revenues may be affected by the commission's decision; and
1491          (iii) the county is not a party to the hearing under this section.
1492          (b) The written notice described in Subsection (13)(a):
1493          (i) may be sent by:
1494          (A) any form of electronic communication;
1495          (B) first class mail; or
1496          (C) private carrier; and
1497          (ii) shall request the county to show good cause why the commission should not adjust
1498     the assessment by requesting the county to provide to the commission a written statement
1499     setting forth the known facts and legal basis for not adjusting the assessment within 30 days
1500     after the day on which the commission sends the written notice.
1501          (c) If a county provides a written statement described in Subsection (13)(b) to the
1502     commission, the commission shall:
1503          (i) hold a hearing or take other appropriate action to consider the good cause the county
1504     provides in the written statement; and
1505          (ii) issue a written decision increasing, lowering, or sustaining the assessment.
1506          (d) If a county does not provide a written statement described in Subsection (13)(b) to
1507     the commission within 30 days after the day on which the commission sends the notice
1508     described in Subsection (13)(a), the commission shall adjust the assessment and send a copy of
1509     the commission's written decision to the county.
1510          (14) Subsection (13) does not limit the rights of a county as provided in Subsections
1511     (2) and (4)(a).
1512          Section 12. Section 59-2-1602 is amended to read:

1513          59-2-1602. Property Tax Valuation Agency Fund -- Creation -- Statewide levy --
1514     Additional county levy.
1515          (1) (a) There is created an agency fund known as the "Property Tax Valuation Agency
1516     Fund."
1517          (b) The fund consists of:
1518          (i) deposits made and penalties received under Subsection (3); and
1519          (ii) interest on money deposited into the fund.
1520          (c) Deposits, penalties, and interest described in Subsection (1)(b) shall be disbursed
1521     and used as provided in Section 59-2-1603.
1522          (2) (a) Each county shall annually impose a multicounty assessing and collecting levy
1523     as provided in this Subsection (2).
1524          (b) The tax rate of the multicounty assessing and collecting levy is:
1525          (i) for a calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1,
1526     2025, .000012; and
1527          (ii) for a calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the certified revenue levy.
1528          (c) The state treasurer shall allocate revenue collected from the multicounty assessing
1529     and collecting levy as follows:
1530          (i) 18% of the revenue collected [from the base rate] shall be deposited into the
1531     Property Tax Valuation Agency Fund, up to $500,000 annually; and
1532          (ii) after the deposit described in Subsection (2)(c)(i), all remaining revenue collected
1533     from the multicounty assessing and collecting levy shall be deposited into the Multicounty
1534     Appraisal Trust.
1535          (3) (a) The multicounty assessing and collecting levy imposed under Subsection (2)
1536     shall be separately stated on the tax notice as a multicounty assessing and collecting levy.
1537          (b) The multicounty assessing and collecting levy is:
1538          (i) exempt from Sections 17C-1-403 through 17C-1-406;
1539          (ii) in addition to and exempt from the maximum levies allowable under Section
1540     59-2-908; and
1541          (iii) exempt from the notice and public hearing requirements of Section 59-2-919.
1542          (c) (i) Each county shall transmit quarterly to the state treasurer the revenue collected
1543     from the multicounty assessing and collecting levy.

1544          (ii) The revenue transmitted under Subsection (3)(c)(i) shall be transmitted no later
1545     than the tenth day of the month following the end of the quarter in which the revenue is
1546     collected.
1547          (iii) If revenue transmitted under Subsection (3)(c)(i) is transmitted after the tenth day
1548     of the month following the end of the quarter in which the revenue is collected, the county shall
1549     pay an interest penalty at the rate of 10% each year until the revenue is transmitted.
1550          (d) The state treasurer shall allocate the penalties received under this Subsection (3) in
1551     the same manner as revenue is allocated under Subsection (2)(c).
1552          (4) (a) A county may levy a county additional property tax in accordance with this
1553     Subsection (4).
1554          (b) The county additional property tax:
1555          (i) shall be separately stated on the tax notice as a county assessing and collecting levy;
1556          (ii) may not be incorporated into the rate of any other levy;
1557          (iii) is exempt from Sections 17C-1-403 through 17C-1-406; and
1558          (iv) is in addition to and exempt from the maximum levies allowable under Section
1559     59-2-908.
1560          (c) Revenue collected from the county additional property tax shall be used to:
1561          (i) promote the accurate valuation and uniform assessment levels of property as
1562     required by Section 59-2-103;
1563          (ii) promote the efficient administration of the property tax system, including the costs
1564     of assessment, collection, and distribution of property taxes;
1565          (iii) fund state mandated actions to meet legislative mandates or judicial or
1566     administrative orders that relate to promoting:
1567          (A) the accurate valuation of property; and
1568          (B) the establishment and maintenance of uniform assessment levels within and among
1569     counties; and
1570          (iv) establish reappraisal programs that:
1571          (A) are adopted by a resolution or ordinance of the county legislative body; and
1572          (B) conform to rules the commission makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
1573     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
1574          Section 13. Section 59-7-118 is amended to read:

1575          59-7-118. Section 965, Internal Revenue Code -- Installment payments.
1576          (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a corporation may pay in
1577     installments the tax owed under this chapter on deferred foreign income described in Section
1578     965, Internal Revenue Code.
1579          (2) Subsection (1) applies:
1580          (a) to a corporation that:
1581          (i) is authorized to make an election under Section 965(h), Internal Revenue Code; and
1582          (ii) apportions deferred foreign income described in Section 965, Internal Revenue
1583     Code, to this state; and
1584          (b) for a tax year in which a corporation makes an election under Section 965(h),
1585     Internal Revenue Code, for purposes of the corporation's federal income tax.
1586          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the same provisions that apply to an
1587     election made under Section 965(h), Internal Revenue Code, for federal purposes apply to an
1588     installment payment made under this section.
1589          (b) A corporation shall make:
1590          (i) the first installment under this section on or before the due date[, including any
1591     extension,] of the tax return filed under this chapter for the first taxable year in which the
1592     corporation reports deferred foreign income described in Section 965, Internal Revenue Code;
1593     and
1594          (ii) a subsequent installment on or before the due date[, including any extension,] of
1595     the tax return filed under this chapter in each of the following seven years.
1596          Section 14. Section 59-7-159 is amended to read:
1597          59-7-159. Review of credits allowed under this chapter.
1598          (1) As used in this section, "committee" means the Revenue and Taxation Interim
1599     Committee.
1600          (2) (a) The committee shall review the tax credits described in this chapter as provided
1601     in Subsection (3) and make recommendations concerning whether the tax credits should be
1602     continued, modified, or repealed.
1603          (b) In conducting the review required under Subsection (2)(a), the committee shall:
1604          (i) schedule time on at least one committee agenda to conduct the review;
1605          (ii) invite state agencies, individuals, and organizations concerned with the tax credit

1606     under review to provide testimony;
1607          (iii) (A) invite the Governor's Office of Economic Development to present a summary
1608     and analysis of the information for each tax credit regarding which the Governor's Office of
1609     Economic Development is required to make a report under this chapter; and
1610          (B) invite the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to present a summary and
1611     analysis of the information for each tax credit regarding which the Office of the Legislative
1612     Fiscal Analyst is required to make a report under this chapter;
1613          (iv) ensure that the committee's recommendations described in this section include an
1614     evaluation of:
1615          (A) the cost of the tax credit to the state;
1616          (B) the purpose and effectiveness of the tax credit; and
1617          (C) the extent to which the state benefits from the tax credit; and
1618          (v) undertake other review efforts as determined by the committee chairs or as
1619     otherwise required by law.
1620          (3) (a) On or before November 30, 2017, and every three years after 2017, the
1621     committee shall conduct the review required under Subsection (2) of the tax credits allowed
1622     under the following sections:
1623          (i) Section 59-7-601;
1624          (ii) Section 59-7-607;
1625          (iii) Section 59-7-612;
1626          (iv) Section 59-7-614.1; and
1627          (v) Section 59-7-614.5.
1628          (b) On or before November 30, 2018, and every three years after 2018, the committee
1629     shall conduct the review required under Subsection (2) of the tax credits allowed under the
1630     following sections:
1631          (i) Section 59-7-609;
1632          (ii) Section 59-7-614.2;
1633          (iii) Section 59-7-614.10;
1634          (iv) Section 59-7-619;
1635          (v) Section 59-7-620; and
1636          (vi) Section 59-7-624.

1637          (c) On or before November 30, 2019, and every three years after 2019, the committee
1638     shall conduct the review required under Subsection (2) of the tax credits allowed under the
1639     following sections:
1640          (i) Section 59-7-610;
1641          (ii) Section 59-7-614; and
1642          (iii) Section 59-7-614.7[; and].
1643          [(iv) Section 59-7-618.]
1644          (d) (i) In addition to the reviews described in this Subsection (3), the committee shall
1645     conduct a review of a tax credit described in this chapter that is enacted on or after January 1,
1646     2017.
1647          (ii) The committee shall complete a review described in this Subsection (3)(d) three
1648     years after the effective date of the tax credit and every three years after the initial review date.
1649          Section 15. Section 59-7-504 is amended to read:
1650          59-7-504. Estimated tax payments -- Penalty -- Waiver.
1651          (1) Except as [otherwise provided in this section, each] provided in Subsection (2), a
1652     corporation subject to taxation under this chapter [having] that has a tax liability of $3,000 or
1653     more in either the current tax year[, or which had a tax liability of $3,000 or more in the
1654     previous tax year, shall make payments of estimated tax at the same time and using any method
1655     provided under Section 6655, Internal Revenue Code] or the previous tax year shall make a
1656     payment of an estimated tax on or before the day on which the corporation is required to make
1657     a payment of an estimated tax for the same time period to the federal government.
1658          [(2) The following are modifications or exceptions to the provisions of Section 6655,
1659     Internal Revenue Code:]
1660          (2) The provisions of Section 6655, Internal Revenue Code, shall govern the payment
1661     described in Subsection (1), except that:
1662          (a) for the first year a corporation is required to file a return in Utah, that corporation is
1663     not subject to Subsection (1) if [it] the corporation makes a payment on or before the due date
1664     of the return, without extensions, equal to or greater than the minimum tax required under
1665     Section 59-7-104 or 59-7-201;
1666          (b) the applicable percentage of the required annual payment, as defined in Section
1667     6655, Internal Revenue Code, for annualized income installments, adjusted seasonal

1668     installments, and those estimated tax payments based on the current year tax liability shall be:
1669      InstallmentPercentage
1670      1st22.5
1671      2nd45.0
1672      3rd67.5
1673      4th90.0
1674          (c) a large [corporations] corporation shall be treated as any other corporation for
1675     purposes of this section; [and]
1676          (d) if a taxpayer elects a different annualization period than the one used for federal
1677     purposes, the taxpayer shall make an election with the [Tax Commission] commission at the
1678     same time as provided under Section 6655, Internal Revenue Code[.]; and
1679          (e) the due date shall be superseded by the due date for federal estimated payments if
1680     modified by other federal action.
1681          (3) A penalty shall be added as provided in Section 59-1-401 for any quarterly
1682     estimated tax payment [which] that is not made in accordance with this section.
1683          (4) There shall be no interest added to any estimated tax payments subject to a penalty
1684     under this section.
1685          Section 16. Section 59-7-505 is amended to read:
1686          59-7-505. Returns required -- When due -- Extension of time -- Exemption from
1687     filing.
1688          (1) Each corporation subject to taxation under this chapter shall make a return, except
1689     that a group of corporations filing a combined report under Part 4, Combined Reporting, shall
1690     file one combined report.
1691          (a) The return shall be signed by a responsible officer of the corporation, the signature
1692     of whom need not be notarized but when signed shall be considered as made under oath.
1693          (b) (i) In cases where receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, or assignees are operating the
1694     property or business of corporations, those receivers, trustees, or assignees shall make returns
1695     for such corporations in the same manner and form as corporations are required to make
1696     returns.
1697          (ii) Any tax due on the basis of such returns made by receivers, trustees, or assignees

1698     shall be collected in the same manner as if collected from the corporations of whose business
1699     or property they have custody and control.
1700          [(2) Returns shall be made on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the
1701     close of the taxable year.]
1702          (2) (a) A corporation required to make a return under this chapter shall make a return
1703     on or before the later of:
1704          (i) the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year; or
1705          (ii) the day on which the corporation is required to file a federal income tax return.
1706          (b) Interest accrues from the day on which a return is due under this Subsection (2).
1707          (3) (a) The commission shall allow a taxpayer an extension of time for filing [returns] a
1708     return.
1709          [(b) The extension under Subsection (3)(a) may not exceed six months.]
1710          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), the extension described in Subsection
1711     (3)(a) may be for up to six months.
1712          (c) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but beginning on or before
1713     December 31, 2019, a taxpayer may receive an extension described in Subsection (3)(a) for the
1714     time period that ends on the last day of the extension to file the taxpayer's federal income tax
1715     return.
1716          (4) Each return shall be made to the commission.
1717          (5) A corporation incorporated or qualified to do business in this state [prior to] before
1718     January 1, 1973, is not liable for filing a return or paying tax measured by income for the
1719     taxable year in which [it] the corporation legally terminates [its] the corporation's existence.
1720          (6) A corporation incorporated or qualified to do business or [which had its] that had
1721     the corporation's authority to do business reinstated on or after January 1, 1973, shall file a
1722     return and pay the tax measured by income for each period during which [it] the corporation
1723     had the right to do business in this state, and the return shall be filed and the tax paid within
1724     three months and 15 days after the close of this period.
1725          (7) If a corporation terminates [its] the corporation's existence under Section
1726     16-10a-1401, [no returns are required to be filed if a statement is furnished] the corporation is
1727     not required to file a return if the corporation provides a statement to the commission that no
1728     business has been conducted during that period.

1729          (8) (a) A corporation commencing to do business in Utah after qualification or
1730     incorporation with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code is not required to file a
1731     return for the period commencing with the date of incorporation or qualification and ending on
1732     the last day of the same month, if that corporation was not doing business in and received no
1733     income from sources in the state during such period.
1734          (b) In determining whether a corporation comes within the provisions of this chapter,
1735     affidavits on behalf of the corporation that it did no business in and received no income from
1736     sources in Utah during such period shall be filed with the commission.
1737          Section 17. Section 59-7-507 is amended to read:
1738          59-7-507. Payment of tax.
1739          (1) (a) If [quarterly estimated payments are] an estimated payment is not made as
1740     provided in Section 59-7-504, the amount of tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid no later
1741     than the [original] due date of the return described in Subsection 59-7-505(2).
1742          [(b) If an extension of time is necessary for filing a return, as provided in Subsection
1743     59-7-505(3) or Section 59-7-803, payment must be made no later than the original due date of
1744     the return in an amount equal to the lesser of:]
1745          (b) If a taxpayer needs an extension of time to file a return, as provided in Section
1746     59-7-505 or 59-7-803, a taxpayer shall pay, no later than the due date of the return described in
1747     Subsection 59-7-505(2), an amount equal to the lesser of:
1748          (i) [The] the greater of:
1749          (A) 90% of the total tax reported on the return for the current taxable year; or
1750          (B) 100% of the minimum tax described in Section 59-7-104; or
1751          (ii) 100% of the total tax liability for the taxable year immediately preceding the
1752     current taxable year.
1753          (c) If payment is not made as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the commission shall add
1754     an extension penalty as provided in Section 59-1-401, until the tax is paid during the period of
1755     extension.
1756          (2) (a) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but beginning on or
1757     before December 31, 2019, a taxpayer shall receive an extension of time for the payment of the
1758     amount determined as the tax of the taxpayer, or any part of that amount, for the time period
1759     that ends on the last day of the extension to pay the taxpayer's federal income tax.

1760          [(2) (a) At] (b) (i) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, at the
1761     request of the taxpayer, the commission may extend the time for payment of the amount
1762     determined as the tax by the taxpayer, or any part of that amount, for a period not to exceed six
1763     months from the date prescribed for the payment of the tax.
1764          [(b) For purposes of Subsection (2)(a), the amount in respect of which the extension is
1765     granted shall be paid on or before the date of the expiration of the period of the extension.]
1766          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (2)(b)(i), the taxpayer shall pay the amount for which
1767     the extension is granted on or before the day on which the period of the extension expires.
1768          Section 18. Section 59-7-610 is amended to read:
1769          59-7-610. Recycling market development zones tax credits.
1770          (1) Subject to other provisions of this section, a taxpayer that is a business operating in
1771     a recycling market development zone as defined in Section 19-13-102 may claim the following
1772     nonrefundable tax credits:
1773          (a) a tax credit [of 5% of] equal to the product of the percentage listed in Subsection
1774     59-7-104(2) and the purchase price paid for machinery and equipment used directly in:
1775          (i) commercial composting; or
1776          (ii) manufacturing facilities or plant units that:
1777          (A) manufacture, process, compound, or produce recycled items of tangible personal
1778     property for sale; or
1779          (B) reduce or reuse postconsumer waste material; and
1780          (b) a tax credit equal to the lesser of:
1781          (i) 20% of net expenditures to third parties for rent, wages, supplies, tools, test
1782     inventory, and utilities made by the taxpayer for establishing and operating recycling or
1783     composting technology in the state; and
1784          (ii) $2,000.
1785          (2) (a) To claim a tax credit described in Subsection (1), the taxpayer shall receive
1786     from the Department of Environmental Quality a written certification, on a form approved by
1787     the commission, that includes:
1788          (i) a statement that the taxpayer is operating a business within the boundaries of a
1789     recycling market development zone;
1790          (ii) for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a):

1791          (A) the type of the machinery and equipment that the taxpayer purchased;
1792          (B) the date that the taxpayer purchased the machinery and equipment;
1793          (C) the purchase price for the machinery and equipment;
1794          (D) the total purchase price for all machinery and equipment for which the taxpayer is
1795     claiming a tax credit;
1796          (E) a statement that the machinery and equipment are integral to the composting or
1797     recycling process; and
1798          (F) the amount of the taxpayer's tax credit; and
1799          (iii) for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b):
1800          (A) the type of net expenditure that the taxpayer made to a third party;
1801          (B) the date that the taxpayer made the payment to a third party;
1802          (C) the amount that the taxpayer paid to each third party;
1803          (D) the total amount that the taxpayer paid to all third parties;
1804          (E) a statement that the net expenditures support the establishment and operation of
1805     recycling or composting technology in the state; and
1806          (F) the amount of the taxpayer's tax credit.
1807          (b) (i) The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide a taxpayer seeking to
1808     claim a tax credit under Subsection (1) with a copy of the written certification.
1809          (ii) The taxpayer shall retain a copy of the written certification for the same period of
1810     time that a person is required to keep books and records under Section 59-1-1406.
1811          (c) The Department of Environmental Quality shall submit to the commission an
1812     electronic list that includes:
1813          (i) the name and identifying information of each taxpayer to which the Department of
1814     Environmental Quality issues a written certification; and
1815          (ii) for each taxpayer, the amount of each tax credit listed on the written certification.
1816          (3) A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit under Subsection (1)(a), Subsection (1)(b), or
1817     both that exceeds 40% of the taxpayer's state income tax liability as the tax liability is
1818     calculated:
1819          (a) for the taxable year in which the taxpayer made the purchases or payments;
1820          (b) before any other tax credits the taxpayer may claim for the taxable year; and
1821          (c) before the taxpayer claims a tax credit authorized by this section.

1822          (4) The commission shall make rules governing what information a taxpayer shall file
1823     with the commission to verify the entitlement to and amount of a tax credit.
1824          (5) Except as provided in Subsections (6) through (8), a taxpayer may carry forward, to
1825     the next three taxable years, the amount of a tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a) that the
1826     taxpayer does not use for the taxable year.
1827          (6) A taxpayer may not claim or carry forward a tax credit described in Subsection
1828     (1)(a) in a taxable year during which the taxpayer claims or carries forward a tax credit under
1829     Section 63N-2-213.
1830          (7) A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b) in a taxable
1831     year during which the taxpayer claims or carries forward a tax credit under Section 63N-2-213.
1832          (8) A taxpayer may not claim or carry forward a tax credit under this section for a
1833     taxable year during which the taxpayer claims the targeted business income tax credit under
1834     Section 59-7-624.
1835          Section 19. Section 59-7-619 is amended to read:
1836          59-7-619. Nonrefundable high cost infrastructure development tax credit.
1837          (1) As used in this section:
1838          (a) "High cost infrastructure project" means the same as that term is defined in Section
1839     63M-4-602.
1840          (b) "Infrastructure cost-burdened entity" means the same as that term is defined in
1841     Section 63M-4-602.
1842          (c) "Infrastructure-related revenue" means the same as that term is defined in Section
1843     63M-4-602.
1844          (d) "Office" means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 63M-4-401.
1845          (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a corporation that is an infrastructure
1846     cost-burdened entity may claim a nonrefundable tax credit for development of a high cost
1847     infrastructure project as provided in this section.
1848          (3) The tax credit under this section is the amount listed as the tax credit amount on a
1849     tax credit certificate that the office issues under Title 63M, Chapter 4, Part 6, High Cost
1850     Infrastructure Development Tax Credit Act, to the infrastructure cost-burdened entity for the
1851     taxable year.
1852          (4) An infrastructure cost-burdened entity may carry forward a tax credit under this

1853     section for a period that does not exceed the next seven taxable years if:
1854          (a) the infrastructure cost-burdened entity is allowed to claim a tax credit under this
1855     section for a taxable year; and
1856          (b) the amount of the tax credit exceeds the infrastructure cost-burdened entity's tax
1857     liability under this chapter for that taxable year.
1858          (5) (a) In accordance with Section 59-7-159, the Revenue and Taxation Interim
1859     Committee shall study the tax credit allowed by this section and make recommendations
1860     concerning whether the tax credit should be continued, modified, or repealed.
1861          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b)(ii), for purposes of the study required by
1862     this Subsection (5), the office shall provide the following information, if available to the office,
1863     to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst:
1864          (A) the amount of tax credit that the office grants to each infrastructure cost-burdened
1865     entity for each taxable year;
1866          (B) the infrastructure-related revenue generated by each high cost infrastructure
1867     project;
1868          (C) the information contained in the office's latest report under Section [63M-4-505]
1869     63M-4-605; and
1870          (D) any other information that the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst requests.
1871          (ii) (A) In providing the information described in Subsection (5)(b)(i), the office shall
1872     redact information that identifies a recipient of a tax credit under this section.
1873          (B) If, notwithstanding the redactions made under Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), reporting
1874     the information described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) might disclose the identity of a recipient of a
1875     tax credit, the office may file a request with the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee to
1876     provide the information described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) in the aggregate for all infrastructure
1877     cost-burdened entities that receive the tax credit under this section.
1878          (c) As part of the study required by this Subsection (5), the Office of the Legislative
1879     Fiscal Analyst shall report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee a summary and
1880     analysis of the information provided to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by the
1881     office under Subsection (5)(b).
1882          (d) The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee shall ensure that the
1883     recommendations described in Subsection (5)(a) include an evaluation of:

1884          (i) the cost of the tax credit to the state;
1885          (ii) the purpose and effectiveness of the tax credit; and
1886          (iii) the extent to which the state benefits from the tax credit.
1887          Section 20. Section 59-7-620 is amended to read:
1888          59-7-620. Nonrefundable tax credit for contribution to state Achieving a Better
1889     Life Experience Program account.
1890          (1) As used in this section:
1891          (a) "Account" means an account in a qualified ABLE program where the designated
1892     beneficiary of the account is a resident of this state.
1893          (b) "Contributor" means a corporation that:
1894          (i) makes a contribution to an account; and
1895          (ii) receives a statement from the qualified ABLE program itemizing the contribution.
1896          (c) "Designated beneficiary" means the same as that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. Sec.
1897     529A.
1898          (d) "Qualified ABLE program" means the same as that term is defined in Section
1899     35A-12-102.
1900          (2) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, but beginning on or before
1901     December 31, 2020, a contributor to an account may claim a nonrefundable tax credit as
1902     provided in this section.
1903          (3) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the tax credit is equal to the product
1904     of:
1905          (a) [5%] the percentage listed in Subsection 59-7-104(2); and
1906          (b) the total amount of contributions:
1907          (i) the contributor makes for the taxable year; and
1908          (ii) for which the contributor receives a statement from the qualified ABLE program
1909     itemizing the contributions.
1910          (4) A contributor may not claim a tax credit under this section:
1911          (a) for an amount of excess contribution to an account that is returned to the
1912     contributor; or
1913          (b) with respect to an amount the contributor deducts on a federal income tax return.
1914          (5) A tax credit under this section may not be carried forward or carried back.

1915          Section 21. Section 59-10-103 is amended to read:
1916          59-10-103. Definitions.
1917          (1) As used in this chapter:
1918          (a) (i) "Adjusted gross income":
1919          (A) for a resident or nonresident individual, means the same as that term is defined in
1920     Section 62, Internal Revenue Code; or
1921          (B) for a resident or nonresident estate or trust, is as calculated in Section 67(e),
1922     Internal Revenue Code.
1923          (ii) "Adjusted gross income" does not include:
1924          (A) income received from a loan forgiven in accordance with 15 U.S.C. Sec. 636(a)
1925     (36), to the extent that a deduction for the expenditures paid with the loan is disallowed, or a
1926     similar paycheck protection loan that is authorized by the federal government, provided in
1927     response to COVID-19, forgiven if the borrower meets the expenditure requirements, and
1928     exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that a deduction for the expenditures paid with
1929     the loan is disallowed; or
1930          (B) an amount that an individual receives in accordance with Section 6428, Internal
1931     Revenue Code, or an amount that an individual receives that is authorized by the federal
1932     government as a tax credit for the 2020 tax year, provided in response to COVID-19, paid in
1933     advance of the filing of the individual's 2020 federal income tax return, and exempt from
1934     federal income tax.
1935          (b) "Corporation" includes:
1936          (i) an association;
1937          (ii) a joint stock company; and
1938          (iii) an insurance company.
1939          (c) "COVID-19" means:
1940          (i) the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; or
1941          (ii) the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
1942          (d) "Distributable net income" means the same as that term is defined in Section 643,
1943     Internal Revenue Code.
1944          (e) "Employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401.
1945          (f) "Employer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401.

1946          (g) "Federal taxable income":
1947          (i) for a resident or nonresident individual, means taxable income as defined by Section
1948     63, Internal Revenue Code; or
1949          (ii) for a resident or nonresident estate or trust, is as calculated in Section 641(a) and
1950     (b), Internal Revenue Code.
1951          (h) "Fiduciary" means:
1952          (i) a guardian;
1953          (ii) a trustee;
1954          (iii) an executor;
1955          (iv) an administrator;
1956          (v) a receiver;
1957          (vi) a conservator; or
1958          (vii) any person acting in any fiduciary capacity for any individual.
1959          (i) "Guaranteed annuity interest" means the same as that term is defined in 26 C.F.R.
1960     Sec. 1.170A-6(c)(2).
1961          (j) "Homesteaded land diminished from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation" means the
1962     homesteaded land that was held to have been diminished from the Uintah and Ouray
1963     Reservation in Hagen v. Utah, 510 U.S. 399 (1994).
1964          (k) "Individual" means a natural person and includes aliens and minors.
1965          (l) "Irrevocable trust" means a trust in which the settlor may not revoke or terminate all
1966     or part of the trust without the consent of a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in
1967     the trust and the interest would be adversely affected by the exercise of the settlor's power to
1968     revoke or terminate all or part of the trust.
1969          (m) "Military service" means the same as that term is defined in Pub. L. No. 108-189,
1970     Sec. 101.
1971          (n) "Nonresident individual" means an individual who is not a resident of this state.
1972          (o) "Nonresident trust" or "nonresident estate" means a trust or estate which is not a
1973     resident estate or trust.
1974          (p) (i) "Partnership" includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other
1975     unincorporated organization:
1976          (A) through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is

1977     carried on; and
1978          (B) that is not, within the meaning of this chapter, a trust, an estate, or a corporation.
1979          (ii) "Partnership" does not include any organization not included under the definition of
1980     "partnership" in Section 761, Internal Revenue Code.
1981          (iii) "Partner" includes a member in a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or
1982     organization described in Subsection (1)(p)(i).
1983          (q) "Pass-through entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section
1984     59-10-1402.
1985          (r) "Pass-through entity taxpayer" means the same as that term is defined in Section
1986     59-10-1402.
1987          [(q)] (s) "Qualified nongrantor charitable lead trust" means a trust:
1988          (i) that is irrevocable;
1989          (ii) that has a trust term measured by:
1990          (A) a fixed term of years; or
1991          (B) the life of a person living on the day on which the trust is created;
1992          (iii) under which:
1993          (A) a portion of the value of the trust assets is distributed during the trust term:
1994          (I) to an organization described in Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code; and
1995          (II) as a guaranteed annuity interest or a unitrust interest; and
1996          (B) assets remaining in the trust at the termination of the trust term are distributed to a
1997     beneficiary:
1998          (I) designated in the trust; and
1999          (II) that is not an organization described in Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code;
2000          (iv) for which the trust is allowed a deduction under Section 642(c), Internal Revenue
2001     Code; and
2002          (v) under which the grantor of the trust is not treated as the owner of any portion of the
2003     trust for federal income tax purposes.
2004          [(r)] (t) "Resident individual" means an individual who is domiciled in this state for
2005     any period of time during the taxable year, but only for the duration of the period during which
2006     the individual is domiciled in this state.
2007          [(s)] (u) "Resident estate" or "resident trust" means the same as that term is defined in

2008     Section 75-7-103.
2009          [(t)] (v) "Servicemember" means the same as that term is defined in Pub. L. No.
2010     108-189, Sec. 101.
2011          [(u)] (w) "State income tax percentage for a nonresident estate or trust" means a
2012     percentage equal to a nonresident estate's or trust's state taxable income for the taxable year
2013     divided by the nonresident estate's or trust's total adjusted gross income for that taxable year
2014     after making the adjustments required by:
2015          (i) Section 59-10-202;
2016          (ii) Section 59-10-207;
2017          (iii) Section 59-10-209.1; or
2018          (iv) Section 59-10-210.
2019          [(v)] (x) "State income tax percentage for a nonresident individual" means a percentage
2020     equal to a nonresident individual's state taxable income for the taxable year divided by the
2021     difference between:
2022          (i) subject to Section 59-10-1405, the nonresident individual's total adjusted gross
2023     income for that taxable year, after making the:
2024          (A) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114; and
2025          (B) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115; and
2026          (ii) if the nonresident individual described in Subsection (1)[(v)](x)(i) is a
2027     servicemember, the compensation the servicemember receives for military service if the
2028     servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders.
2029          [(w)] (y) "State income tax percentage for a part-year resident individual" means, for a
2030     taxable year, a fraction:
2031          (i) the numerator of which is the sum of:
2032          (A) subject to Section 59-10-1404.5, for the time period during the taxable year that the
2033     part-year resident individual is a resident, the part-year resident individual's total adjusted gross
2034     income for that time period, after making the:
2035          (I) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114; and
2036          (II) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115; and
2037          (B) for the time period during the taxable year that the part-year resident individual is a
2038     nonresident, an amount calculated by:

2039          (I) determining the part-year resident individual's adjusted gross income for that time
2040     period, after making the:
2041          (Aa) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114; and
2042          (Bb) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115; and
2043          (II) calculating the portion of the amount determined under Subsection
2044     (1)[(w)](y)(i)(B)(I) that is derived from Utah sources in accordance with Section 59-10-117;
2045     and
2046          (ii) the denominator of which is the difference between:
2047          (A) the part-year resident individual's total adjusted gross income for that taxable year,
2048     after making the:
2049          (I) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114; and
2050          (II) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115; and
2051          (B) if the part-year resident individual is a servicemember, any compensation the
2052     servicemember receives for military service during the portion of the taxable year that the
2053     servicemember is a nonresident if the servicemember is serving in compliance with military
2054     orders.
2055          [(x)] (z) "Taxable income" or "state taxable income":
2056          (i) subject to Section 59-10-1404.5, for a resident individual, means the resident
2057     individual's adjusted gross income after making the:
2058          (A) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114; and
2059          (B) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115;
2060          (ii) for a nonresident individual, is an amount calculated by:
2061          (A) determining the nonresident individual's adjusted gross income for the taxable
2062     year, after making the:
2063          (I) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114; and
2064          (II) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115; and
2065          (B) calculating the portion of the amount determined under Subsection
2066     (1)[(x)](z)(ii)(A) that is derived from Utah sources in accordance with Section 59-10-117;
2067          (iii) for a resident estate or trust, is as calculated under Section 59-10-201.1; and
2068          (iv) for a nonresident estate or trust, is as calculated under Section 59-10-204.
2069          [(y)] (aa) "Taxpayer" means any [individual, estate, trust, or beneficiary of an estate or

2070     trust,] of the following that has income subject in whole or part to the tax imposed by this
2071     chapter[.]:
2072          (i) an individual;
2073          (ii) an estate, a trust, or a beneficiary of an estate or a trust that is not a pass-through
2074     entity or a pass-through entity taxpayer;
2075          (iii) a pass-through entity; or
2076          (iv) a pass-through entity taxpayer.
2077          [(z)] (bb) "Trust term" means a time period:
2078          (i) beginning on the day on which a qualified nongrantor charitable lead trust is
2079     created; and
2080          (ii) ending on the day on which the qualified nongrantor charitable lead trust described
2081     in Subsection (1)[(z)](bb)(i) terminates.
2082          [(aa)] (cc) "Uintah and Ouray Reservation" means the lands recognized as being
2083     included within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in:
2084          (i) Hagen v. Utah, 510 U.S. 399 (1994); and
2085          (ii) Ute Indian Tribe v. Utah, 114 F.3d 1513 (10th Cir. 1997).
2086          [(bb)] (dd) "Unadjusted income" means an amount equal to the difference between:
2087          (i) the total income required to be reported by a resident or nonresident estate or trust
2088     on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts
2089     for the taxable year; and
2090          (ii) the sum of the following:
2091          (A) fees paid or incurred to the fiduciary of a resident or nonresident estate or trust:
2092          (I) for administering the resident or nonresident estate or trust; and
2093          (II) that the resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts as allowed on the resident or
2094     nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable
2095     year;
2096          (B) the income distribution deduction that a resident or nonresident estate or trust
2097     deducts under Section 651 or 661, Internal Revenue Code, as allowed on the resident or
2098     nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable
2099     year;
2100          (C) the amount that a resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts as a deduction for

2101     estate tax or generation skipping transfer tax under Section 691(c), Internal Revenue Code, as
2102     allowed on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates
2103     and trusts for the taxable year; and
2104          (D) the amount that a resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts as a personal
2105     exemption under Section 642(b), Internal Revenue Code, as allowed on the resident or
2106     nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable
2107     year.
2108          [(cc)] (ee) "Unitrust interest" means the same as that term is defined in 26 C.F.R. Sec.
2109     1.170A-6(c)(2).
2110          [(dd)] (ff) "Ute tribal member" means an individual who is enrolled as a member of the
2111     Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
2112          [(ee)] (gg) "Ute tribe" means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
2113     Reservation.
2114          [(ff)] (hh) "Wages" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401.
2115          (2) (a) Any term used in this chapter has the same meaning as when used in
2116     comparable context in the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes unless a
2117     different meaning is clearly required.
2118          (b) Any reference to the Internal Revenue Code or to the laws of the United States shall
2119     mean the Internal Revenue Code or other provisions of the laws of the United States relating to
2120     federal income taxes that are in effect for the taxable year.
2121          (c) Any reference to a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code or other provision
2122     of the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes shall include any
2123     corresponding or comparable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as amended,
2124     redesignated, or reenacted.
2125          Section 22. Section 59-10-114 is amended to read:
2126          59-10-114. Additions to and subtractions from adjusted gross income of an
2127     individual.
2128          (1) There shall be added to adjusted gross income of a resident or nonresident
2129     individual:
2130          (a) a lump sum distribution that the taxpayer does not include in adjusted gross income
2131     on the taxpayer's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year;

2132          (b) the amount of a child's income calculated under Subsection (4) that:
2133          (i) a parent elects to report on the parent's federal individual income tax return for the
2134     taxable year; and
2135          (ii) the parent does not include in adjusted gross income on the parent's federal
2136     individual income tax return for the taxable year;
2137          (c) (i) a withdrawal from a medical care savings account and any penalty imposed for
2138     the taxable year if:
2139          (A) the resident or nonresident individual does not deduct the amounts on the resident
2140     or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return under Section 220, Internal
2141     Revenue Code;
2142          (B) the withdrawal is subject to Subsections 31A-32a-105(1) and (2); and
2143          (C) the withdrawal is subtracted on, or used as the basis for claiming a tax credit on, a
2144     return the resident or nonresident individual files under this chapter;
2145          (ii) a disbursement required to be added to adjusted gross income in accordance with
2146     Subsection 31A-32a-105(3); or
2147          (iii) an amount required to be added to adjusted gross income in accordance with
2148     Subsection 31A-32a-105(5)(c);
2149          (d) the amount withdrawn under Title 53B, Chapter 8a, Utah Educational Savings Plan,
2150     from the account of a resident or nonresident individual who is an account owner as defined in
2151     Section 53B-8a-102, for the taxable year for which the amount is withdrawn, if that amount
2152     withdrawn from the account of the resident or nonresident individual who is the account
2153     owner:
2154          (i) is not expended for:
2155          (A) higher education costs as defined in Section 53B-8a-102.5; or
2156          (B) a payment or distribution that qualifies as an exception to the additional tax for
2157     distributions not used for educational expenses provided in Sections 529(c) and 530(d),
2158     Internal Revenue Code; and
2159          (ii) is:
2160          (A) subtracted by the resident or nonresident individual:
2161          (I) who is the account owner; and
2162          (II) on the resident or nonresident individual's return filed under this chapter for a

2163     taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 2007; or
2164          (B) used as the basis for the resident or nonresident individual who is the account
2165     owner to claim a tax credit under Section 59-10-1017;
2166          (e) except as provided in Subsection (5), for bonds, notes, and other evidences of
2167     indebtedness acquired on or after January 1, 2003, the interest from bonds, notes, and other
2168     evidences of indebtedness:
2169          (i) issued by one or more of the following entities:
2170          (A) a state other than this state;
2171          (B) the District of Columbia;
2172          (C) a political subdivision of a state other than this state; or
2173          (D) an agency or instrumentality of an entity described in Subsections (1)(e)(i)(A)
2174     through (C); and
2175          (ii) to the extent the interest is not included in adjusted gross income on the taxpayer's
2176     federal income tax return for the taxable year;
2177          (f) subject to Subsection (2)(c), any distribution received by a resident beneficiary of a
2178     resident trust of income that was taxed at the trust level for federal tax purposes, but was
2179     subtracted from state taxable income of the trust pursuant to Subsection 59-10-202(2)(b);
2180          (g) any distribution received by a resident beneficiary of a nonresident trust of
2181     undistributed distributable net income realized by the trust on or after January 1, 2004, if that
2182     undistributed distributable net income was taxed at the trust level for federal tax purposes, but
2183     was not taxed at the trust level by any state, with undistributed distributable net income
2184     considered to be distributed from the most recently accumulated undistributed distributable net
2185     income; and
2186          (h) any adoption expense:
2187          (i) for which a resident or nonresident individual receives reimbursement from another
2188     person; and
2189          (ii) to the extent to which the resident or nonresident individual subtracts that adoption
2190     expense:
2191          (A) on a return filed under this chapter for a taxable year beginning on or before
2192     December 31, 2007; or
2193          (B) from federal taxable income on a federal individual income tax return.

2194          (2) There shall be subtracted from adjusted gross income of a resident or nonresident
2195     individual:
2196          (a) the difference between:
2197          (i) the interest or a dividend on an obligation or security of the United States or an
2198     authority, commission, instrumentality, or possession of the United States, to the extent that
2199     interest or dividend is:
2200          (A) included in adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes for the taxable
2201     year; and
2202          (B) exempt from state income taxes under the laws of the United States; and
2203          (ii) any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry the
2204     obligation or security described in Subsection (2)(a)(i);
2205          (b) [for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000,] if the conditions of
2206     Subsection (3)(a) are met, the amount of income derived by a Ute tribal member:
2207          (i) during a time period that the Ute tribal member resides on homesteaded land
2208     diminished from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; and
2209          (ii) from a source within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation;
2210          (c) an amount received by a resident or nonresident individual or distribution received
2211     by a resident or nonresident beneficiary of a resident trust:
2212          (i) if that amount or distribution constitutes a refund of taxes imposed by:
2213          (A) a state; or
2214          (B) the District of Columbia; and
2215          (ii) to the extent that amount or distribution is included in adjusted gross income for
2216     that taxable year on the federal individual income tax return of the resident or nonresident
2217     individual or resident or nonresident beneficiary of a resident trust;
2218          (d) the amount of a railroad retirement benefit:
2219          (i) paid:
2220          (A) in accordance with The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 231 et
2221     seq.;
2222          (B) to a resident or nonresident individual; and
2223          (C) for the taxable year; and
2224          (ii) to the extent that railroad retirement benefit is included in adjusted gross income on

2225     that resident or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return for that taxable
2226     year;
2227          (e) an amount:
2228          (i) received by an enrolled member of an American Indian tribe; and
2229          (ii) to the extent that the state is not authorized or permitted to impose a tax under this
2230     part on that amount in accordance with:
2231          (A) federal law;
2232          (B) a treaty; or
2233          (C) a final decision issued by a court of competent jurisdiction;
2234          (f) an amount received:
2235          (i) for the interest on a bond, note, or other obligation issued by an entity for which
2236     state statute provides an exemption of interest on its bonds from state individual income tax;
2237          (ii) by a resident or nonresident individual;
2238          (iii) for the taxable year; and
2239          (iv) to the extent the amount is included in adjusted gross income on the taxpayer's
2240     federal income tax return for the taxable year;
2241          (g) the amount of all income, including income apportioned to another state, of a
2242     nonmilitary spouse of an active duty military member if:
2243          (i) both the nonmilitary spouse and the active duty military member are nonresident
2244     individuals;
2245          (ii) the active duty military member is stationed in Utah;
2246          (iii) the nonmilitary spouse is subject to the residency provisions of 50 U.S.C. Sec.
2247     4001(a)(2); and
2248          (iv) the income is included in adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes
2249     for the taxable year;
2250          (h) for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but beginning on or before
2251     December 31, 2019, only:
2252          (i) the amount of any FDIC premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is
2253     disallowed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes under Section 162(r), Internal
2254     Revenue Code, on the taxpayer's 2018 federal income tax return; plus
2255          (ii) the amount of any FDIC premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is

2256     disallowed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes under Section 162(r), Internal
2257     Revenue Code, for the taxable year;
2258          (i) for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the amount of any FDIC
2259     premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is disallowed as a deduction for federal income
2260     tax purposes under Section 162(r), Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year; [and]
2261          (j) for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, but beginning on or before
2262     December 31, 2020, the amount:
2263          (i) of a paycheck protection loan similar to a loan forgiven in accordance with 15
2264     U.S.C. Sec. 636(a)(36) that is:
2265          (A) authorized by the federal government;
2266          (B) provided in response to COVID-19;
2267          (C) forgiven if the borrower meets the expenditure requirements; and
2268          (D) subject to federal income tax, to the extent that a deduction for the expenditures
2269     paid with the loan is disallowed;
2270          (ii) that a resident or a nonresident individual receives that is:
2271          (A) authorized by the federal government as a tax credit for the 2020 tax year;
2272          (B) provided in response to COVID-19;
2273          (C) paid in advance of the filing of the individual's 2020 federal income tax return; and
2274          (D) subject to federal income tax; and
2275          (iii) of any grant funds or forgiven loans that:
2276          (A) the resident or nonresident individual receives from the state, a county within the
2277     state, or a municipality within the state in response to COVID-19;
2278          (B) are funded by using federal revenue received by the state, the county, or the
2279     municipality to respond to COVID-19; and
2280          (C) are included in adjusted gross income[.]; and
2281          (k) an amount of a distribution from a qualified retirement plan under Section 401(a),
2282     Internal Revenue Code, if:
2283          (i) the amount of the distribution is included in adjusted gross income on the resident
2284     or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2285          (ii) for the taxable year when the amount of the distribution was contributed to the
2286     qualified retirement plan, the amount of the distribution:

2287          (A) was not included in adjusted gross income on the resident or nonresident
2288     individual's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2289          (B) was taxed by another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a
2290     possession of the United States.
2291          (3) (a) A subtraction for an amount described in Subsection (2)(b) is allowed only if:
2292          (i) the taxpayer is a Ute tribal member; and
2293          (ii) the governor and the Ute tribe execute and maintain an agreement meeting the
2294     requirements of this Subsection (3).
2295          (b) The agreement described in Subsection (3)(a):
2296          (i) may not:
2297          (A) authorize the state to impose a tax in addition to a tax imposed under this chapter;
2298          (B) provide a subtraction under this section greater than or different from the
2299     subtraction described in Subsection (2)(b); or
2300          (C) affect the power of the state to establish rates of taxation; and
2301          (ii) shall:
2302          (A) provide for the implementation of the subtraction described in Subsection (2)(b);
2303          (B) be in writing;
2304          (C) be signed by:
2305          (I) the governor; and
2306          (II) the chair of the Business Committee of the Ute tribe;
2307          (D) be conditioned on obtaining any approval required by federal law; and
2308          (E) state the effective date of the agreement.
2309          (c) (i) The governor shall report to the commission by no later than February 1 of each
2310     year regarding whether or not an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (3) is
2311     in effect.
2312          (ii) If an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (3) is terminated, the
2313     subtraction permitted under Subsection (2)(b) is not allowed for taxable years beginning on or
2314     after the January 1 following the termination of the agreement.
2315          (d) For purposes of Subsection (2)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
2316     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
2317          (i) for determining whether income is derived from a source within the Uintah and

2318     Ouray Reservation; and
2319          (ii) that are substantially similar to how adjusted gross income derived from Utah
2320     sources is determined under Section 59-10-117.
2321          (4) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (4), "Form 8814" means:
2322          (i) the federal individual income tax Form 8814, Parents' Election To Report Child's
2323     Interest and Dividends; or
2324          (ii) (A) a form designated by the commission in accordance with Subsection
2325     (4)(a)(ii)(B) as being substantially similar to 2000 Form 8814 if for purposes of federal
2326     individual income taxes the information contained on 2000 Form 8814 is reported on a form
2327     other than Form 8814; and
2328          (B) for purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(A) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
2329     3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules designating a form as
2330     being substantially similar to 2000 Form 8814 if for purposes of federal individual income
2331     taxes the information contained on 2000 Form 8814 is reported on a form other than Form
2332     8814.
2333          (b) The amount of a child's income added to adjusted gross income under Subsection
2334     (1)(b) is equal to the difference between:
2335          (i) the lesser of:
2336          (A) the base amount specified on Form 8814; and
2337          (B) the sum of the following reported on Form 8814:
2338          (I) the child's taxable interest;
2339          (II) the child's ordinary dividends; and
2340          (III) the child's capital gain distributions; and
2341          (ii) the amount not taxed that is specified on Form 8814.
2342          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(e), interest from bonds, notes, and other evidences
2343     of indebtedness issued by an entity described in Subsections (1)(e)(i)(A) through (D) may not
2344     be added to adjusted gross income of a resident or nonresident individual if, as annually
2345     determined by the commission:
2346          (a) for an entity described in Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A) or (B), the entity and all of the
2347     political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities of the entity do not impose a tax based on
2348     income on any part of the bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of this state; or

2349          (b) for an entity described in Subsection (1)(e)(i)(C) or (D), the following do not
2350     impose a tax based on income on any part of the bonds, notes, and other evidences of
2351     indebtedness of this state:
2352          (i) the entity; or
2353          (ii) (A) the state in which the entity is located; or
2354          (B) the District of Columbia, if the entity is located within the District of Columbia.
2355          Section 23. Section 59-10-137 is amended to read:
2356          59-10-137. Review of credits allowed under this chapter.
2357          (1) As used in this section, "committee" means the Revenue and Taxation Interim
2358     Committee.
2359          (2) (a) The committee shall review the tax credits described in this chapter as provided
2360     in Subsection (3) and make recommendations concerning whether the tax credits should be
2361     continued, modified, or repealed.
2362          (b) In conducting the review required under Subsection (2)(a), the committee shall:
2363          (i) schedule time on at least one committee agenda to conduct the review;
2364          (ii) invite state agencies, individuals, and organizations concerned with the tax credit
2365     under review to provide testimony;
2366          (iii) (A) invite the Governor's Office of Economic Development to present a summary
2367     and analysis of the information for each tax credit regarding which the Governor's Office of
2368     Economic Development is required to make a report under this chapter; and
2369          (B) invite the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to present a summary and
2370     analysis of the information for each tax credit regarding which the Office of the Legislative
2371     Fiscal Analyst is required to make a report under this chapter;
2372          (iv) ensure that the committee's recommendations described in this section include an
2373     evaluation of:
2374          (A) the cost of the tax credit to the state;
2375          (B) the purpose and effectiveness of the tax credit; and
2376          (C) the extent to which the state benefits from the tax credit; and
2377          (v) undertake other review efforts as determined by the committee chairs or as
2378     otherwise required by law.
2379          (3) (a) On or before November 30, 2017, and every three years after 2017, the

2380     committee shall conduct the review required under Subsection (2) of the tax credits allowed
2381     under the following sections:
2382          (i) Section 59-10-1004;
2383          (ii) Section 59-10-1010;
2384          (iii) Section 59-10-1015;
2385          (iv) Section 59-10-1025;
2386          (v) Section 59-10-1027;
2387          (vi) Section 59-10-1031;
2388          (vii) Section 59-10-1032;
2389          (viii) Section 59-10-1035;
2390          (ix) Section 59-10-1104;
2391          (x) Section 59-10-1105; and
2392          (xi) Section 59-10-1108.
2393          (b) On or before November 30, 2018, and every three years after 2018, the committee
2394     shall conduct the review required under Subsection (2) of the tax credits allowed under the
2395     following sections:
2396          (i) Section 59-10-1005;
2397          (ii) Section 59-10-1006;
2398          (iii) Section 59-10-1012;
2399          (iv) Section 59-10-1022;
2400          (v) Section 59-10-1023;
2401          (vi) Section 59-10-1028;
2402          (vii) Section 59-10-1034;
2403          (viii) Section 59-10-1037;
2404          (ix) Section 59-10-1107; and
2405          (x) Section 59-10-1112.
2406          (c) On or before November 30, 2019, and every three years after 2019, the committee
2407     shall conduct the review required under Subsection (2) of the tax credits allowed under the
2408     following sections:
2409          (i) Section 59-10-1007;
2410          (ii) Section 59-10-1014;

2411          (iii) Section 59-10-1017;
2412          (iv) Section 59-10-1018;
2413          (v) Section 59-10-1019;
2414          (vi) Section 59-10-1024;
2415          (vii) Section 59-10-1029;
2416          [(viii) Section 59-10-1033;]
2417          [(ix)] (viii) Section 59-10-1036;
2418          [(x)] (ix) Section 59-10-1106; and
2419          [(xi)] (x) Section 59-10-1111.
2420          (d) (i) In addition to the reviews described in this Subsection (3), the committee shall
2421     conduct a review of a tax credit described in this chapter that is enacted on or after January 1,
2422     2017.
2423          (ii) The committee shall complete a review described in this Subsection (3)(d) three
2424     years after the effective date of the tax credit and every three years after the initial review date.
2425          Section 24. Section 59-10-507 is amended to read:
2426          59-10-507. Return by a pass-through entity.
2427          [(1) As used in this section:]
2428          [(a) "Pass-through entity" is as defined in Section 59-10-1402.]
2429          [(b) "Taxable] (1) As used in this section, "taxable year" means a year or other time
2430     period that would be a taxable year of a pass-through entity if the pass-through entity were
2431     subject to taxation under this chapter.
2432          (2) A pass-through entity having any income derived from or connected with Utah
2433     sources shall make a return for the taxable year in accordance with Section 59-10-514.
2434          Section 25. Section 59-10-514 is amended to read:
2435          59-10-514. Return filing requirements -- Rulemaking authority.
2436          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (3) and Section 59-10-518:
2437          [(a)] (i) an individual income tax return filed for a tax imposed in accordance with Part
2438     1, Determination and Reporting of Tax Liability and Information, shall be filed with the
2439     commission on or before the day on which a federal individual income tax return is due [under
2440     the Internal Revenue Code];
2441          [(b)] (ii) a fiduciary income tax return filed for a tax imposed in accordance with Part

2442     2, Trusts and Estates, shall be filed with the commission on or before the day on which a
2443     federal return for estates and trusts is due [under the Internal Revenue Code]; or
2444          [(c)] (iii) a return filed in accordance with Section 59-10-507 shall be filed with the
2445     commission on or before the later of:
2446          (A) the 15th day of the fourth month following the last day of the taxpayer's taxable
2447     year[.]; or
2448          (B) the day on which the taxpayer is required to file a federal income tax return.
2449          (b) Interest accrues from the day on which a return is due under this Subsection (1).
2450          (2) A person required to make and file a return under this chapter shall, without
2451     assessment, notice, or demand, pay any tax due:
2452          (a) to the commission; and
2453          (b) before the due date for filing the return, without regard to any extension of time for
2454     filing the return.
2455          (3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2456     commission may make rules prescribing what constitutes filing a return with the commission.
2457          Section 26. Section 59-10-516 is amended to read:
2458          59-10-516. Filing extension -- Payment of tax -- Penalty -- Foreign residency.
2459          (1) (a) The commission shall allow a taxpayer an extension of time for filing a return.
2460          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c):
2461          (i) [For] for a return filed by a taxpayer except for a partnership, the extension [under]
2462     described in Subsection (1)(a) may [not exceed] be up to six months[.]; and
2463          (ii) [For] for a return filed by a partnership, the extension [under] described in
2464     Subsection (1)(a) may [not exceed] be up to five months.
2465          [(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the commission may not impose on a
2466     taxpayer during the extension period prescribed under Subsection (1) a penalty under Section
2467     59-1-401 if the taxpayer pays, on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close
2468     of the taxpayer's taxable year, the lesser of:]
2469          (c) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but beginning on or before
2470     December 31, 2019, a taxpayer may receive an extension described in Subsection (1)(a) for the
2471     time period that ends on the last day of the extension to file the taxpayer's federal income tax
2472     return.

2473          (2) The commission may not impose a penalty under Section 59-1-401 during the
2474     extension period described in Subsection (1) on:
2475          (a) a pass-through entity, if the pass-through entity, on or before the return due date
2476     described in Section 59-10-514, pays or withholds the tax on behalf of a pass-through entity
2477     taxpayer; or
2478          (b) a taxpayer other than a taxpayer described in Subsection (2)(a), if the taxpayer pays,
2479     on or before the return due date described in Section 59-10-514, an amount equal to the lesser
2480     of:
2481          (i) 90% of the total tax reported on the return for the current taxable year; or
2482          (ii) 100% of the total tax liability for the taxable year immediately preceding the current
2483     taxable year.
2484          [(b)] (3) If a taxpayer fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (2)[(a)], the
2485     commission may apply to the total balance due a penalty as provided in Section 59-1-401.
2486          [(3)] (4) If a federal income tax return filing is lawfully delayed pending a
2487     determination of qualification for a federal tax exemption due to residency outside of the
2488     United States, a taxpayer shall file a return within 30 days after that determination is made.
2489          Section 27. Section 59-10-522 is amended to read:
2490          59-10-522. Extension of time for paying tax.
2491          (1) (a) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but beginning on or
2492     before December 31, 2019, a taxpayer shall receive an extension of time for the payment of the
2493     amount determined as the tax of the taxpayer, or any part of that amount, for the time period
2494     that ends on the last day of the extension to pay the taxpayer's federal income tax.
2495          [(1) The] (b) (i) For a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the
2496     commission, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, may extend the time for payment of
2497     the amount shown, or required to be shown, on any return required under authority of this
2498     chapter (or any installment thereof), for a reasonable period not to exceed six months from the
2499     date fixed for payment thereof.
2500          (ii) [Such] The extension may exceed six months in the cases of taxpayers who are
2501     outside the states of the union and the District of Columbia.
2502          (2) (a) Under rules prescribed by the commission, the time for payment of the amount
2503     determined as a deficiency may be extended for a period not to exceed 18 months from the date

2504     fixed for payment of the deficiency, and, in exceptional cases, for a further period not to exceed
2505     12 months.
2506          (b) An extension under this subsection may be granted only where it is shown to the
2507     satisfaction of the commission that the payment of a deficiency upon the date fixed for the
2508     payment thereof will result in undue hardship to the taxpayer.
2509          (c) No extension may be granted if the deficiency is due to negligence, to intentional
2510     disregard of rules, or to fraud with intent to evade tax.
2511          (3) [Extensions] An extension of time for payment of any portion of a claim for an
2512     unpaid tax under this chapter, allowed in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings, [which is
2513     unpaid,] may be had in the same manner and subject to the same provisions and limitations as
2514     provided in Subsection (2) [in respect of a deficiency in tax].
2515          Section 28. Section 59-10-1007 is amended to read:
2516          59-10-1007. Recycling market development zones tax credits.
2517          (1) Subject to other provisions of this section, a claimant, estate, or trust in a recycling
2518     market development zone as defined in Section 19-13-102 may claim the following
2519     nonrefundable tax credits:
2520          (a) a tax credit [of 5% of] equal to the product of the percentage listed in Subsection
2521     59-10-104(2) and the purchase price paid for machinery and equipment used directly in:
2522          (i) commercial composting; or
2523          (ii) manufacturing facilities or plant units that:
2524          (A) manufacture, process, compound, or produce recycled items of tangible personal
2525     property for sale; or
2526          (B) reduce or reuse postconsumer waste material; and
2527          (b) a tax credit equal to the lesser of:
2528          (i) 20% of net expenditures to third parties for rent, wages, supplies, tools, test
2529     inventory, and utilities made by the claimant, estate, or trust for establishing and operating
2530     recycling or composting technology in the state; and
2531          (ii) $2,000.
2532          (2) (a) To claim a tax credit described in Subsection (1), the claimant, estate, or trust
2533     shall receive from the Department of Environmental Quality a written certification, on a form
2534     approved by the commission, that includes:

2535          (i) a statement that the claimant, estate, or trust is operating within the boundaries of a
2536     recycling market development zone;
2537          (ii) for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a):
2538          (A) the type of the machinery and equipment that the claimant, estate, or trust
2539     purchased;
2540          (B) the date that the claimant, estate, or trust purchased the machinery and equipment;
2541          (C) the purchase price for the machinery and equipment;
2542          (D) the total purchase price for all machinery and equipment for which the claimant,
2543     estate, or trust is claiming a tax credit;
2544          (E) the amount of the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax credit; and
2545          (F) a statement that the machinery and equipment are integral to the composting or
2546     recycling process; and
2547          (iii) for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b):
2548          (A) the type of net expenditure that the claimant, estate, or trust made to a third party;
2549          (B) the date that the claimant, estate, or trust made the payment to a third party;
2550          (C) the amount that the claimant, estate, or trust paid to each third party;
2551          (D) the total amount that the claimant, estate, or trust paid to all third parties;
2552          (E) a statement that the net expenditures support the establishment and operation of
2553     recycling or composting technology in the state; and
2554          (F) the amount of the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax credit.
2555          (b) (i) The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide a claimant, estate, or
2556     trust seeking to claim a tax credit under Subsection (1) with a copy of the written certification.
2557          (ii) The claimant, estate, or trust shall retain a copy of the written certification for the
2558     same period of time that a person is required to keep books and records under Section
2559     59-1-1406.
2560          (c) The Department of Environmental Quality shall submit to the commission an
2561     electronic list that includes:
2562          (i) the name and identifying information of each claimant, estate, or trust to which the
2563     Department of Environmental Quality issues a written certification; and
2564          (ii) for each claimant, estate, or trust, the amount of each tax credit listed on the written
2565     certification.

2566          (3) A claimant, estate, or trust may not claim a tax credit under Subsection (1)(a),
2567     Subsection (1)(b), or both that exceeds 40% of the claimant's, estate's, or trust's state income
2568     tax liability as the tax liability is calculated:
2569          (a) for the taxable year in which the claimant, estate, or trust made the purchases or
2570     payments;
2571          (b) before any other tax credits the claimant, estate, or trust may claim for the taxable
2572     year; and
2573          (c) before the claimant, estate, or trust claims a tax credit authorized by this section.
2574          (4) The commission shall make rules governing what information a claimant, estate, or
2575     trust shall file with the commission to verify the entitlement to and amount of a tax credit.
2576          (5) Except as provided in Subsections (6) through (8), a claimant, estate, or trust may
2577     carry forward, to the next three taxable years, the amount of a tax credit described in
2578     Subsection (1)(a) that the claimant, estate, or trust does not use for the taxable year.
2579          (6) A claimant, estate, or trust may not claim or carry forward a tax credit described in
2580     Subsection (1)(a) in a taxable year during which the claimant, estate, or trust claims or carries
2581     forward a tax credit under Section 63N-2-213.
2582          (7) A claimant, estate, or trust may not claim a tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b)
2583     in a taxable year during which the claimant, estate, or trust claims or carries forward a tax
2584     credit under Section 63N-2-213.
2585          (8) A claimant, estate, or trust may not claim or carry forward a tax credit under this
2586     section for a taxable year during which the claimant, estate, or trust claims the targeted
2587     business income tax credit under Section 59-10-1112.
2588          Section 29. Section 59-10-1017 is amended to read:
2589          59-10-1017. Utah Educational Savings Plan tax credit.
2590          (1) As used in this section:
2591          (a) "Account owner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-8a-102.
2592          (b) "Grantor trust" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-8a-102.5.
2593          (c) "Higher education costs" means the same as that term is defined in Section
2594     53B-8a-102.5.
2595          (d) "Maximum amount of a qualified investment for the taxable year" means, for a
2596     taxable year, the product of [5%] the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2) and:

2597          (i) subject to Subsection (1)(d)(iii), for a claimant, estate, or trust that is an account
2598     owner, if that claimant, estate, or trust is other than husband and wife account owners who file
2599     a single return jointly, the maximum amount of a qualified investment:
2600          (A) listed in Subsection 53B-8a-106(1)(e)(ii); and
2601          (B) increased or kept for that taxable year in accordance with Subsections
2602     53B-8a-106(1)(f) and (g);
2603          (ii) subject to Subsection (1)(d)(iii), for claimants who are husband and wife account
2604     owners who file a single return jointly, the maximum amount of a qualified investment:
2605          (A) listed in Subsection 53B-8a-106(1)(e)(iii); and
2606          (B) increased or kept for that taxable year in accordance with Subsections
2607     53B-8a-106(1)(f) and (g); or
2608          (iii) for a grantor trust:
2609          (A) if the owner of the grantor trust has a single filing status or head of household
2610     filing status as defined in Section 59-10-1018, the amount described in Subsection (1)(d)(i); or
2611          (B) if the owner of the grantor trust has a joint filing status as defined in Section
2612     59-10-1018, the amount described in Subsection (1)(d)(ii).
2613          (e) "Owner of the grantor trust" means the same as that term is defined in Section
2614     53B-8a-102.5.
2615          (f) "Qualified investment" means the same as that term is defined in Section
2616     53B-8a-102.5.
2617          (2) Except as provided in Section 59-10-1002.2 and subject to the other provisions of
2618     this section, a claimant, estate, or trust that is an account owner may claim a nonrefundable tax
2619     credit equal to the product of:
2620          (a) the amount of a qualified investment made:
2621          (i) during the taxable year; and
2622          (ii) into an account owned by the claimant, estate, or trust; and
2623          [(b) 5%.]
2624          (b) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2).
2625          (3) A claimant, estate, or trust, or a person other than the claimant, estate, or trust, may
2626     make a qualified investment described in Subsection (2).
2627          (4) A claimant, estate, or trust that is an account owner may not claim a tax credit

2628     under this section with respect to any portion of a qualified investment described in Subsection
2629     (2) that a claimant, estate, trust, or person described in Subsection (3) deducts on a federal
2630     income tax return.
2631          (5) A tax credit under this section may not exceed the maximum amount of a qualified
2632     investment for the taxable year.
2633          (6) A claimant, estate, or trust that is an account owner may not carry forward or carry
2634     back the tax credit under this section.
2635          (7) A claimant, estate, or trust may claim a tax credit under this section in addition to
2636     the tax credit described in Section 59-10-1017.1.
2637          Section 30. Section 59-10-1017.1 is amended to read:
2638          59-10-1017.1. Student Prosperity Savings Program tax credit.
2639          (1) As used in this section, "qualified donation" means an amount donated, in
2640     accordance with Section 53B-8a-203, to the Student Prosperity Savings Program created in
2641     Section 53B-8a-202.
2642          (2) A claimant, estate, or trust may claim a nonrefundable tax credit for a qualified
2643     donation.
2644          (3) The tax credit equals the product of:
2645          (a) the qualified donation; and
2646          [(b) 5%.]
2647          (b) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2).
2648          (4) A claimant, estate, or trust may not claim a tax credit under this section with
2649     respect to any portion of a qualified donation that a claimant, estate, or trust deducts on a
2650     federal income tax return.
2651          (5) A claimant, estate, or trust may not carry forward or carry back the portion of the
2652     tax credit allowed by this section that exceeds the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax liability for
2653     the taxable year in which the claimant, estate, or trust claims the tax credit.
2654          (6) A claimant, estate, or trust may claim a tax credit under this section in addition to
2655     the tax credit described in Section 59-10-1017.
2656          Section 31. Section 59-10-1022 is amended to read:
2657          59-10-1022. Nonrefundable tax credit for capital gain transactions.
2658          (1) As used in this section:

2659          (a) (i) "Capital gain transaction" means a transaction that results in a:
2660          (A) short-term capital gain; or
2661          (B) long-term capital gain.
2662          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2663     commission may by rule define the term "transaction."
2664          (b) "Commercial domicile" means the principal place from which the trade or business
2665     of a Utah small business corporation is directed or managed.
2666          (c) "Long-term capital gain" is as defined in Section 1222, Internal Revenue Code.
2667          (d) "Qualifying stock" means stock that is:
2668          (i) (A) common; or
2669          (B) preferred;
2670          (ii) as defined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
2671     3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, originally issued to:
2672          (A) a claimant, estate, or trust; or
2673          (B) a partnership if the claimant, estate, or trust that claims a tax credit under this
2674     section:
2675          (I) was a partner on the day on which the stock was issued; and
2676          (II) remains a partner until the last day of the taxable year for which the claimant,
2677     estate, or trust claims a tax credit under this section; and
2678          (iii) issued:
2679          (A) by a Utah small business corporation;
2680          (B) on or after January 1, 2008; and
2681          (C) for:
2682          (I) money; or
2683          (II) other property, except for stock or securities.
2684          (e) "Short-term capital gain" is as defined in Section 1222, Internal Revenue Code.
2685          (f) (i) "Utah small business corporation" means a corporation that:
2686          (A) except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(ii), is a small business corporation as
2687     defined in Section 1244(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code;
2688          (B) except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(iii), meets the requirements of Section
2689     1244(c)(1)(C), Internal Revenue Code; and

2690          (C) has its commercial domicile in this state.
2691          (ii) The dollar amount listed in Section 1244(c)(3)(A) is considered to be $2,500,000.
2692          (iii) The phrase "the date the loss on such stock was sustained" in Sections
2693     1244(c)(1)(C) and 1244(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code, is considered to be "the last day of the
2694     taxable year for which the claimant, estate, or trust claims a tax credit under this section."
2695          (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, a claimant, estate, or trust
2696     that meets the requirements of Subsection (3) may claim a nonrefundable tax credit equal to the
2697     product of:
2698          (a) the total amount of the claimant's, estate's, or trust's short-term capital gain or
2699     long-term capital gain on a capital gain transaction that occurs on or after January 1, 2008; and
2700          [(b) 5%.]
2701          (b) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2).
2702          (3) For purposes of Subsection (2), a claimant, estate, or trust may claim the
2703     nonrefundable tax credit allowed by Subsection (2) if:
2704          (a) 70% or more of the gross proceeds of the capital gain transaction are expended:
2705          (i) to purchase qualifying stock in a Utah small business corporation; and
2706          (ii) within a 12-month period after the day on which the capital gain transaction occurs;
2707     and
2708          (b) prior to the purchase of the qualifying stock described in Subsection (3)(a)(i), the
2709     claimant, estate, or trust did not have an ownership interest in the Utah small business
2710     corporation that issued the qualifying stock.
2711          (4) A claimant, estate, or trust may not carry forward or carry back a tax credit under
2712     this section.
2713          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2714     commission may make rules:
2715          (a) defining the term "gross proceeds"; and
2716          (b) prescribing the circumstances under which a claimant, estate, or trust has an
2717     ownership interest in a Utah small business corporation.
2718          Section 32. Section 59-10-1023 is amended to read:
2719          59-10-1023. Nonrefundable tax credit for amounts paid under a health benefit
2720     plan.

2721          (1) As used in this section:
2722          (a) "Claimant with dependents" means a claimant:
2723          (i) regardless of the claimant's filing status for purposes of filing a federal individual
2724     income tax return for the taxable year; and
2725          (ii) who claims one or more dependents under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, as
2726     allowed on the claimant's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year.
2727          (b) "Eligible insured individual" means:
2728          (i) the claimant who is insured under a health benefit plan;
2729          (ii) the spouse of the claimant described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) if:
2730          (A) the claimant files a single return jointly under this chapter with the claimant's
2731     spouse for the taxable year; and
2732          (B) the spouse is insured under the health benefit plan described in Subsection
2733     (1)(b)(i); or
2734          (iii) a dependent of the claimant described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) if:
2735          (A) the claimant claims the dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, as
2736     allowed on the claimant's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2737          (B) the dependent is insured under the health benefit plan described in Subsection
2738     (1)(b)(i).
2739          (c) "Excluded expenses" means an amount a claimant pays for insurance offered under
2740     a health benefit plan for a taxable year if:
2741          (i) the claimant claims a tax credit for that amount under Section 35, Internal Revenue
2742     Code:
2743          (A) on the claimant's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2744          (B) with respect to an eligible insured individual;
2745          (ii) the claimant deducts that amount under Section 162 or 213, Internal Revenue
2746     Code:
2747          (A) on the claimant's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2748          (B) with respect to an eligible insured individual; or
2749          (iii) the claimant excludes that amount from gross income under Section 106 or 125,
2750     Internal Revenue Code, with respect to an eligible insured individual.
2751          (d) (i) "Health benefit plan" is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.

2752          (ii) "Health benefit plan" does not include equivalent self-insurance as defined by the
2753     Insurance Department by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
2754     Administrative Rulemaking Act.
2755          (e) "Joint claimant with no dependents" means a husband and wife who:
2756          (i) file a single return jointly under this chapter for the taxable year; and
2757          (ii) do not claim a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on the
2758     husband's and wife's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year.
2759          (f) "Single claimant with no dependents" means:
2760          (i) a single individual who:
2761          (A) files a single federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2762          (B) does not claim a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on the
2763     single individual's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year;
2764          (ii) a head of household:
2765          (A) as defined in Section 2(b), Internal Revenue Code, who files a single federal
2766     individual income tax return for the taxable year; and
2767          (B) who does not claim a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on the
2768     head of household's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; or
2769          (iii) a married individual who:
2770          (A) does not file a single federal individual income tax return jointly with that married
2771     individual's spouse for the taxable year; and
2772          (B) does not claim a dependent under Section 151, Internal Revenue Code, on that
2773     married individual's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year.
2774          (2) Subject to Subsection (3), and except as provided in Subsection (4), for taxable
2775     years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, a claimant may claim a nonrefundable tax credit
2776     equal to the product of:
2777          (a) the difference between:
2778          (i) the total amount the claimant pays during the taxable year for:
2779          (A) insurance offered under a health benefit plan; and
2780          (B) an eligible insured individual; and
2781          (ii) excluded expenses; and
2782          [(b) 5%.]

2783          (b) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2).
2784          (3) The maximum amount of a tax credit described in Subsection (2) a claimant may
2785     claim on a return for a taxable year is:
2786          (a) for a single claimant with no dependents, $300;
2787          (b) for a joint claimant with no dependents, $600; or
2788          (c) for a claimant with dependents, $900.
2789          (4) A claimant may not claim a tax credit under this section if the claimant is eligible to
2790     participate in insurance offered under a health benefit plan maintained and funded in whole or
2791     in part by:
2792          (a) the claimant's employer; or
2793          (b) another person's employer.
2794          (5) A claimant may not carry forward or carry back a tax credit under this section.
2795          Section 33. Section 59-10-1028 is amended to read:
2796          59-10-1028. Nonrefundable tax credit for capital gain transactions on the
2797     exchange of one form of legal tender for another form of legal tender.
2798          (1) As used in this section:
2799          (a) "Capital gain transaction" means a transaction that results in a:
2800          (i) short-term capital gain; or
2801          (ii) long-term capital gain.
2802          (b) "Long-term capital gain" is as defined in Section 1222, Internal Revenue Code.
2803          (c) "Long-term capital loss" is as defined in Section 1222, Internal Revenue Code.
2804          (d) "Net capital gain" means the amount by which the sum of long-term capital gains
2805     and short-term capital gains on a claimant's, estate's, or trust's transactions from exchanges
2806     made for a taxable year of one form of legal tender for another form of legal tender exceeds the
2807     sum of long-term capital losses and short-term capital losses on those transactions for that
2808     taxable year.
2809          (e) "Short-term capital loss" is as defined in Section 1222, Internal Revenue Code.
2810          (f) "Short-term capital gain" is as defined in Section 1222, Internal Revenue Code.
2811          (2) Except as provided in Section 59-10-1002.2, for taxable years beginning on or after
2812     January 1, 2012, a claimant, estate, or trust may claim a nonrefundable tax credit equal to the
2813     product of:

2814          (a) to the extent a net capital gain is included in taxable income, the amount of the
2815     claimant's, estate's, or trust's net capital gain on capital gain transactions from exchanges made
2816     on or after January 1, 2012, for a taxable year, of one form of legal tender for another form of
2817     legal tender; and
2818          [(b) 5%.]
2819          (b) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2).
2820          (3) A claimant, estate, or trust may not carry forward or carry back a tax credit under
2821     this section.
2822          (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2823     commission may make rules to implement this section.
2824          Section 34. Section 59-10-1035 is amended to read:
2825          59-10-1035. Nonrefundable tax credit for contribution to state Achieving a Better
2826     Life Experience Program account.
2827          (1) As used in this section:
2828          (a) "Account" means an account in a qualified ABLE program where the designated
2829     beneficiary of the account is a resident of this state.
2830          (b) "Contributor" means a claimant, estate, or trust that:
2831          (i) makes a contribution to an account; and
2832          (ii) receives a statement from the qualified ABLE program itemizing the contribution.
2833          (c) "Designated beneficiary" means the same as that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. Sec.
2834     529A.
2835          (d) "Qualified ABLE program" means the same as that term is defined in Section
2836     35A-12-102.
2837          (2) A contributor to an account may claim a nonrefundable tax credit as provided in
2838     this section.
2839          (3) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the tax credit is equal to the product
2840     of:
2841          [(a) 5%; and]
2842          (a) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2); and
2843          (b) the total amount of contributions:
2844          (i) the contributor makes for the taxable year; and

2845          (ii) for which the contributor receives a statement from the qualified ABLE program
2846     itemizing the contributions.
2847          (4) A contributor may not claim a tax credit under this section:
2848          (a) for an amount of excess contribution to an account that is returned to the
2849     contributor; or
2850          (b) with respect to an amount the contributor deducts on a federal income tax return.
2851          (5) A tax credit under this section may not be carried forward or carried back.
2852          Section 35. Section 59-10-1036 is amended to read:
2853          59-10-1036. Nonrefundable tax credit for military survivor benefits.
2854          (1) As used in this section:
2855          (a) "Dependent child" means the same as that term is defined in 10 U.S.C. Sec. 1447.
2856          (b) "Reserve components" means the same as that term is described in 10 U.S.C. Sec.
2857     10101.
2858          (c) "Surviving spouse" means the same as that term is defined in 10 U.S.C. Sec. 1447.
2859          (d) "Survivor benefits" means the amount paid by the federal government in
2860     accordance with 10 U.S.C. Secs. 1447 through 1455.
2861          (2) A surviving spouse or dependent child may claim a nonrefundable tax credit for
2862     survivor benefits if the benefits are paid due to:
2863          (a) the death of a member of the armed forces or reserve components while on active
2864     duty; or
2865          (b) the death of a member of the reserve components that results from a
2866     service-connected cause while performing inactive duty training.
2867          (3) The tax credit described in Subsection (2) is equal to the product of:
2868          (a) the amount of survivor benefits that the surviving spouse or dependent child
2869     received during the taxable year; and
2870          [(b) 5%.]
2871          (b) the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2).
2872          (4) The tax credit described in Subsection (2):
2873          (a) may not be carried forward or carried back; and
2874          (b) applies to a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
2875          Section 36. Section 59-10-1403 is amended to read:

2876          59-10-1403. Income tax treatment of a pass-through entity -- Returns --
2877     Classification same as under Internal Revenue Code.
2878          (1) Subject to Subsection (3), a pass-through entity is not subject to a tax imposed by
2879     this chapter.
2880          (2) Except as provided in Section 59-10-1403.3, the income, gain, loss, deduction, or
2881     credit of a pass-through entity shall be passed through to one or more pass-through entity
2882     taxpayers as provided in this part.
2883          (3) A pass-through entity is subject to the return filing requirements of Sections
2884     59-10-507 [and], 59-10-514, and 59-10-516.
2885          (4) For purposes of taxation under this title, a pass-through entity that transacts
2886     business in the state shall be classified in the same manner as the pass-through entity is
2887     classified for federal income tax purposes.
2888          Section 37. Section 59-10-1403.3 is amended to read:
2889          59-10-1403.3. Refund of amounts paid or withheld for a pass-through entity.
2890          (1) As used in this section:
2891          (a) "Committee" means the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee.
2892          (b) "Qualifying excess withholding" means an amount that:
2893          (i) is paid or withheld:
2894          (A) by a pass-through entity that has a different taxable year than the pass-through
2895     entity that requests a refund under this section; and
2896          (B) on behalf of the pass-through entity that requests the refund, if the pass-through
2897     entity that requests the refund also is a pass-through entity taxpayer; and
2898          (ii) is equal to the difference between:
2899          (A) the amount paid or withheld for the taxable year on behalf of the pass-through
2900     entity that requests the refund; and
2901          (B) the product of [5%] the percentage listed in Subsection 59-10-104(2) and the
2902     income, described in Subsection 59-10-1403.2(1)(a)(i), of the pass-through entity that requests
2903     the refund.
2904          (2) For a taxable year ending on or after July 1, 2017, a pass-through entity may claim
2905     a refund of qualifying excess withholding, if the amount of the qualifying excess withholding is
2906     equal to or greater than $250,000.

2907          (3) A pass-through entity that requests a refund of qualifying excess withholding under
2908     this section shall:
2909          (a) apply to the commission for a refund on or, subject to Subsection (4), after the day
2910     on which the pass-through entity files the pass-through entity's income tax return; and
2911          (b) provide any information that the commission may require to determine that the
2912     pass-through entity is eligible to receive the refund.
2913          (4) A pass-through entity shall claim a refund of qualifying excess withholding under
2914     this section within 30 days after the earlier of the day on which:
2915          (a) the pass-through entity files an income tax return; or
2916          (b) the pass-through entity's income tax return is due, including any extension of due
2917     date authorized in statute.
2918          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2919     commission may make rules establishing the information that a pass-through entity shall
2920     provide to the commission to obtain a refund of qualifying excess withholding under this
2921     section.
2922          (6) (a) On or before November 30, 2018, the committee shall review the $250,000
2923     threshold described in Subsection (2) for the purpose of assessing whether the threshold
2924     amount should be maintained, increased, or decreased.
2925          (b) To assist the committee in conducting the review described in Subsection (6)(a),
2926     the commission shall provide the committee with:
2927          (i) the total number of refund requests made under this section;
2928          (ii) the total costs of any refunds issued under this section;
2929          (iii) the costs of any audits conducted on refund requests made under this section; and
2930          (iv) an estimation of:
2931          (A) the number of refund requests the commission expects to receive if the Legislature
2932     increases the threshold;
2933          (B) the number of refund requests the commission expects to receive if the Legislature
2934     decreases the threshold; and
2935          (C) the costs of any audits the commission would conduct if the Legislature increases
2936     or decreases the threshold.
2937          Section 38. Section 59-12-102 is amended to read:

2938          59-12-102. Definitions.
2939          As used in this chapter:
2940          (1) "800 service" means a telecommunications service that:
2941          (a) allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for the call; and
2942          (b) is typically marketed:
2943          (i) under the name 800 toll-free calling;
2944          (ii) under the name 855 toll-free calling;
2945          (iii) under the name 866 toll-free calling;
2946          (iv) under the name 877 toll-free calling;
2947          (v) under the name 888 toll-free calling; or
2948          (vi) under a name similar to Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (v) as designated by the
2949     Federal Communications Commission.
2950          (2) (a) "900 service" means an inbound toll telecommunications service that:
2951          (i) a subscriber purchases;
2952          (ii) allows a customer of the subscriber described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) to call in to
2953     the subscriber's:
2954          (A) prerecorded announcement; or
2955          (B) live service; and
2956          (iii) is typically marketed:
2957          (A) under the name 900 service; or
2958          (B) under a name similar to Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) as designated by the Federal
2959     Communications Commission.
2960          (b) "900 service" does not include a charge for:
2961          (i) a collection service a seller of a telecommunications service provides to a
2962     subscriber; or
2963          (ii) the following a subscriber sells to the subscriber's customer:
2964          (A) a product; or
2965          (B) a service.
2966          (3) (a) "Admission or user fees" includes season passes.
2967          (b) "Admission or user fees" does not include:
2968          (i) annual membership dues to private organizations; or

2969          (ii) a lesson, including a lesson that involves as part of the lesson equipment or a
2970     facility listed in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(f).
2971          (4) "Affiliate" or "affiliated person" means a person that, with respect to another
2972     person:
2973          (a) has an ownership interest of more than 5%, whether direct or indirect, in that other
2974     person; or
2975          (b) is related to the other person because a third person, or a group of third persons who
2976     are affiliated persons with respect to each other, holds an ownership interest of more than 5%,
2977     whether direct or indirect, in the related persons.
2978          (5) "Agreement" means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement adopted on
2979     November 12, 2002, including amendments made to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
2980     Agreement after November 12, 2002.
2981          (6) "Agreement combined tax rate" means the sum of the tax rates:
2982          (a) listed under Subsection (7); and
2983          (b) that are imposed within a local taxing jurisdiction.
2984          (7) "Agreement sales and use tax" means a tax imposed under:
2985          (a) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(a)(i)(A);
2986          (b) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(b)(i);
2987          (c) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(c)(i);
2988          (d) Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d);
2989          [(d)] (e) Subsection 59-12-103(2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I);
2990          [(e)] (f) Section 59-12-204;
2991          [(f)] (g) Section 59-12-401;
2992          [(g)] (h) Section 59-12-402;
2993          [(h)] (i) Section 59-12-402.1;
2994          [(i)] (j) Section 59-12-703;
2995          [(j)] (k) Section 59-12-802;
2996          [(k)] (l) Section 59-12-804;
2997          [(l)] (m) Section 59-12-1102;
2998          [(m)] (n) Section 59-12-1302;
2999          [(n)] (o) Section 59-12-1402;

3000          [(o)] (p) Section 59-12-1802;
3001          [(p)] (q) Section 59-12-2003;
3002          [(q)] (r) Section 59-12-2103;
3003          [(r)] (s) Section 59-12-2213;
3004          [(s)] (t) Section 59-12-2214;
3005          [(t)] (u) Section 59-12-2215;
3006          [(u)] (v) Section 59-12-2216;
3007          [(v)] (w) Section 59-12-2217;
3008          [(w)] (x) Section 59-12-2218;
3009          [(x)] (y) Section 59-12-2219; or
3010          [(y)] (z) Section 59-12-2220.
3011          (8) "Aircraft" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-10-102.
3012          (9) "Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider" means a business entity:
3013          (a) except for:
3014          (i) an airline as defined in Section 59-2-102; or
3015          (ii) an affiliated group, as defined in Section 59-7-101, except that "affiliated group"
3016     includes a corporation that is qualified to do business but is not otherwise doing business in the
3017     state, of an airline; and
3018          (b) that has the workers, expertise, and facilities to perform the following, regardless of
3019     whether the business entity performs the following in this state:
3020          (i) check, diagnose, overhaul, and repair:
3021          (A) an onboard system of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; and
3022          (B) the parts that comprise an onboard system of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft;
3023          (ii) assemble, change, dismantle, inspect, and test a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft
3024     engine;
3025          (iii) perform at least the following maintenance on a fixed wing turbine powered
3026     aircraft:
3027          (A) an inspection;
3028          (B) a repair, including a structural repair or modification;
3029          (C) changing landing gear; and
3030          (D) addressing issues related to an aging fixed wing turbine powered aircraft;

3031          (iv) completely remove the existing paint of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft and
3032     completely apply new paint to the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft; and
3033          (v) refurbish the interior of a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft in a manner that
3034     results in a change in the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's certification requirements by the
3035     authority that certifies the fixed wing turbine powered aircraft.
3036          (10) "Alcoholic beverage" means a beverage that:
3037          (a) is suitable for human consumption; and
3038          (b) contains .5% or more alcohol by volume.
3039          (11) "Alternative energy" means:
3040          (a) biomass energy;
3041          (b) geothermal energy;
3042          (c) hydroelectric energy;
3043          (d) solar energy;
3044          (e) wind energy; or
3045          (f) energy that is derived from:
3046          (i) coal-to-liquids;
3047          (ii) nuclear fuel;
3048          (iii) oil-impregnated diatomaceous earth;
3049          (iv) oil sands;
3050          (v) oil shale;
3051          (vi) petroleum coke; or
3052          (vii) waste heat from:
3053          (A) an industrial facility; or
3054          (B) a power station in which an electric generator is driven through a process in which
3055     water is heated, turns into steam, and spins a steam turbine.
3056          (12) (a) Subject to Subsection (12)(b), "alternative energy electricity production
3057     facility" means a facility that:
3058          (i) uses alternative energy to produce electricity; and
3059          (ii) has a production capacity of two megawatts or greater.
3060          (b) A facility is an alternative energy electricity production facility regardless of
3061     whether the facility is:

3062          (i) connected to an electric grid; or
3063          (ii) located on the premises of an electricity consumer.
3064          (13) (a) "Ancillary service" means a service associated with, or incidental to, the
3065     provision of telecommunications service.
3066          (b) "Ancillary service" includes:
3067          (i) a conference bridging service;
3068          (ii) a detailed communications billing service;
3069          (iii) directory assistance;
3070          (iv) a vertical service; or
3071          (v) a voice mail service.
3072          (14) "Area agency on aging" means the same as that term is defined in Section
3073     62A-3-101.
3074          (15) "Assisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or ride
3075     device that is started and stopped by an individual:
3076          (a) who is not the purchaser or renter of the right to use or operate the amusement
3077     device, skill device, or ride device; and
3078          (b) at the direction of the seller of the right to use the amusement device, skill device,
3079     or ride device.
3080          (16) "Assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property" means cleaning or
3081     washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing labor is primarily performed
3082     by an individual:
3083          (a) who is not the purchaser of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal
3084     property; and
3085          (b) at the direction of the seller of the cleaning or washing of the tangible personal
3086     property.
3087          (17) "Authorized carrier" means:
3088          (a) in the case of vehicles operated over public highways, the holder of credentials
3089     indicating that the vehicle is or will be operated pursuant to both the International Registration
3090     Plan and the International Fuel Tax Agreement;
3091          (b) in the case of aircraft, the holder of a Federal Aviation Administration operating
3092     certificate or air carrier's operating certificate; or

3093          (c) in the case of locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other rolling
3094     stock, a person who uses locomotives, freight cars, railroad work equipment, or other rolling
3095     stock in more than one state.
3096          (18) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), "biomass energy" means any of the
3097     following that is used as the primary source of energy to produce fuel or electricity:
3098          (i) material from a plant or tree; or
3099          (ii) other organic matter that is available on a renewable basis, including:
3100          (A) slash and brush from forests and woodlands;
3101          (B) animal waste;
3102          (C) waste vegetable oil;
3103          (D) methane or synthetic gas produced at a landfill, as a byproduct of the treatment of
3104     wastewater residuals, or through the conversion of a waste material through a nonincineration,
3105     thermal conversion process;
3106          (E) aquatic plants; and
3107          (F) agricultural products.
3108          (b) "Biomass energy" does not include:
3109          (i) black liquor; or
3110          (ii) treated woods.
3111          (19) (a) "Bundled transaction" means the sale of two or more items of tangible personal
3112     property, products, or services if the tangible personal property, products, or services are:
3113          (i) distinct and identifiable; and
3114          (ii) sold for one nonitemized price.
3115          (b) "Bundled transaction" does not include:
3116          (i) the sale of tangible personal property if the sales price varies, or is negotiable, on
3117     the basis of the selection by the purchaser of the items of tangible personal property included in
3118     the transaction;
3119          (ii) the sale of real property;
3120          (iii) the sale of services to real property;
3121          (iv) the retail sale of tangible personal property and a service if:
3122          (A) the tangible personal property:
3123          (I) is essential to the use of the service; and

3124          (II) is provided exclusively in connection with the service; and
3125          (B) the service is the true object of the transaction;
3126          (v) the retail sale of two services if:
3127          (A) one service is provided that is essential to the use or receipt of a second service;
3128          (B) the first service is provided exclusively in connection with the second service; and
3129          (C) the second service is the true object of the transaction;
3130          (vi) a transaction that includes tangible personal property or a product subject to
3131     taxation under this chapter and tangible personal property or a product that is not subject to
3132     taxation under this chapter if the:
3133          (A) seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property or product subject to
3134     taxation under this chapter is de minimis; or
3135          (B) seller's sales price of the tangible personal property or product subject to taxation
3136     under this chapter is de minimis; and
3137          (vii) the retail sale of tangible personal property that is not subject to taxation under
3138     this chapter and tangible personal property that is subject to taxation under this chapter if:
3139          (A) that retail sale includes:
3140          (I) food and food ingredients;
3141          (II) a drug;
3142          (III) durable medical equipment;
3143          (IV) mobility enhancing equipment;
3144          (V) an over-the-counter drug;
3145          (VI) a prosthetic device; or
3146          (VII) a medical supply; and
3147          (B) subject to Subsection (19)(f):
3148          (I) the seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property subject to taxation under
3149     this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total purchase price of that retail sale; or
3150          (II) the seller's sales price of the tangible personal property subject to taxation under
3151     this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total sales price of that retail sale.
3152          (c) (i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(a)(i), tangible personal property, a product, or a
3153     service that is distinct and identifiable does not include:
3154          (A) packaging that:

3155          (I) accompanies the sale of the tangible personal property, product, or service; and
3156          (II) is incidental or immaterial to the sale of the tangible personal property, product, or
3157     service;
3158          (B) tangible personal property, a product, or a service provided free of charge with the
3159     purchase of another item of tangible personal property, a product, or a service; or
3160          (C) an item of tangible personal property, a product, or a service included in the
3161     definition of "purchase price."
3162          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(c)(i)(B), an item of tangible personal property, a
3163     product, or a service is provided free of charge with the purchase of another item of tangible
3164     personal property, a product, or a service if the sales price of the purchased item of tangible
3165     personal property, product, or service does not vary depending on the inclusion of the tangible
3166     personal property, product, or service provided free of charge.
3167          (d) (i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(a)(ii), property sold for one nonitemized price
3168     does not include a price that is separately identified by tangible personal property, product, or
3169     service on the following, regardless of whether the following is in paper format or electronic
3170     format:
3171          (A) a binding sales document; or
3172          (B) another supporting sales-related document that is available to a purchaser.
3173          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(d)(i), a binding sales document or another
3174     supporting sales-related document that is available to a purchaser includes:
3175          (A) a bill of sale;
3176          (B) a contract;
3177          (C) an invoice;
3178          (D) a lease agreement;
3179          (E) a periodic notice of rates and services;
3180          (F) a price list;
3181          (G) a rate card;
3182          (H) a receipt; or
3183          (I) a service agreement.
3184          (e) (i) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), the sales price of tangible personal
3185     property or a product subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis if:

3186          (A) the seller's purchase price of the tangible personal property or product is 10% or
3187     less of the seller's total purchase price of the bundled transaction; or
3188          (B) the seller's sales price of the tangible personal property or product is 10% or less of
3189     the seller's total sales price of the bundled transaction.
3190          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), a seller:
3191          (A) shall use the seller's purchase price or the seller's sales price to determine if the
3192     purchase price or sales price of the tangible personal property or product subject to taxation
3193     under this chapter is de minimis; and
3194          (B) may not use a combination of the seller's purchase price and the seller's sales price
3195     to determine if the purchase price or sales price of the tangible personal property or product
3196     subject to taxation under this chapter is de minimis.
3197          (iii) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vi), a seller shall use the full term of a service
3198     contract to determine if the sales price of tangible personal property or a product is de minimis.
3199          (f) For purposes of Subsection (19)(b)(vii)(B), a seller may not use a combination of
3200     the seller's purchase price and the seller's sales price to determine if tangible personal property
3201     subject to taxation under this chapter is 50% or less of the seller's total purchase price or sales
3202     price of that retail sale.
3203          (20) "Certified automated system" means software certified by the governing board of
3204     the agreement that:
3205          (a) calculates the agreement sales and use tax imposed within a local taxing
3206     jurisdiction:
3207          (i) on a transaction; and
3208          (ii) in the states that are members of the agreement;
3209          (b) determines the amount of agreement sales and use tax to remit to a state that is a
3210     member of the agreement; and
3211          (c) maintains a record of the transaction described in Subsection (20)(a)(i).
3212          (21) "Certified service provider" means an agent certified:
3213          (a) by the governing board of the agreement; and
3214          (b) to perform a seller's sales and use tax functions for an agreement sales and use tax,
3215     as outlined in the contract between the governing board of the agreement and the certified
3216     service provider, other than the seller's obligation under Section 59-12-124 to remit a tax on the

3217     seller's own purchases.
3218          (22) (a) Subject to Subsection (22)(b), "clothing" means all human wearing apparel
3219     suitable for general use.
3220          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
3221     commission shall make rules:
3222          (i) listing the items that constitute "clothing"; and
3223          (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "clothing" under the
3224     agreement.
3225          (23) "Coal-to-liquid" means the process of converting coal into a liquid synthetic fuel.
3226          (24) "Commercial use" means the use of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other
3227     fuels that does not constitute industrial use under Subsection (57) or residential use under
3228     Subsection (112).
3229          (25) (a) "Common carrier" means a person engaged in or transacting the business of
3230     transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property for hire within this state.
3231          (b) (i) "Common carrier" does not include a person that, at the time the person is
3232     traveling to or from that person's place of employment, transports a passenger to or from the
3233     passenger's place of employment.
3234          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (25)(b)(i), in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
3235     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules defining what
3236     constitutes a person's place of employment.
3237          (c) "Common carrier" does not include a person that provides transportation network
3238     services, as defined in Section 13-51-102.
3239          (26) "Component part" includes:
3240          (a) poultry, dairy, and other livestock feed, and their components;
3241          (b) baling ties and twine used in the baling of hay and straw;
3242          (c) fuel used for providing temperature control of orchards and commercial
3243     greenhouses doing a majority of their business in wholesale sales, and for providing power for
3244     off-highway type farm machinery; and
3245          (d) feed, seeds, and seedlings.
3246          (27) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information:
3247          (a) (i) in digital form; or

3248          (ii) in a form similar to digital form; and
3249          (b) manipulates that information for a result based on a sequence of instructions.
3250          (28) "Computer software" means a set of coded instructions designed to cause:
3251          (a) a computer to perform a task; or
3252          (b) automatic data processing equipment to perform a task.
3253          (29) "Computer software maintenance contract" means a contract that obligates a seller
3254     of computer software to provide a customer with:
3255          (a) future updates or upgrades to computer software;
3256          (b) support services with respect to computer software; or
3257          (c) a combination of Subsections (29)(a) and (b).
3258          (30) (a) "Conference bridging service" means an ancillary service that links two or
3259     more participants of an audio conference call or video conference call.
3260          (b) "Conference bridging service" may include providing a telephone number as part of
3261     the ancillary service described in Subsection (30)(a).
3262          (c) "Conference bridging service" does not include a telecommunications service used
3263     to reach the ancillary service described in Subsection (30)(a).
3264          (31) "Construction materials" means any tangible personal property that will be
3265     converted into real property.
3266          (32) "Delivered electronically" means delivered to a purchaser by means other than
3267     tangible storage media.
3268          (33) (a) "Delivery charge" means a charge:
3269          (i) by a seller of:
3270          (A) tangible personal property;
3271          (B) a product transferred electronically; or
3272          (C) a service; and
3273          (ii) for preparation and delivery of the tangible personal property, product transferred
3274     electronically, or services described in Subsection (33)(a)(i) to a location designated by the
3275     purchaser.
3276          (b) "Delivery charge" includes a charge for the following:
3277          (i) transportation;
3278          (ii) shipping;

3279          (iii) postage;
3280          (iv) handling;
3281          (v) crating; or
3282          (vi) packing.
3283          (34) "Detailed telecommunications billing service" means an ancillary service of
3284     separately stating information pertaining to individual calls on a customer's billing statement.
3285          (35) "Dietary supplement" means a product, other than tobacco, that:
3286          (a) is intended to supplement the diet;
3287          (b) contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients:
3288          (i) a vitamin;
3289          (ii) a mineral;
3290          (iii) an herb or other botanical;
3291          (iv) an amino acid;
3292          (v) a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the total
3293     dietary intake; or
3294          (vi) a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient
3295     described in Subsections (35)(b)(i) through (v);
3296          (c) (i) except as provided in Subsection (35)(c)(ii), is intended for ingestion in:
3297          (A) tablet form;
3298          (B) capsule form;
3299          (C) powder form;
3300          (D) softgel form;
3301          (E) gelcap form; or
3302          (F) liquid form; or
3303          (ii) if the product is not intended for ingestion in a form described in Subsections
3304     (35)(c)(i)(A) through (F), is not represented:
3305          (A) as conventional food; and
3306          (B) for use as a sole item of:
3307          (I) a meal; or
3308          (II) the diet; and
3309          (d) is required to be labeled as a dietary supplement:

3310          (i) identifiable by the "Supplemental Facts" box found on the label; and
3311          (ii) as required by 21 C.F.R. Sec. 101.36.
3312          (36) (a) "Digital audio work" means a work that results from the fixation of a series of
3313     musical, spoken, or other sounds.
3314          (b) "Digital audio work" includes a ringtone.
3315          (37) "Digital audio-visual work" means a series of related images which, when shown
3316     in succession, imparts an impression of motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any.
3317          (38) "Digital book" means a work that is generally recognized in the ordinary and usual
3318     sense as a book.
3319          (39) (a) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by United States
3320     mail or other delivery service:
3321          (i) to:
3322          (A) a mass audience; or
3323          (B) addressees on a mailing list provided:
3324          (I) by a purchaser of the mailing list; or
3325          (II) at the discretion of the purchaser of the mailing list; and
3326          (ii) if the cost of the printed material is not billed directly to the recipients.
3327          (b) "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied directly or indirectly by a
3328     purchaser to a seller of direct mail for inclusion in a package containing the printed material.
3329          (c) "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material delivered to a
3330     single address.
3331          (40) "Directory assistance" means an ancillary service of providing:
3332          (a) address information; or
3333          (b) telephone number information.
3334          (41) (a) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" means medical equipment
3335     or supplies that:
3336          (i) cannot withstand repeated use; and
3337          (ii) are purchased by, for, or on behalf of a person other than:
3338          (A) a health care facility as defined in Section 26-21-2;
3339          (B) a health care provider as defined in Section 78B-3-403;
3340          (C) an office of a health care provider described in Subsection (41)(a)(ii)(B); or

3341          (D) a person similar to a person described in Subsections (41)(a)(ii)(A) through (C).
3342          (b) "Disposable home medical equipment or supplies" does not include:
3343          (i) a drug;
3344          (ii) durable medical equipment;
3345          (iii) a hearing aid;
3346          (iv) a hearing aid accessory;
3347          (v) mobility enhancing equipment; or
3348          (vi) tangible personal property used to correct impaired vision, including:
3349          (A) eyeglasses; or
3350          (B) contact lenses.
3351          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
3352     commission may by rule define what constitutes medical equipment or supplies.
3353          (42) "Drilling equipment manufacturer" means a facility:
3354          (a) located in the state;
3355          (b) with respect to which 51% or more of the manufacturing activities of the facility
3356     consist of manufacturing component parts of drilling equipment;
3357          (c) that uses pressure of 800,000 or more pounds per square inch as part of the
3358     manufacturing process; and
3359          (d) that uses a temperature of 2,000 or more degrees Fahrenheit as part of the
3360     manufacturing process.
3361          (43) (a) "Drug" means a compound, substance, or preparation, or a component of a
3362     compound, substance, or preparation that is:
3363          (i) recognized in:
3364          (A) the official United States Pharmacopoeia;
3365          (B) the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States;
3366          (C) the official National Formulary; or
3367          (D) a supplement to a publication listed in Subsections (43)(a)(i)(A) through (C);
3368          (ii) intended for use in the:
3369          (A) diagnosis of disease;
3370          (B) cure of disease;
3371          (C) mitigation of disease;

3372          (D) treatment of disease; or
3373          (E) prevention of disease; or
3374          (iii) intended to affect:
3375          (A) the structure of the body; or
3376          (B) any function of the body.
3377          (b) "Drug" does not include:
3378          (i) food and food ingredients;
3379          (ii) a dietary supplement;
3380          (iii) an alcoholic beverage; or
3381          (iv) a prosthetic device.
3382          (44) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (44)(c), "durable medical equipment" means
3383     equipment that:
3384          (i) can withstand repeated use;
3385          (ii) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
3386          (iii) generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and
3387          (iv) is not worn in or on the body.
3388          (b) "Durable medical equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of the
3389     equipment described in Subsection (44)(a).
3390          (c) "Durable medical equipment" does not include mobility enhancing equipment.
3391          (45) "Electronic" means:
3392          (a) relating to technology; and
3393          (b) having:
3394          (i) electrical capabilities;
3395          (ii) digital capabilities;
3396          (iii) magnetic capabilities;
3397          (iv) wireless capabilities;
3398          (v) optical capabilities;
3399          (vi) electromagnetic capabilities; or
3400          (vii) capabilities similar to Subsections (45)(b)(i) through (vi).
3401          (46) "Electronic financial payment service" means an establishment:
3402          (a) within NAICS Code 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and

3403     Clearinghouse Activities, of the 2012 North American Industry Classification System of the
3404     federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; and
3405          (b) that performs electronic financial payment services.
3406          (47) "Employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401.
3407          (48) "Fixed guideway" means a public transit facility that uses and occupies:
3408          (a) rail for the use of public transit; or
3409          (b) a separate right-of-way for the use of public transit.
3410          (49) "Fixed wing turbine powered aircraft" means an aircraft that:
3411          (a) is powered by turbine engines;
3412          (b) operates on jet fuel; and
3413          (c) has wings that are permanently attached to the fuselage of the aircraft.
3414          (50) "Fixed wireless service" means a telecommunications service that provides radio
3415     communication between fixed points.
3416          (51) (a) "Food and food ingredients" means substances:
3417          (i) regardless of whether the substances are in:
3418          (A) liquid form;
3419          (B) concentrated form;
3420          (C) solid form;
3421          (D) frozen form;
3422          (E) dried form; or
3423          (F) dehydrated form; and
3424          (ii) that are:
3425          (A) sold for:
3426          (I) ingestion by humans; or
3427          (II) chewing by humans; and
3428          (B) consumed for the substance's:
3429          (I) taste; or
3430          (II) nutritional value.
3431          (b) "Food and food ingredients" includes an item described in Subsection (96)(b)(iii).
3432          (c) "Food and food ingredients" does not include:
3433          (i) an alcoholic beverage;

3434          (ii) tobacco; or
3435          (iii) prepared food.
3436          (52) (a) "Fundraising sales" means sales:
3437          (i) (A) made by a school; or
3438          (B) made by a school student;
3439          (ii) that are for the purpose of raising funds for the school to purchase equipment,
3440     materials, or provide transportation; and
3441          (iii) that are part of an officially sanctioned school activity.
3442          (b) For purposes of Subsection (52)(a)(iii), "officially sanctioned school activity"
3443     means a school activity:
3444          (i) that is conducted in accordance with a formal policy adopted by the school or school
3445     district governing the authorization and supervision of fundraising activities;
3446          (ii) that does not directly or indirectly compensate an individual teacher or other
3447     educational personnel by direct payment, commissions, or payment in kind; and
3448          (iii) the net or gross revenues from which are deposited in a dedicated account
3449     controlled by the school or school district.
3450          (53) "Geothermal energy" means energy contained in heat that continuously flows
3451     outward from the earth that is used as the sole source of energy to produce electricity.
3452          (54) "Governing board of the agreement" means the governing board of the agreement
3453     that is:
3454          (a) authorized to administer the agreement; and
3455          (b) established in accordance with the agreement.
3456          (55) (a) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(41), "governmental entity" means:
3457          (i) the executive branch of the state, including all departments, institutions, boards,
3458     divisions, bureaus, offices, commissions, and committees;
3459          (ii) the judicial branch of the state, including the courts, the Judicial Council, the
3460     Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the judicial branch;
3461          (iii) the legislative branch of the state, including the House of Representatives, the
3462     Senate, the Legislative Printing Office, the Office of Legislative Research and General
3463     Counsel, the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal
3464     Analyst;

3465          (iv) the National Guard;
3466          (v) an independent entity as defined in Section 63E-1-102; or
3467          (vi) a political subdivision as defined in Section 17B-1-102.
3468          (b) "Governmental entity" does not include the state systems of public and higher
3469     education, including:
3470          (i) a school;
3471          (ii) the State Board of Education;
3472          (iii) the Utah Board of Higher Education; or
3473          (iv) an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102.
3474          (56) "Hydroelectric energy" means water used as the sole source of energy to produce
3475     electricity.
3476          (57) "Industrial use" means the use of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or
3477     other fuels:
3478          (a) in mining or extraction of minerals;
3479          (b) in agricultural operations to produce an agricultural product up to the time of
3480     harvest or placing the agricultural product into a storage facility, including:
3481          (i) commercial greenhouses;
3482          (ii) irrigation pumps;
3483          (iii) farm machinery;
3484          (iv) implements of husbandry as defined in Section 41-1a-102 that are not registered
3485     under Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration; and
3486          (v) other farming activities;
3487          (c) in manufacturing tangible personal property at an establishment described in:
3488          (i) SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of
3489     the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; or
3490          (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, of the 2017 North
3491     American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President,
3492     Office of Management and Budget;
3493          (d) by a scrap recycler if:
3494          (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to process
3495     one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed materials for use in new

3496     products:
3497          (A) iron;
3498          (B) steel;
3499          (C) nonferrous metal;
3500          (D) paper;
3501          (E) glass;
3502          (F) plastic;
3503          (G) textile; or
3504          (H) rubber; and
3505          (ii) the new products under Subsection (57)(d)(i) would otherwise be made with
3506     nonrecycled materials; or
3507          (e) in producing a form of energy or steam described in Subsection 54-2-1(3)(a) by a
3508     cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1.
3509          (58) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (58)(b), "installation charge" means a charge
3510     for installing:
3511          (i) tangible personal property; or
3512          (ii) a product transferred electronically.
3513          (b) "Installation charge" does not include a charge for:
3514          (i) repairs or renovations of:
3515          (A) tangible personal property; or
3516          (B) a product transferred electronically; or
3517          (ii) attaching tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically:
3518          (A) to other tangible personal property; and
3519          (B) as part of a manufacturing or fabrication process.
3520          (59) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education listed in
3521     Section 53B-2-101.
3522          (60) (a) "Lease" or "rental" means a transfer of possession or control of tangible
3523     personal property or a product transferred electronically for:
3524          (i) (A) a fixed term; or
3525          (B) an indeterminate term; and
3526          (ii) consideration.

3527          (b) "Lease" or "rental" includes an agreement covering a motor vehicle and trailer if the
3528     amount of consideration may be increased or decreased by reference to the amount realized
3529     upon sale or disposition of the property as defined in Section 7701(h)(1), Internal Revenue
3530     Code.
3531          (c) "Lease" or "rental" does not include:
3532          (i) a transfer of possession or control of property under a security agreement or
3533     deferred payment plan that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the required
3534     payments;
3535          (ii) a transfer of possession or control of property under an agreement that requires the
3536     transfer of title:
3537          (A) upon completion of required payments; and
3538          (B) if the payment of an option price does not exceed the greater of:
3539          (I) $100; or
3540          (II) 1% of the total required payments; or
3541          (iii) providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed period of
3542     time or an indeterminate period of time if the operator is necessary for equipment to perform as
3543     designed.
3544          (d) For purposes of Subsection (60)(c)(iii), an operator is necessary for equipment to
3545     perform as designed if the operator's duties exceed the:
3546          (i) set-up of tangible personal property;
3547          (ii) maintenance of tangible personal property; or
3548          (iii) inspection of tangible personal property.
3549          (61) "Lesson" means a fixed period of time for the duration of which a trained
3550     instructor:
3551          (a) is present with a student in person or by video; and
3552          (b) actively instructs the student, including by providing observation or feedback.
3553          (62) "Life science establishment" means an establishment in this state that is classified
3554     under the following NAICS codes of the 2007 North American Industry Classification System
3555     of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget:
3556          (a) NAICS Code 33911, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing;
3557          (b) NAICS Code 334510, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus

3558     Manufacturing; or
3559          (c) NAICS Code 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.
3560          (63) "Life science research and development facility" means a facility owned, leased,
3561     or rented by a life science establishment if research and development is performed in 51% or
3562     more of the total area of the facility.
3563          (64) "Load and leave" means delivery to a purchaser by use of a tangible storage media
3564     if the tangible storage media is not physically transferred to the purchaser.
3565          (65) "Local taxing jurisdiction" means a:
3566          (a) county that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax;
3567          (b) city that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax; or
3568          (c) town that is authorized to impose an agreement sales and use tax.
3569          (66) "Manufactured home" means the same as that term is defined in Section
3570     15A-1-302.
3571          (67) "Manufacturing facility" means:
3572          (a) an establishment described in:
3573          (i) SIC Codes 2000 to 3999 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of
3574     the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; or
3575          (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, of the 2017 North
3576     American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President,
3577     Office of Management and Budget;
3578          (b) a scrap recycler if:
3579          (i) from a fixed location, the scrap recycler utilizes machinery or equipment to process
3580     one or more of the following items into prepared grades of processed materials for use in new
3581     products:
3582          (A) iron;
3583          (B) steel;
3584          (C) nonferrous metal;
3585          (D) paper;
3586          (E) glass;
3587          (F) plastic;
3588          (G) textile; or

3589          (H) rubber; and
3590          (ii) the new products under Subsection (67)(b)(i) would otherwise be made with
3591     nonrecycled materials; or
3592          (c) a cogeneration facility as defined in Section 54-2-1 if the cogeneration facility is
3593     placed in service on or after May 1, 2006.
3594          (68) (a) "Marketplace" means a physical or electronic place, platform, or forum where
3595     tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service is offered for sale.
3596          (b) "Marketplace" includes a store, a booth, an Internet website, a catalog, or a
3597     dedicated sales software application.
3598          (69) (a) "Marketplace facilitator" means a person, including an affiliate of the person,
3599     that enters into a contract, an agreement, or otherwise with sellers, for consideration, to
3600     facilitate the sale of a seller's product through a marketplace that the person owns, operates, or
3601     controls and that directly or indirectly:
3602          (i) does any of the following:
3603          (A) lists, makes available, or advertises tangible personal property, a product
3604     transferred electronically, or a service for sale by a marketplace seller on a marketplace that the
3605     person owns, operates, or controls;
3606          (B) facilitates the sale of a marketplace seller's tangible personal property, product
3607     transferred electronically, or service by transmitting or otherwise communicating an offer or
3608     acceptance of a retail sale between the marketplace seller and a purchaser using the
3609     marketplace;
3610          (C) owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any electronic or physical
3611     infrastructure or any property, process, method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects a
3612     marketplace seller to a purchaser for the purpose of making a retail sale of tangible personal
3613     property, a product transferred electronically, or a service;
3614          (D) provides a marketplace for making, or otherwise facilitates, a retail sale of tangible
3615     personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service, regardless of ownership or
3616     control of the tangible personal property, the product transferred electronically, or the service
3617     that is the subject of the retail sale;
3618          (E) provides software development or research and development activities related to
3619     any activity described in this Subsection (69)(a)(i), if the software development or research and

3620     development activity is directly related to the person's marketplace;
3621          (F) provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a marketplace seller;
3622          (G) sets prices for the sale of tangible personal property, a product transferred
3623     electronically, or a service by a marketplace seller;
3624          (H) provides or offers customer service to a marketplace seller or a marketplace seller's
3625     purchaser or accepts or assists with taking orders, returns, or exchanges of tangible personal
3626     property, a product transferred electronically, or a service sold by a marketplace seller on the
3627     person's marketplace; or
3628          (I) brands or otherwise identifies sales as those of the person; and
3629          (ii) does any of the following:
3630          (A) collects the sales price or purchase price of a retail sale of tangible personal
3631     property, a product transferred electronically, or a service;
3632          (B) provides payment processing services for a retail sale of tangible personal property,
3633     a product transferred electronically, or a service;
3634          (C) charges, collects, or otherwise receives a selling fee, listing fee, referral fee, closing
3635     fee, a fee for inserting or making available tangible personal property, a product transferred
3636     electronically, or a service on the person's marketplace, or other consideration for the
3637     facilitation of a retail sale of tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or
3638     a service, regardless of ownership or control of the tangible personal property, the product
3639     transferred electronically, or the service that is the subject of the retail sale;
3640          (D) through terms and conditions, an agreement, or another arrangement with a third
3641     person, collects payment from a purchase for a retail sale of tangible personal property, a
3642     product transferred electronically, or a service and transmits that payment to the marketplace
3643     seller, regardless of whether the third person receives compensation or other consideration in
3644     exchange for the service; or
3645          (E) provides a virtual currency for a purchaser to use to purchase tangible personal
3646     property, a product transferred electronically, or service offered for sale.
3647          (b) "Marketplace facilitator" does not include:
3648          (i) a person that only provides payment processing services; or
3649          (ii) a person described in Subsection (69)(a) to the extent the person is facilitating a
3650     sale for a seller that is a restaurant as defined in Section 59-12-602.

3651          (70) "Marketplace seller" means a seller that makes one or more retail sales through a
3652     marketplace that a marketplace facilitator owns, operates, or controls, regardless of whether the
3653     seller is required to be registered to collect and remit the tax under this part.
3654          (71) "Member of the immediate family of the producer" means a person who is related
3655     to a producer described in Subsection 59-12-104(20)(a) as a:
3656          (a) child or stepchild, regardless of whether the child or stepchild is:
3657          (i) an adopted child or adopted stepchild; or
3658          (ii) a foster child or foster stepchild;
3659          (b) grandchild or stepgrandchild;
3660          (c) grandparent or stepgrandparent;
3661          (d) nephew or stepnephew;
3662          (e) niece or stepniece;
3663          (f) parent or stepparent;
3664          (g) sibling or stepsibling;
3665          (h) spouse;
3666          (i) person who is the spouse of a person described in Subsections (71)(a) through (g);
3667     or
3668          (j) person similar to a person described in Subsections (71)(a) through (i) as
3669     determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
3670     Administrative Rulemaking Act.
3671          (72) "Mobile home" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-302.
3672          (73) "Mobile telecommunications service" means the same as that term is defined in
3673     the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
3674          (74) (a) "Mobile wireless service" means a telecommunications service, regardless of
3675     the technology used, if:
3676          (i) the origination point of the conveyance, routing, or transmission is not fixed;
3677          (ii) the termination point of the conveyance, routing, or transmission is not fixed; or
3678          (iii) the origination point described in Subsection (74)(a)(i) and the termination point
3679     described in Subsection (74)(a)(ii) are not fixed.
3680          (b) "Mobile wireless service" includes a telecommunications service that is provided
3681     by a commercial mobile radio service provider.

3682          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
3683     commission may by rule define "commercial mobile radio service provider."
3684          (75) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (75)(c), "mobility enhancing equipment"
3685     means equipment that is:
3686          (i) primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability to move from one
3687     place to another;
3688          (ii) appropriate for use in a:
3689          (A) home; or
3690          (B) motor vehicle; and
3691          (iii) not generally used by persons with normal mobility.
3692          (b) "Mobility enhancing equipment" includes parts used in the repair or replacement of
3693     the equipment described in Subsection (75)(a).
3694          (c) "Mobility enhancing equipment" does not include:
3695          (i) a motor vehicle;
3696          (ii) equipment on a motor vehicle if that equipment is normally provided by the motor
3697     vehicle manufacturer;
3698          (iii) durable medical equipment; or
3699          (iv) a prosthetic device.
3700          (76) "Model 1 seller" means a seller registered under the agreement that has selected a
3701     certified service provider as the seller's agent to perform the seller's sales and use tax functions
3702     for agreement sales and use taxes, as outlined in the contract between the governing board of
3703     the agreement and the certified service provider, other than the seller's obligation under Section
3704     59-12-124 to remit a tax on the seller's own purchases.
3705          (77) "Model 2 seller" means a seller registered under the agreement that:
3706          (a) except as provided in Subsection (77)(b), has selected a certified automated system
3707     to perform the seller's sales tax functions for agreement sales and use taxes; and
3708          (b) retains responsibility for remitting all of the sales tax:
3709          (i) collected by the seller; and
3710          (ii) to the appropriate local taxing jurisdiction.
3711          (78) (a) Subject to Subsection (78)(b), "model 3 seller" means a seller registered under
3712     the agreement that has:

3713          (i) sales in at least five states that are members of the agreement;
3714          (ii) total annual sales revenues of at least $500,000,000;
3715          (iii) a proprietary system that calculates the amount of tax:
3716          (A) for an agreement sales and use tax; and
3717          (B) due to each local taxing jurisdiction; and
3718          (iv) entered into a performance agreement with the governing board of the agreement.
3719          (b) For purposes of Subsection (78)(a), "model 3 seller" includes an affiliated group of
3720     sellers using the same proprietary system.
3721          (79) "Model 4 seller" means a seller that is registered under the agreement and is not a
3722     model 1 seller, model 2 seller, or model 3 seller.
3723          (80) "Modular home" means a modular unit as defined in Section 15A-1-302.
3724          (81) "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
3725          (82) "Oil sands" means impregnated bituminous sands that:
3726          (a) contain a heavy, thick form of petroleum that is released when heated, mixed with
3727     other hydrocarbons, or otherwise treated;
3728          (b) yield mixtures of liquid hydrocarbon; and
3729          (c) require further processing other than mechanical blending before becoming finished
3730     petroleum products.
3731          (83) "Oil shale" means a group of fine black to dark brown shales containing kerogen
3732     material that yields petroleum upon heating and distillation.
3733          (84) "Optional computer software maintenance contract" means a computer software
3734     maintenance contract that a customer is not obligated to purchase as a condition to the retail
3735     sale of computer software.
3736          (85) (a) "Other fuels" means products that burn independently to produce heat or
3737     energy.
3738          (b) "Other fuels" includes oxygen when it is used in the manufacturing of tangible
3739     personal property.
3740          (86) (a) "Paging service" means a telecommunications service that provides
3741     transmission of a coded radio signal for the purpose of activating a specific pager.
3742          (b) For purposes of Subsection (86)(a), the transmission of a coded radio signal
3743     includes a transmission by message or sound.

3744          (87) "Pawnbroker" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102.
3745          (88) "Pawn transaction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-32a-102.
3746          (89) (a) "Permanently attached to real property" means that for tangible personal
3747     property attached to real property:
3748          (i) the attachment of the tangible personal property to the real property:
3749          (A) is essential to the use of the tangible personal property; and
3750          (B) suggests that the tangible personal property will remain attached to the real
3751     property in the same place over the useful life of the tangible personal property; or
3752          (ii) if the tangible personal property is detached from the real property, the detachment
3753     would:
3754          (A) cause substantial damage to the tangible personal property; or
3755          (B) require substantial alteration or repair of the real property to which the tangible
3756     personal property is attached.
3757          (b) "Permanently attached to real property" includes:
3758          (i) the attachment of an accessory to the tangible personal property if the accessory is:
3759          (A) essential to the operation of the tangible personal property; and
3760          (B) attached only to facilitate the operation of the tangible personal property;
3761          (ii) a temporary detachment of tangible personal property from real property for a
3762     repair or renovation if the repair or renovation is performed where the tangible personal
3763     property and real property are located; or
3764          (iii) property attached to oil, gas, or water pipelines, except for the property listed in
3765     Subsection (89)(c)(iii) or (iv).
3766          (c) "Permanently attached to real property" does not include:
3767          (i) the attachment of portable or movable tangible personal property to real property if
3768     that portable or movable tangible personal property is attached to real property only for:
3769          (A) convenience;
3770          (B) stability; or
3771          (C) for an obvious temporary purpose;
3772          (ii) the detachment of tangible personal property from real property except for the
3773     detachment described in Subsection (89)(b)(ii);
3774          (iii) an attachment of the following tangible personal property to real property if the

3775     attachment to real property is only through a line that supplies water, electricity, gas,
3776     telecommunications, cable, or supplies a similar item as determined by the commission by rule
3777     made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
3778          (A) a computer;
3779          (B) a telephone;
3780          (C) a television; or
3781          (D) tangible personal property similar to Subsections (89)(c)(iii)(A) through (C) as
3782     determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
3783     Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
3784          (iv) an item listed in Subsection (130)(c).
3785          (90) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association,
3786     corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, this state, any county, city,
3787     municipality, district, or other local governmental entity of the state, or any group or
3788     combination acting as a unit.
3789          (91) "Place of primary use":
3790          (a) for telecommunications service other than mobile telecommunications service,
3791     means the street address representative of where the customer's use of the telecommunications
3792     service primarily occurs, which shall be:
3793          (i) the residential street address of the customer; or
3794          (ii) the primary business street address of the customer; or
3795          (b) for mobile telecommunications service, means the same as that term is defined in
3796     the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 124.
3797          (92) (a) "Postpaid calling service" means a telecommunications service a person
3798     obtains by making a payment on a call-by-call basis:
3799          (i) through the use of a:
3800          (A) bank card;
3801          (B) credit card;
3802          (C) debit card; or
3803          (D) travel card; or
3804          (ii) by a charge made to a telephone number that is not associated with the origination
3805     or termination of the telecommunications service.

3806          (b) "Postpaid calling service" includes a service, except for a prepaid wireless calling
3807     service, that would be a prepaid wireless calling service if the service were exclusively a
3808     telecommunications service.
3809          (93) "Postproduction" means an activity related to the finishing or duplication of a
3810     medium described in Subsection 59-12-104(54)(a).
3811          (94) "Prepaid calling service" means a telecommunications service:
3812          (a) that allows a purchaser access to telecommunications service that is exclusively
3813     telecommunications service;
3814          (b) that:
3815          (i) is paid for in advance; and
3816          (ii) enables the origination of a call using an:
3817          (A) access number; or
3818          (B) authorization code;
3819          (c) that is dialed:
3820          (i) manually; or
3821          (ii) electronically; and
3822          (d) sold in predetermined units or dollars that decline:
3823          (i) by a known amount; and
3824          (ii) with use.
3825          (95) "Prepaid wireless calling service" means a telecommunications service:
3826          (a) that provides the right to utilize:
3827          (i) mobile wireless service; and
3828          (ii) other service that is not a telecommunications service, including:
3829          (A) the download of a product transferred electronically;
3830          (B) a content service; or
3831          (C) an ancillary service;
3832          (b) that:
3833          (i) is paid for in advance; and
3834          (ii) enables the origination of a call using an:
3835          (A) access number; or
3836          (B) authorization code;

3837          (c) that is dialed:
3838          (i) manually; or
3839          (ii) electronically; and
3840          (d) sold in predetermined units or dollars that decline:
3841          (i) by a known amount; and
3842          (ii) with use.
3843          (96) (a) "Prepared food" means:
3844          (i) food:
3845          (A) sold in a heated state; or
3846          (B) heated by a seller;
3847          (ii) two or more food ingredients mixed or combined by the seller for sale as a single
3848     item; or
3849          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (96)(c), food sold with an eating utensil provided
3850     by the seller, including a:
3851          (A) plate;
3852          (B) knife;
3853          (C) fork;
3854          (D) spoon;
3855          (E) glass;
3856          (F) cup;
3857          (G) napkin; or
3858          (H) straw.
3859          (b) "Prepared food" does not include:
3860          (i) food that a seller only:
3861          (A) cuts;
3862          (B) repackages; or
3863          (C) pasteurizes; or
3864          (ii) (A) the following:
3865          (I) raw egg;
3866          (II) raw fish;
3867          (III) raw meat;

3868          (IV) raw poultry; or
3869          (V) a food containing an item described in Subsections (96)(b)(ii)(A)(I) through (IV);
3870     and
3871          (B) if the Food and Drug Administration recommends in Chapter 3, Part 401.11 of the
3872     Food and Drug Administration's Food Code that a consumer cook the items described in
3873     Subsection (96)(b)(ii)(A) to prevent food borne illness; or
3874          (iii) the following if sold without eating utensils provided by the seller:
3875          (A) food and food ingredients sold by a seller if the seller's proper primary
3876     classification under the 2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal
3877     Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, is manufacturing in
3878     Sector 311, Food Manufacturing, except for Subsector 3118, Bakeries and Tortilla
3879     Manufacturing;
3880          (B) food and food ingredients sold in an unheated state:
3881          (I) by weight or volume; and
3882          (II) as a single item; or
3883          (C) a bakery item, including:
3884          (I) a bagel;
3885          (II) a bar;
3886          (III) a biscuit;
3887          (IV) bread;
3888          (V) a bun;
3889          (VI) a cake;
3890          (VII) a cookie;
3891          (VIII) a croissant;
3892          (IX) a danish;
3893          (X) a donut;
3894          (XI) a muffin;
3895          (XII) a pastry;
3896          (XIII) a pie;
3897          (XIV) a roll;
3898          (XV) a tart;

3899          (XVI) a torte; or
3900          (XVII) a tortilla.
3901          (c) An eating utensil provided by the seller does not include the following used to
3902     transport the food:
3903          (i) a container; or
3904          (ii) packaging.
3905          (97) "Prescription" means an order, formula, or recipe that is issued:
3906          (a) (i) orally;
3907          (ii) in writing;
3908          (iii) electronically; or
3909          (iv) by any other manner of transmission; and
3910          (b) by a licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of a state.
3911          (98) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (98)(b)(ii) or (iii), "prewritten computer
3912     software" means computer software that is not designed and developed:
3913          (i) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
3914          (ii) to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
3915          (b) "Prewritten computer software" includes:
3916          (i) a prewritten upgrade to computer software if the prewritten upgrade to the computer
3917     software is not designed and developed:
3918          (A) by the author or other creator of the computer software; and
3919          (B) to the specifications of a specific purchaser;
3920          (ii) computer software designed and developed by the author or other creator of the
3921     computer software to the specifications of a specific purchaser if the computer software is sold
3922     to a person other than the purchaser; or
3923          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (98)(c), prewritten computer software or a
3924     prewritten portion of prewritten computer software:
3925          (A) that is modified or enhanced to any degree; and
3926          (B) if the modification or enhancement described in Subsection (98)(b)(iii)(A) is
3927     designed and developed to the specifications of a specific purchaser.
3928          (c) "Prewritten computer software" does not include a modification or enhancement
3929     described in Subsection (98)(b)(iii) if the charges for the modification or enhancement are:

3930          (i) reasonable; and
3931          (ii) subject to Subsections 59-12-103(2)[(e)](f)(ii) and (2)[(f)](g)(i), separately stated
3932     on the invoice or other statement of price provided to the purchaser at the time of sale or later,
3933     as demonstrated by:
3934          (A) the books and records the seller keeps at the time of the transaction in the regular
3935     course of business, including books and records the seller keeps at the time of the transaction in
3936     the regular course of business for nontax purposes;
3937          (B) a preponderance of the facts and circumstances at the time of the transaction; and
3938          (C) the understanding of all of the parties to the transaction.
3939          (99) (a) "Private communications service" means a telecommunications service:
3940          (i) that entitles a customer to exclusive or priority use of one or more communications
3941     channels between or among termination points; and
3942          (ii) regardless of the manner in which the one or more communications channels are
3943     connected.
3944          (b) "Private communications service" includes the following provided in connection
3945     with the use of one or more communications channels:
3946          (i) an extension line;
3947          (ii) a station;
3948          (iii) switching capacity; or
3949          (iv) another associated service that is provided in connection with the use of one or
3950     more communications channels as defined in Section 59-12-215.
3951          (100) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (100)(b), "product transferred
3952     electronically" means a product transferred electronically that would be subject to a tax under
3953     this chapter if that product was transferred in a manner other than electronically.
3954          (b) "Product transferred electronically" does not include:
3955          (i) an ancillary service;
3956          (ii) computer software; or
3957          (iii) a telecommunications service.
3958          (101) (a) "Prosthetic device" means a device that is worn on or in the body to:
3959          (i) artificially replace a missing portion of the body;
3960          (ii) prevent or correct a physical deformity or physical malfunction; or

3961          (iii) support a weak or deformed portion of the body.
3962          (b) "Prosthetic device" includes:
3963          (i) parts used in the repairs or renovation of a prosthetic device;
3964          (ii) replacement parts for a prosthetic device;
3965          (iii) a dental prosthesis; or
3966          (iv) a hearing aid.
3967          (c) "Prosthetic device" does not include:
3968          (i) corrective eyeglasses; or
3969          (ii) contact lenses.
3970          (102) (a) "Protective equipment" means an item:
3971          (i) for human wear; and
3972          (ii) that is:
3973          (A) designed as protection:
3974          (I) to the wearer against injury or disease; or
3975          (II) against damage or injury of other persons or property; and
3976          (B) not suitable for general use.
3977          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
3978     commission shall make rules:
3979          (i) listing the items that constitute "protective equipment"; and
3980          (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "protective equipment"
3981     under the agreement.
3982          (103) (a) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(41), "publication" means any written
3983     or printed matter, other than a photocopy:
3984          (i) regardless of:
3985          (A) characteristics;
3986          (B) copyright;
3987          (C) form;
3988          (D) format;
3989          (E) method of reproduction; or
3990          (F) source; and
3991          (ii) made available in printed or electronic format.

3992          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
3993     commission may by rule define the term "photocopy."
3994          (104) (a) "Purchase price" and "sales price" mean the total amount of consideration:
3995          (i) valued in money; and
3996          (ii) for which tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or
3997     services are:
3998          (A) sold;
3999          (B) leased; or
4000          (C) rented.
4001          (b) "Purchase price" and "sales price" include:
4002          (i) the seller's cost of the tangible personal property, a product transferred
4003     electronically, or services sold;
4004          (ii) expenses of the seller, including:
4005          (A) the cost of materials used;
4006          (B) a labor cost;
4007          (C) a service cost;
4008          (D) interest;
4009          (E) a loss;
4010          (F) the cost of transportation to the seller; or
4011          (G) a tax imposed on the seller;
4012          (iii) a charge by the seller for any service necessary to complete the sale; or
4013          (iv) consideration a seller receives from a person other than the purchaser if:
4014          (A) (I) the seller actually receives consideration from a person other than the purchaser;
4015     and
4016          (II) the consideration described in Subsection (104)(b)(iv)(A)(I) is directly related to a
4017     price reduction or discount on the sale;
4018          (B) the seller has an obligation to pass the price reduction or discount through to the
4019     purchaser;
4020          (C) the amount of the consideration attributable to the sale is fixed and determinable by
4021     the seller at the time of the sale to the purchaser; and
4022          (D) (I) (Aa) the purchaser presents a certificate, coupon, or other documentation to the

4023     seller to claim a price reduction or discount; and
4024          (Bb) a person other than the seller authorizes, distributes, or grants the certificate,
4025     coupon, or other documentation with the understanding that the person other than the seller
4026     will reimburse any seller to whom the certificate, coupon, or other documentation is presented;
4027          (II) the purchaser identifies that purchaser to the seller as a member of a group or
4028     organization allowed a price reduction or discount, except that a preferred customer card that is
4029     available to any patron of a seller does not constitute membership in a group or organization
4030     allowed a price reduction or discount; or
4031          (III) the price reduction or discount is identified as a third party price reduction or
4032     discount on the:
4033          (Aa) invoice the purchaser receives; or
4034          (Bb) certificate, coupon, or other documentation the purchaser presents.
4035          (c) "Purchase price" and "sales price" do not include:
4036          (i) a discount:
4037          (A) in a form including:
4038          (I) cash;
4039          (II) term; or
4040          (III) coupon;
4041          (B) that is allowed by a seller;
4042          (C) taken by a purchaser on a sale; and
4043          (D) that is not reimbursed by a third party; or
4044          (ii) subject to Subsections 59-12-103(2)[(e)](f)(ii) and (2)[(f)](g)(i), the following if
4045     separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser at
4046     the time of sale or later, as demonstrated by the books and records the seller keeps at the time
4047     of the transaction in the regular course of business, including books and records the seller
4048     keeps at the time of the transaction in the regular course of business for nontax purposes, by a
4049     preponderance of the facts and circumstances at the time of the transaction, and by the
4050     understanding of all of the parties to the transaction:
4051          (A) the following from credit extended on the sale of tangible personal property or
4052     services:
4053          (I) a carrying charge;

4054          (II) a financing charge; or
4055          (III) an interest charge;
4056          (B) a delivery charge;
4057          (C) an installation charge;
4058          (D) a manufacturer rebate on a motor vehicle; or
4059          (E) a tax or fee legally imposed directly on the consumer.
4060          (105) "Purchaser" means a person to whom:
4061          (a) a sale of tangible personal property is made;
4062          (b) a product is transferred electronically; or
4063          (c) a service is furnished.
4064          (106) "Qualifying data center" means a data center facility that:
4065          (a) houses a group of networked server computers in one physical location in order to
4066     disseminate, manage, and store data and information;
4067          (b) is located in the state;
4068          (c) is a new operation constructed on or after July 1, 2016;
4069          (d) consists of one or more buildings that total 150,000 or more square feet;
4070          (e) is owned or leased by:
4071          (i) the operator of the data center facility; or
4072          (ii) a person under common ownership, as defined in Section 59-7-101, of the operator
4073     of the data center facility; and
4074          (f) is located on one or more parcels of land that are owned or leased by:
4075          (i) the operator of the data center facility; or
4076          (ii) a person under common ownership, as defined in Section 59-7-101, of the operator
4077     of the data center facility.
4078          (107) "Regularly rented" means:
4079          (a) rented to a guest for value three or more times during a calendar year; or
4080          (b) advertised or held out to the public as a place that is regularly rented to guests for
4081     value.
4082          (108) "Rental" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (60).
4083          (109) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (109)(b), "repairs or renovations of tangible
4084     personal property" means:

4085          (i) a repair or renovation of tangible personal property that is not permanently attached
4086     to real property; or
4087          (ii) attaching tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically to other
4088     tangible personal property or detaching tangible personal property or a product transferred
4089     electronically from other tangible personal property if:
4090          (A) the other tangible personal property to which the tangible personal property or
4091     product transferred electronically is attached or from which the tangible personal property or
4092     product transferred electronically is detached is not permanently attached to real property; and
4093          (B) the attachment of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically
4094     to other tangible personal property or detachment of tangible personal property or a product
4095     transferred electronically from other tangible personal property is made in conjunction with a
4096     repair or replacement of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically.
4097          (b) "Repairs or renovations of tangible personal property" does not include:
4098          (i) attaching prewritten computer software to other tangible personal property if the
4099     other tangible personal property to which the prewritten computer software is attached is not
4100     permanently attached to real property; or
4101          (ii) detaching prewritten computer software from other tangible personal property if the
4102     other tangible personal property from which the prewritten computer software is detached is
4103     not permanently attached to real property.
4104          (110) "Research and development" means the process of inquiry or experimentation
4105     aimed at the discovery of facts, devices, technologies, or applications and the process of
4106     preparing those devices, technologies, or applications for marketing.
4107          (111) (a) "Residential telecommunications services" means a telecommunications
4108     service or an ancillary service that is provided to an individual for personal use:
4109          (i) at a residential address; or
4110          (ii) at an institution, including a nursing home or a school, if the telecommunications
4111     service or ancillary service is provided to and paid for by the individual residing at the
4112     institution rather than the institution.
4113          (b) For purposes of Subsection (111)(a)(i), a residential address includes an:
4114          (i) apartment; or
4115          (ii) other individual dwelling unit.

4116          (112) "Residential use" means the use in or around a home, apartment building,
4117     sleeping quarters, and similar facilities or accommodations.
4118          (113) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means a sale, lease, or rental for a purpose other
4119     than:
4120          (a) resale;
4121          (b) sublease; or
4122          (c) subrent.
4123          (114) (a) "Retailer" means any person, unless prohibited by the Constitution of the
4124     United States or federal law, that is engaged in a regularly organized business in tangible
4125     personal property or any other taxable transaction under Subsection 59-12-103(1), and who is
4126     selling to the user or consumer and not for resale.
4127          (b) "Retailer" includes commission merchants, auctioneers, and any person regularly
4128     engaged in the business of selling to users or consumers within the state.
4129          (115) (a) "Sale" means any transfer of title, exchange, or barter, conditional or
4130     otherwise, in any manner, of tangible personal property or any other taxable transaction under
4131     Subsection 59-12-103(1), for consideration.
4132          (b) "Sale" includes:
4133          (i) installment and credit sales;
4134          (ii) any closed transaction constituting a sale;
4135          (iii) any sale of electrical energy, gas, services, or entertainment taxable under this
4136     chapter;
4137          (iv) any transaction if the possession of property is transferred but the seller retains the
4138     title as security for the payment of the price; and
4139          (v) any transaction under which right to possession, operation, or use of any article of
4140     tangible personal property is granted under a lease or contract and the transfer of possession
4141     would be taxable if an outright sale were made.
4142          (116) "Sale at retail" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (113).
4143          (117) "Sale-leaseback transaction" means a transaction by which title to tangible
4144     personal property or a product transferred electronically that is subject to a tax under this
4145     chapter is transferred:
4146          (a) by a purchaser-lessee;

4147          (b) to a lessor;
4148          (c) for consideration; and
4149          (d) if:
4150          (i) the purchaser-lessee paid sales and use tax on the purchaser-lessee's initial purchase
4151     of the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
4152          (ii) the sale of the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically to the
4153     lessor is intended as a form of financing:
4154          (A) for the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically; and
4155          (B) to the purchaser-lessee; and
4156          (iii) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the purchaser-lessee
4157     is required to:
4158          (A) capitalize the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically for
4159     financial reporting purposes; and
4160          (B) account for the lease payments as payments made under a financing arrangement.
4161          (118) "Sales price" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (104).
4162          (119) (a) "Sales relating to schools" means the following sales by, amounts paid to, or
4163     amounts charged by a school:
4164          (i) sales that are directly related to the school's educational functions or activities
4165     including:
4166          (A) the sale of:
4167          (I) textbooks;
4168          (II) textbook fees;
4169          (III) laboratory fees;
4170          (IV) laboratory supplies; or
4171          (V) safety equipment;
4172          (B) the sale of a uniform, protective equipment, or sports or recreational equipment
4173     that:
4174          (I) a student is specifically required to wear as a condition of participation in a
4175     school-related event or school-related activity; and
4176          (II) is not readily adaptable to general or continued usage to the extent that it takes the
4177     place of ordinary clothing;

4178          (C) sales of the following if the net or gross revenues generated by the sales are
4179     deposited into a school district fund or school fund dedicated to school meals:
4180          (I) food and food ingredients; or
4181          (II) prepared food; or
4182          (D) transportation charges for official school activities; or
4183          (ii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a school-related
4184     event or school-related activity.
4185          (b) "Sales relating to schools" does not include:
4186          (i) bookstore sales of items that are not educational materials or supplies;
4187          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (119)(a)(i)(B):
4188          (A) clothing;
4189          (B) clothing accessories or equipment;
4190          (C) protective equipment; or
4191          (D) sports or recreational equipment; or
4192          (iii) amounts paid to or amounts charged by a school for admission to a school-related
4193     event or school-related activity if the amounts paid or charged are passed through to a person:
4194          (A) other than a:
4195          (I) school;
4196          (II) nonprofit organization authorized by a school board or a governing body of a
4197     private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school activity; or
4198          (III) nonprofit association authorized by a school board or a governing body of a
4199     private school to organize and direct a competitive secondary school activity; and
4200          (B) that is required to collect sales and use taxes under this chapter.
4201          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
4202     commission may make rules defining the term "passed through."
4203          (120) For purposes of this section and Section 59-12-104, "school" means:
4204          (a) an elementary school or a secondary school that:
4205          (i) is a:
4206          (A) public school; or
4207          (B) private school; and
4208          (ii) provides instruction for one or more grades kindergarten through 12; or

4209          (b) a public school district.
4210          (121) (a) "Seller" means a person that makes a sale, lease, or rental of:
4211          (i) tangible personal property;
4212          (ii) a product transferred electronically; or
4213          (iii) a service.
4214          (b) "Seller" includes a marketplace facilitator.
4215          (122) (a) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development materials"
4216     means tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if the tangible personal
4217     property or product transferred electronically is:
4218          (i) used primarily in the process of:
4219          (A) (I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
4220          (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
4221          (III) research or development of a:
4222          (Aa) semiconductor; or
4223          (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
4224          (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor; or
4225          (ii) consumed primarily in the process of:
4226          (A) (I) manufacturing a semiconductor;
4227          (II) fabricating a semiconductor; or
4228          (III) research or development of a:
4229          (Aa) semiconductor; or
4230          (Bb) semiconductor manufacturing process; or
4231          (B) maintaining an environment suitable for a semiconductor.
4232          (b) "Semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development materials"
4233     includes:
4234          (i) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or a product
4235     transferred electronically described in Subsection (122)(a); or
4236          (ii) a chemical, catalyst, or other material used to:
4237          (A) produce or induce in a semiconductor a:
4238          (I) chemical change; or
4239          (II) physical change;

4240          (B) remove impurities from a semiconductor; or
4241          (C) improve the marketable condition of a semiconductor.
4242          (123) "Senior citizen center" means a facility having the primary purpose of providing
4243     services to the aged as defined in Section 62A-3-101.
4244          (124) (a) Subject to Subsections (124)(b) and (c), "short-term lodging consumable"
4245     means tangible personal property that:
4246          (i) a business that provides accommodations and services described in Subsection
4247     59-12-103(1)(i) purchases as part of a transaction to provide the accommodations and services
4248     to a purchaser;
4249          (ii) is intended to be consumed by the purchaser; and
4250          (iii) is:
4251          (A) included in the purchase price of the accommodations and services; and
4252          (B) not separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or other similar document provided
4253     to the purchaser.
4254          (b) "Short-term lodging consumable" includes:
4255          (i) a beverage;
4256          (ii) a brush or comb;
4257          (iii) a cosmetic;
4258          (iv) a hair care product;
4259          (v) lotion;
4260          (vi) a magazine;
4261          (vii) makeup;
4262          (viii) a meal;
4263          (ix) mouthwash;
4264          (x) nail polish remover;
4265          (xi) a newspaper;
4266          (xii) a notepad;
4267          (xiii) a pen;
4268          (xiv) a pencil;
4269          (xv) a razor;
4270          (xvi) saline solution;

4271          (xvii) a sewing kit;
4272          (xviii) shaving cream;
4273          (xix) a shoe shine kit;
4274          (xx) a shower cap;
4275          (xxi) a snack item;
4276          (xxii) soap;
4277          (xxiii) toilet paper;
4278          (xxiv) a toothbrush;
4279          (xxv) toothpaste; or
4280          (xxvi) an item similar to Subsections (124)(b)(i) through (xxv) as the commission may
4281     provide by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
4282     Rulemaking Act.
4283          (c) "Short-term lodging consumable" does not include:
4284          (i) tangible personal property that is cleaned or washed to allow the tangible personal
4285     property to be reused; or
4286          (ii) a product transferred electronically.
4287          (125) "Simplified electronic return" means the electronic return:
4288          (a) described in Section 318(C) of the agreement; and
4289          (b) approved by the governing board of the agreement.
4290          (126) "Solar energy" means the sun used as the sole source of energy for producing
4291     electricity.
4292          (127) (a) "Sports or recreational equipment" means an item:
4293          (i) designed for human use; and
4294          (ii) that is:
4295          (A) worn in conjunction with:
4296          (I) an athletic activity; or
4297          (II) a recreational activity; and
4298          (B) not suitable for general use.
4299          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
4300     commission shall make rules:
4301          (i) listing the items that constitute "sports or recreational equipment"; and

4302          (ii) that are consistent with the list of items that constitute "sports or recreational
4303     equipment" under the agreement.
4304          (128) "State" means the state of Utah, its departments, and agencies.
4305          (129) "Storage" means any keeping or retention of tangible personal property or any
4306     other taxable transaction under Subsection 59-12-103(1), in this state for any purpose except
4307     sale in the regular course of business.
4308          (130) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (130)(d) or (e), "tangible personal property"
4309     means personal property that:
4310          (i) may be:
4311          (A) seen;
4312          (B) weighed;
4313          (C) measured;
4314          (D) felt; or
4315          (E) touched; or
4316          (ii) is in any manner perceptible to the senses.
4317          (b) "Tangible personal property" includes:
4318          (i) electricity;
4319          (ii) water;
4320          (iii) gas;
4321          (iv) steam; or
4322          (v) prewritten computer software, regardless of the manner in which the prewritten
4323     computer software is transferred.
4324          (c) "Tangible personal property" includes the following regardless of whether the item
4325     is attached to real property:
4326          (i) a dishwasher;
4327          (ii) a dryer;
4328          (iii) a freezer;
4329          (iv) a microwave;
4330          (v) a refrigerator;
4331          (vi) a stove;
4332          (vii) a washer; or

4333          (viii) an item similar to Subsections (130)(c)(i) through (vii) as determined by the
4334     commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
4335     Rulemaking Act.
4336          (d) "Tangible personal property" does not include a product that is transferred
4337     electronically.
4338          (e) "Tangible personal property" does not include the following if attached to real
4339     property, regardless of whether the attachment to real property is only through a line that
4340     supplies water, electricity, gas, telephone, cable, or supplies a similar item as determined by the
4341     commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
4342     Rulemaking Act:
4343          (i) a hot water heater;
4344          (ii) a water filtration system; or
4345          (iii) a water softener system.
4346          (131) (a) "Telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or
4347     software" means an item listed in Subsection (131)(b) if that item is purchased or leased
4348     primarily to enable or facilitate one or more of the following to function:
4349          (i) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
4350          (ii) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
4351          (b) The following apply to Subsection (131)(a):
4352          (i) a pole;
4353          (ii) software;
4354          (iii) a supplementary power supply;
4355          (iv) temperature or environmental equipment or machinery;
4356          (v) test equipment;
4357          (vi) a tower; or
4358          (vii) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
4359     Subsections (131)(b)(i) through (vi) as determined by the commission by rule made in
4360     accordance with Subsection (131)(c).
4361          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
4362     commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software that
4363     functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections (131)(b)(i) through (vi).

4364          (132) "Telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911
4365     service" means equipment, machinery, or software that is required to comply with 47 C.F.R.
4366     Sec. 20.18.
4367          (133) "Telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software"
4368     means equipment, machinery, or software purchased or leased primarily to maintain or repair
4369     one or more of the following, regardless of whether the equipment, machinery, or software is
4370     purchased or leased as a spare part or as an upgrade or modification to one or more of the
4371     following:
4372          (a) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
4373          (b) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
4374          (c) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software.
4375          (134) (a) "Telecommunications service" means the electronic conveyance, routing, or
4376     transmission of audio, data, video, voice, or any other information or signal to a point, or
4377     among or between points.
4378          (b) "Telecommunications service" includes:
4379          (i) an electronic conveyance, routing, or transmission with respect to which a computer
4380     processing application is used to act:
4381          (A) on the code, form, or protocol of the content;
4382          (B) for the purpose of electronic conveyance, routing, or transmission; and
4383          (C) regardless of whether the service:
4384          (I) is referred to as voice over Internet protocol service; or
4385          (II) is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as enhanced or value
4386     added;
4387          (ii) an 800 service;
4388          (iii) a 900 service;
4389          (iv) a fixed wireless service;
4390          (v) a mobile wireless service;
4391          (vi) a postpaid calling service;
4392          (vii) a prepaid calling service;
4393          (viii) a prepaid wireless calling service; or
4394          (ix) a private communications service.

4395          (c) "Telecommunications service" does not include:
4396          (i) advertising, including directory advertising;
4397          (ii) an ancillary service;
4398          (iii) a billing and collection service provided to a third party;
4399          (iv) a data processing and information service if:
4400          (A) the data processing and information service allows data to be:
4401          (I) (Aa) acquired;
4402          (Bb) generated;
4403          (Cc) processed;
4404          (Dd) retrieved; or
4405          (Ee) stored; and
4406          (II) delivered by an electronic transmission to a purchaser; and
4407          (B) the purchaser's primary purpose for the underlying transaction is the processed data
4408     or information;
4409          (v) installation or maintenance of the following on a customer's premises:
4410          (A) equipment; or
4411          (B) wiring;
4412          (vi) Internet access service;
4413          (vii) a paging service;
4414          (viii) a product transferred electronically, including:
4415          (A) music;
4416          (B) reading material;
4417          (C) a ring tone;
4418          (D) software; or
4419          (E) video;
4420          (ix) a radio and television audio and video programming service:
4421          (A) regardless of the medium; and
4422          (B) including:
4423          (I) furnishing conveyance, routing, or transmission of a television audio and video
4424     programming service by a programming service provider;
4425          (II) cable service as defined in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 522(6); or

4426          (III) audio and video programming services delivered by a commercial mobile radio
4427     service provider as defined in 47 C.F.R. Sec. 20.3;
4428          (x) a value-added nonvoice data service; or
4429          (xi) tangible personal property.
4430          (135) (a) "Telecommunications service provider" means a person that:
4431          (i) owns, controls, operates, or manages a telecommunications service; and
4432          (ii) engages in an activity described in Subsection (135)(a)(i) for the shared use with or
4433     resale to any person of the telecommunications service.
4434          (b) A person described in Subsection (135)(a) is a telecommunications service provider
4435     whether or not the Public Service Commission of Utah regulates:
4436          (i) that person; or
4437          (ii) the telecommunications service that the person owns, controls, operates, or
4438     manages.
4439          (136) (a) "Telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or
4440     software" means an item listed in Subsection (136)(b) if that item is purchased or leased
4441     primarily for switching or routing:
4442          (i) an ancillary service;
4443          (ii) data communications;
4444          (iii) voice communications; or
4445          (iv) telecommunications service.
4446          (b) The following apply to Subsection (136)(a):
4447          (i) a bridge;
4448          (ii) a computer;
4449          (iii) a cross connect;
4450          (iv) a modem;
4451          (v) a multiplexer;
4452          (vi) plug in circuitry;
4453          (vii) a router;
4454          (viii) software;
4455          (ix) a switch; or
4456          (x) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in

4457     Subsections (136)(b)(i) through (ix) as determined by the commission by rule made in
4458     accordance with Subsection (136)(c).
4459          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
4460     commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software that
4461     functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections (136)(b)(i) through (ix).
4462          (137) (a) "Telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software"
4463     means an item listed in Subsection (137)(b) if that item is purchased or leased primarily for
4464     sending, receiving, or transporting:
4465          (i) an ancillary service;
4466          (ii) data communications;
4467          (iii) voice communications; or
4468          (iv) telecommunications service.
4469          (b) The following apply to Subsection (137)(a):
4470          (i) an amplifier;
4471          (ii) a cable;
4472          (iii) a closure;
4473          (iv) a conduit;
4474          (v) a controller;
4475          (vi) a duplexer;
4476          (vii) a filter;
4477          (viii) an input device;
4478          (ix) an input/output device;
4479          (x) an insulator;
4480          (xi) microwave machinery or equipment;
4481          (xii) an oscillator;
4482          (xiii) an output device;
4483          (xiv) a pedestal;
4484          (xv) a power converter;
4485          (xvi) a power supply;
4486          (xvii) a radio channel;
4487          (xviii) a radio receiver;

4488          (xix) a radio transmitter;
4489          (xx) a repeater;
4490          (xxi) software;
4491          (xxii) a terminal;
4492          (xxiii) a timing unit;
4493          (xxiv) a transformer;
4494          (xxv) a wire; or
4495          (xxvi) equipment, machinery, or software that functions similarly to an item listed in
4496     Subsections (137)(b)(i) through (xxv) as determined by the commission by rule made in
4497     accordance with Subsection (137)(c).
4498          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
4499     commission may by rule define what constitutes equipment, machinery, or software that
4500     functions similarly to an item listed in Subsections (137)(b)(i) through (xxv).
4501          (138) (a) "Textbook for a higher education course" means a textbook or other printed
4502     material that is required for a course:
4503          (i) offered by an institution of higher education; and
4504          (ii) that the purchaser of the textbook or other printed material attends or will attend.
4505          (b) "Textbook for a higher education course" includes a textbook in electronic format.
4506          (139) "Tobacco" means:
4507          (a) a cigarette;
4508          (b) a cigar;
4509          (c) chewing tobacco;
4510          (d) pipe tobacco; or
4511          (e) any other item that contains tobacco.
4512          (140) "Unassisted amusement device" means an amusement device, skill device, or
4513     ride device that is started and stopped by the purchaser or renter of the right to use or operate
4514     the amusement device, skill device, or ride device.
4515          (141) (a) "Use" means the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal
4516     property, a product transferred electronically, or a service under Subsection 59-12-103(1),
4517     incident to the ownership or the leasing of that tangible personal property, product transferred
4518     electronically, or service.

4519          (b) "Use" does not include the sale, display, demonstration, or trial of tangible personal
4520     property, a product transferred electronically, or a service in the regular course of business and
4521     held for resale.
4522          (142) "Value-added nonvoice data service" means a service:
4523          (a) that otherwise meets the definition of a telecommunications service except that a
4524     computer processing application is used to act primarily for a purpose other than conveyance,
4525     routing, or transmission; and
4526          (b) with respect to which a computer processing application is used to act on data or
4527     information:
4528          (i) code;
4529          (ii) content;
4530          (iii) form; or
4531          (iv) protocol.
4532          (143) (a) Subject to Subsection (143)(b), "vehicle" means the following that are
4533     required to be titled, registered, or titled and registered:
4534          (i) an aircraft as defined in Section 72-10-102;
4535          (ii) a vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102;
4536          (iii) an off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2; or
4537          (iv) a vessel as defined in Section 41-1a-102.
4538          (b) For purposes of Subsection 59-12-104(33) only, "vehicle" includes:
4539          (i) a vehicle described in Subsection (143)(a); or
4540          (ii) (A) a locomotive;
4541          (B) a freight car;
4542          (C) railroad work equipment; or
4543          (D) other railroad rolling stock.
4544          (144) "Vehicle dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or
4545     exchanging a vehicle as defined in Subsection (143).
4546          (145) (a) "Vertical service" means an ancillary service that:
4547          (i) is offered in connection with one or more telecommunications services; and
4548          (ii) offers an advanced calling feature that allows a customer to:
4549          (A) identify a caller; and

4550          (B) manage multiple calls and call connections.
4551          (b) "Vertical service" includes an ancillary service that allows a customer to manage a
4552     conference bridging service.
4553          (146) (a) "Voice mail service" means an ancillary service that enables a customer to
4554     receive, send, or store a recorded message.
4555          (b) "Voice mail service" does not include a vertical service that a customer is required
4556     to have in order to utilize a voice mail service.
4557          (147) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (147)(b), "waste energy facility" means a
4558     facility that generates electricity:
4559          (i) using as the primary source of energy waste materials that would be placed in a
4560     landfill or refuse pit if it were not used to generate electricity, including:
4561          (A) tires;
4562          (B) waste coal;
4563          (C) oil shale; or
4564          (D) municipal solid waste; and
4565          (ii) in amounts greater than actually required for the operation of the facility.
4566          (b) "Waste energy facility" does not include a facility that incinerates:
4567          (i) hospital waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c; or
4568          (ii) medical/infectious waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c.
4569          (148) "Watercraft" means a vessel as defined in Section 73-18-2.
4570          (149) "Wind energy" means wind used as the sole source of energy to produce
4571     electricity.
4572          (150) "ZIP Code" means a Zoning Improvement Plan Code assigned to a geographic
4573     location by the United States Postal Service.
4574          Section 39. Section 59-12-103 is amended to read:
4575          59-12-103. Sales and use tax base -- Rates -- Effective dates -- Use of sales and use
4576     tax revenues.
4577          (1) A tax is imposed on the purchaser as provided in this part on the purchase price or
4578     sales price for amounts paid or charged for the following transactions:
4579          (a) retail sales of tangible personal property made within the state;
4580          (b) amounts paid for:

4581          (i) telecommunications service, other than mobile telecommunications service, that
4582     originates and terminates within the boundaries of this state;
4583          (ii) mobile telecommunications service that originates and terminates within the
4584     boundaries of one state only to the extent permitted by the Mobile Telecommunications
4585     Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 116 et seq.; or
4586          (iii) an ancillary service associated with a:
4587          (A) telecommunications service described in Subsection (1)(b)(i); or
4588          (B) mobile telecommunications service described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii);
4589          (c) sales of the following for commercial use:
4590          (i) gas;
4591          (ii) electricity;
4592          (iii) heat;
4593          (iv) coal;
4594          (v) fuel oil; or
4595          (vi) other fuels;
4596          (d) sales of the following for residential use:
4597          (i) gas;
4598          (ii) electricity;
4599          (iii) heat;
4600          (iv) coal;
4601          (v) fuel oil; or
4602          (vi) other fuels;
4603          (e) sales of prepared food;
4604          (f) except as provided in Section 59-12-104, amounts paid or charged as admission or
4605     user fees for theaters, movies, operas, museums, planetariums, shows of any type or nature,
4606     exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, amusement parks, amusement rides, circuses, menageries,
4607     fairs, races, contests, sporting events, dances, boxing matches, wrestling matches, closed circuit
4608     television broadcasts, billiard parlors, pool parlors, bowling lanes, golf, miniature golf, golf
4609     driving ranges, batting cages, skating rinks, ski lifts, ski runs, ski trails, snowmobile trails,
4610     tennis courts, swimming pools, water slides, river runs, jeep tours, boat tours, scenic cruises,
4611     horseback rides, sports activities, or any other amusement, entertainment, recreation,

4612     exhibition, cultural, or athletic activity;
4613          (g) amounts paid or charged for services for repairs or renovations of tangible personal
4614     property, unless Section 59-12-104 provides for an exemption from sales and use tax for:
4615          (i) the tangible personal property; and
4616          (ii) parts used in the repairs or renovations of the tangible personal property described
4617     in Subsection (1)(g)(i), regardless of whether:
4618          (A) any parts are actually used in the repairs or renovations of that tangible personal
4619     property; or
4620          (B) the particular parts used in the repairs or renovations of that tangible personal
4621     property are exempt from a tax under this chapter;
4622          (h) except as provided in Subsection 59-12-104(7), amounts paid or charged for
4623     assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
4624          (i) amounts paid or charged for tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court
4625     accommodations and services that are regularly rented for less than 30 consecutive days;
4626          (j) amounts paid or charged for laundry or dry cleaning services;
4627          (k) amounts paid or charged for leases or rentals of tangible personal property if within
4628     this state the tangible personal property is:
4629          (i) stored;
4630          (ii) used; or
4631          (iii) otherwise consumed;
4632          (l) amounts paid or charged for tangible personal property if within this state the
4633     tangible personal property is:
4634          (i) stored;
4635          (ii) used; or
4636          (iii) consumed; and
4637          (m) amounts paid or charged for a sale:
4638          (i) (A) of a product transferred electronically; or
4639          (B) of a repair or renovation of a product transferred electronically; and
4640          (ii) regardless of whether the sale provides:
4641          (A) a right of permanent use of the product; or
4642          (B) a right to use the product that is less than a permanent use, including a right:

4643          (I) for a definite or specified length of time; and
4644          (II) that terminates upon the occurrence of a condition.
4645          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) through [(e)] (f), a state tax and a local
4646     tax are imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1) equal to the sum of:
4647          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a tax rate equal to the sum of:
4648          [(A) (I) through March 31, 2019, 4.70%; and]
4649          [(II)] (A) [beginning on April 1, 2019,] 4.70% plus the rate specified in Subsection
4650     [(13)] (12)(a); and
4651          (B) (I) the tax rate the state imposes in accordance with Part 18, Additional State Sales
4652     and Use Tax Act, if the location of the transaction as determined under Sections 59-12-211
4653     through 59-12-215 is in a county in which the state imposes the tax under Part 18, Additional
4654     State Sales and Use Tax Act; and
4655          (II) the tax rate the state imposes in accordance with Part 20, Supplemental State Sales
4656     and Use Tax Act, if the location of the transaction as determined under Sections 59-12-211
4657     through 59-12-215 is in a city, town, or the unincorporated area of a county in which the state
4658     imposes the tax under Part 20, Supplemental State Sales and Use Tax Act; and
4659          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
4660     transaction under this chapter other than this part.
4661          (b) Except as provided in Subsection [(2)(d) or (e)] (2)(e) or (f) and subject to
4662     Subsection (2)[(j)](k), a state tax and a local tax are imposed on a transaction described in
4663     Subsection (1)(d) equal to the sum of:
4664          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a tax rate of 2%; and
4665          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
4666     transaction under this chapter other than this part.
4667          (c) Except as provided in Subsection [(2)(d) or (e)] (2)(e) or (f), a state tax and a local
4668     tax are imposed on amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients equal to the sum of:
4669          (i) a state tax imposed on the amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients at
4670     a tax rate of 1.75%; and
4671          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
4672     amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients under this chapter other than this part.
4673          (d) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(e) or (f), a state tax is imposed on amounts

4674     paid or charged for fuel to a common carrier that is a railroad for use in a locomotive engine at
4675     a rate of 4.85%.
4676          [(d)] (e) (i) For a bundled transaction that is attributable to food and food ingredients
4677     and tangible personal property other than food and food ingredients, a state tax and a local tax
4678     is imposed on the entire bundled transaction equal to the sum of:
4679          (A) a state tax imposed on the entire bundled transaction equal to the sum of:
4680          (I) the tax rate described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A); and
4681          (II) (Aa) the tax rate the state imposes in accordance with Part 18, Additional State
4682     Sales and Use Tax Act, if the location of the transaction as determined under Sections
4683     59-12-211 through 59-12-215 is in a county in which the state imposes the tax under Part 18,
4684     Additional State Sales and Use Tax Act; and
4685          (Bb) the tax rate the state imposes in accordance with Part 20, Supplemental State
4686     Sales and Use Tax Act, if the location of the transaction as determined under Sections
4687     59-12-211 through 59-12-215 is in a city, town, or the unincorporated area of a county in which
4688     the state imposes the tax under Part 20, Supplemental State Sales and Use Tax Act; and
4689          (B) a local tax imposed on the entire bundled transaction at the sum of the tax rates
4690     described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii).
4691          (ii) If an optional computer software maintenance contract is a bundled transaction that
4692     consists of taxable and nontaxable products that are not separately itemized on an invoice or
4693     similar billing document, the purchase of the optional computer software maintenance contract
4694     is 40% taxable under this chapter and 60% nontaxable under this chapter.
4695          (iii) Subject to Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(iv), for a bundled transaction other than a
4696     bundled transaction described in Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i) or (ii):
4697          (A) if the sales price of the bundled transaction is attributable to tangible personal
4698     property, a product, or a service that is subject to taxation under this chapter and tangible
4699     personal property, a product, or service that is not subject to taxation under this chapter, the
4700     entire bundled transaction is subject to taxation under this chapter unless:
4701          (I) the seller is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards the tangible
4702     personal property, product, or service that is not subject to taxation under this chapter from the
4703     books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business; or
4704          (II) state or federal law provides otherwise; or

4705          (B) if the sales price of a bundled transaction is attributable to two or more items of
4706     tangible personal property, products, or services that are subject to taxation under this chapter
4707     at different rates, the entire bundled transaction is subject to taxation under this chapter at the
4708     higher tax rate unless:
4709          (I) the seller is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards the tangible
4710     personal property, product, or service that is subject to taxation under this chapter at the lower
4711     tax rate from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business; or
4712          (II) state or federal law provides otherwise.
4713          (iv) For purposes of Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(iii), books and records that a seller keeps in
4714     the seller's regular course of business includes books and records the seller keeps in the regular
4715     course of business for nontax purposes.
4716          [(e)] (f) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and subject to Subsections
4717     (2)[(e)](f)(ii) and (iii), if a transaction consists of the sale, lease, or rental of tangible personal
4718     property, a product, or a service that is subject to taxation under this chapter, and the sale,
4719     lease, or rental of tangible personal property, other property, a product, or a service that is not
4720     subject to taxation under this chapter, the entire transaction is subject to taxation under this
4721     chapter unless the seller, at the time of the transaction:
4722          (A) separately states the portion of the transaction that is not subject to taxation under
4723     this chapter on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser; or
4724          (B) is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards, from the books and
4725     records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business, the portion of the transaction
4726     that is not subject to taxation under this chapter.
4727          (ii) A purchaser and a seller may correct the taxability of a transaction if:
4728          (A) after the transaction occurs, the purchaser and the seller discover that the portion of
4729     the transaction that is not subject to taxation under this chapter was not separately stated on an
4730     invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser because of an error or
4731     ignorance of the law; and
4732          (B) the seller is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards, from the books
4733     and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business, the portion of the
4734     transaction that is not subject to taxation under this chapter.
4735          (iii) For purposes of Subsections (2)[(e)](f)(i) and (ii), books and records that a seller

4736     keeps in the seller's regular course of business includes books and records the seller keeps in
4737     the regular course of business for nontax purposes.
4738          [(f)] (g) (i) If the sales price of a transaction is attributable to two or more items of
4739     tangible personal property, products, or services that are subject to taxation under this chapter
4740     at different rates, the entire purchase is subject to taxation under this chapter at the higher tax
4741     rate unless the seller, at the time of the transaction:
4742          (A) separately states the items subject to taxation under this chapter at each of the
4743     different rates on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser; or
4744          (B) is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards the tangible personal
4745     property, product, or service that is subject to taxation under this chapter at the lower tax rate
4746     from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business.
4747          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (2)[(f)](g)(i), books and records that a seller keeps in
4748     the seller's regular course of business includes books and records the seller keeps in the regular
4749     course of business for nontax purposes.
4750          [(g)] (h) Subject to Subsections [(2)(h) and (i)] (2)(i) and (j), a tax rate repeal or tax
4751     rate change for a tax rate imposed under the following shall take effect on the first day of a
4752     calendar quarter:
4753          (i) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
4754          (ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4755          (iii) Subsection (2)(c)(i); or
4756          (iv) Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I).
4757          [(h)] (i) (i) A tax rate increase takes effect on the first day of the first billing period that
4758     begins on or after the effective date of the tax rate increase if the billing period for the
4759     transaction begins before the effective date of a tax rate increase imposed under:
4760          (A) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
4761          (B) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4762          (C) Subsection (2)(c)(i); or
4763          (D) Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I).
4764          (ii) The repeal of a tax or a tax rate decrease applies to a billing period if the billing
4765     statement for the billing period is rendered on or after the effective date of the repeal of the tax
4766     or the tax rate decrease imposed under:

4767          (A) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
4768          (B) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4769          (C) Subsection (2)(c)(i); or
4770          (D) Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I).
4771          [(i)] (j) (i) For a tax rate described in Subsection (2)[(i)](j)(ii), if a tax due on a
4772     catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, a
4773     tax rate repeal or change in a tax rate takes effect:
4774          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
4775          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the tax rate repeal or tax rate change.
4776          (ii) Subsection (2)[(i)](j)(i) applies to the tax rates described in the following:
4777          (A) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
4778          (B) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4779          (C) Subsection (2)(c)(i); or
4780          (D) Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I).
4781          (iii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
4782     the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
4783          [(j)] (k) (i) For a location described in Subsection (2)[(j)](k)(ii), the commission shall
4784     determine the taxable status of a sale of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuel based
4785     on the predominant use of the gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuel at the location.
4786          (ii) Subsection (2)[(j)](k)(i) applies to a location where gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel
4787     oil, or other fuel is furnished through a single meter for two or more of the following uses:
4788          (A) a commercial use;
4789          (B) an industrial use; or
4790          (C) a residential use.
4791          (3) (a) The following state taxes shall be deposited into the General Fund:
4792          (i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
4793          (ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4794          (iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(i); [or] and
4795          (iv) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I).
4796          (b) The following local taxes shall be distributed to a county, city, or town as provided
4797     in this chapter:

4798          (i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(ii);
4799          (ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(ii);
4800          (iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(ii); and
4801          (iv) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(B).
4802          (c) The state tax imposed by Subsection (2)(d) shall be deposited into the General
4803     Fund.
4804          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
4805     2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be expended as provided in Subsections (4)(b)
4806     through (g):
4807          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
4808          (A) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
4809          (B) for the fiscal year; or
4810          (ii) $17,500,000.
4811          (b) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 14% of the amount
4812     described in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the
4813     Department of Natural Resources to:
4814          (A) implement the measures described in Subsections 79-2-303(3)(a) through (d) to
4815     protect sensitive plant and animal species; or
4816          (B) award grants, up to the amount authorized by the Legislature in an appropriations
4817     act, to political subdivisions of the state to implement the measures described in Subsections
4818     79-2-303(3)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species.
4819          (ii) Money transferred to the Department of Natural Resources under Subsection
4820     (4)(b)(i) may not be used to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other
4821     person to list or attempt to have listed a species as threatened or endangered under the
4822     Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.
4823          (iii) At the end of each fiscal year:
4824          (A) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
4825     Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24;
4826          (B) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
4827     Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5; and
4828          (C) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan

4829     Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5.
4830          (c) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in
4831     Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited each year in the Agriculture Resource Development Fund
4832     created in Section 4-18-106.
4833          (d) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 1% of the amount described
4834     in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the Division of Water
4835     Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and technical staff for the adjudication of
4836     water rights.
4837          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year:
4838          (A) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
4839     Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24;
4840          (B) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
4841     Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5; and
4842          (C) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
4843     Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5.
4844          (e) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 41% of the amount described
4845     in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited into the Water Resources Conservation and
4846     Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources.
4847          (ii) In addition to the uses allowed of the Water Resources Conservation and
4848     Development Fund under Section 73-10-24, the Water Resources Conservation and
4849     Development Fund may also be used to:
4850          (A) conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the Division of Water
4851     Resources in a cooperative effort with other state, federal, or local entities, for the purpose of
4852     quantifying surface and ground water resources and describing the hydrologic systems of an
4853     area in sufficient detail so as to enable local and state resource managers to plan for and
4854     accommodate growth in water use without jeopardizing the resource;
4855          (B) fund state required dam safety improvements; and
4856          (C) protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including the
4857     hiring of technical and legal staff.
4858          (f) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
4859     in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited into the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount

4860     created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects.
4861          (g) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
4862     in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited into the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount
4863     created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Division of Drinking Water to:
4864          (i) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and
4865     distribution facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102;
4866          (ii) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells; and
4867          (iii) develop surface water sources.
4868          (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
4869     2006, the difference between the following amounts shall be expended as provided in this
4870     Subsection (5), if that difference is greater than $1:
4871          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated for the
4872     fiscal year by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
4873          (ii) $17,500,000.
4874          (b) (i) The first $500,000 of the difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be:
4875          (A) transferred each fiscal year to the Department of Natural Resources as dedicated
4876     credits; and
4877          (B) expended by the Department of Natural Resources for watershed rehabilitation or
4878     restoration.
4879          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year, 100% of any unexpended dedicated credits described
4880     in Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund
4881     created in Section 73-10-24.
4882          (c) (i) After making the transfer required by Subsection (5)(b)(i), $150,000 of the
4883     remaining difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be:
4884          (A) transferred each fiscal year to the Division of Water Resources as dedicated
4885     credits; and
4886          (B) expended by the Division of Water Resources for cloud-seeding projects
4887     authorized by Title 73, Chapter 15, Modification of Weather.
4888          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year, 100% of any unexpended dedicated credits described
4889     in Subsection (5)(c)(i) shall lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund
4890     created in Section 73-10-24.

4891          (d) After making the transfers required by Subsections (5)(b) and (c), 85% of the
4892     remaining difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be deposited into the Water
4893     Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the
4894     Division of Water Resources for:
4895          (i) preconstruction costs:
4896          (A) as defined in Subsection 73-26-103(6) for projects authorized by Title 73, Chapter
4897     26, Bear River Development Act; and
4898          (B) as defined in Subsection 73-28-103(8) for the Lake Powell Pipeline project
4899     authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;
4900          (ii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee any project authorized by Title 73,
4901     Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act;
4902          (iii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee the Lake Powell Pipeline project
4903     authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act; and
4904          (iv) other uses authorized under Sections 73-10-24, 73-10-25.1, and 73-10-30, and
4905     Subsection (4)(e)(ii) after funding the uses specified in Subsections (5)(d)(i) through (iii).
4906          (e) After making the transfers required by Subsections (5)(b) and (c) and subject to
4907     Subsection (5)(f), 15% of the remaining difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be
4908     transferred each year as dedicated credits to the Division of Water Rights to cover the costs
4909     incurred for employing additional technical staff for the administration of water rights.
4910          (f) At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended dedicated credits described in
4911     Subsection (5)(e) over $150,000 lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development
4912     Fund created in Section 73-10-24.
4913          (6) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the
4914     amount of revenue generated by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection
4915     (1) for the fiscal year shall be deposited as follows:
4916          [(a) for fiscal year 2016-17 only, 100% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6)
4917     shall be deposited into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section
4918     72-2-124;]
4919          [(b) for fiscal year 2017-18 only:]
4920          [(i) 80% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4921     Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124; and]

4922          [(ii) 20% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4923     Water Infrastructure Restricted Account created by Section 73-10g-103;]
4924          [(c) for fiscal year 2018-19 only:]
4925          [(i) 60% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4926     Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124; and]
4927          [(ii) 40% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4928     Water Infrastructure Restricted Account created by Section 73-10g-103;]
4929          [(d) for fiscal year 2019-20 only:]
4930          [(i) 40% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4931     Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124; and]
4932          [(ii) 60% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4933     Water Infrastructure Restricted Account created by Section 73-10g-103;]
4934          [(e)] (a) for fiscal year 2020-21 only:
4935          (i) 20% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4936     Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124; and
4937          (ii) 80% of the revenue described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the
4938     Water Infrastructure Restricted Account created by Section 73-10g-103; and
4939          [(f)] (b) for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2021, 100% of the revenue
4940     described in this Subsection (6) shall be deposited into the Water Infrastructure Restricted
4941     Account created by Section 73-10g-103.
4942          (7) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in addition to the amounts deposited in
4943     Subsection (6), and subject to Subsection (7)(b), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
4944     2012, the Division of Finance shall deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005
4945     created by Section 72-2-124:
4946          (i) a portion of the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) in an amount equal to 8.3% of
4947     the revenues collected from the following taxes, which represents a portion of the
4948     approximately 17% of sales and use tax revenues generated annually by the sales and use tax
4949     on vehicles and vehicle-related products:
4950          (A) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate;
4951          (B) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4952          (C) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(i); and

4953          (D) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I); plus
4954          (ii) an amount equal to 30% of the growth in the amount of revenues collected in the
4955     current fiscal year from the sales and use taxes described in Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) through
4956     (D) that exceeds the amount collected from the sales and use taxes described in Subsections
4957     (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D) in the 2010-11 fiscal year.
4958          (b) (i) Subject to Subsections (7)(b)(ii) and (iii), in any fiscal year that the portion of
4959     the sales and use taxes deposited under Subsection (7)(a) represents an amount that is a total
4960     lower percentage of the sales and use taxes described in Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D)
4961     generated in the current fiscal year than the total percentage of sales and use taxes deposited in
4962     the previous fiscal year, the Division of Finance shall deposit an amount under Subsection
4963     (7)(a) equal to the product of:
4964          (A) the total percentage of sales and use taxes deposited under Subsection (7)(a) in the
4965     previous fiscal year; and
4966          (B) the total sales and use tax revenue generated by the taxes described in Subsections
4967     (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D) in the current fiscal year.
4968          (ii) In any fiscal year in which the portion of the sales and use taxes deposited under
4969     Subsection (7)(a) would exceed 17% of the revenues collected from the sales and use taxes
4970     described in Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D) in the current fiscal year, the Division of
4971     Finance shall deposit 17% of the revenues collected from the sales and use taxes described in
4972     Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D) for the current fiscal year under Subsection (7)(a).
4973          (iii) In all subsequent fiscal years after a year in which 17% of the revenues collected
4974     from the sales and use taxes described in Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D) was deposited
4975     under Subsection (7)(a), the Division of Finance shall annually deposit 17% of the revenues
4976     collected from the sales and use taxes described in Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) through (D) in the
4977     current fiscal year under Subsection (7)(a).
4978          [(8) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), and in addition to the amounts deposited
4979     under Subsections (6) and (7), for the 2016-17 fiscal year only, the Division of Finance shall
4980     deposit $64,000,000 of the revenues generated by the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) into
4981     the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124.]
4982          [(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), and in addition to the amounts deposited under
4983     Subsections (6) and (7), for the 2017-18 fiscal year only, the Division of Finance shall deposit

4984     $63,000,000 of the revenues generated by the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) into the
4985     Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124.]
4986          [(c) (i)] (8) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in addition to the amounts deposited
4987     under Subsections (6) and (7), and subject to Subsection [(8)(c)(ii)] (8)(b), for a fiscal year
4988     beginning on or after July 1, 2018, the commission shall annually deposit into the
4989     Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124 a portion of the taxes
4990     listed under Subsection (3)(a) in an amount equal to 3.68% of the revenues collected from the
4991     following taxes:
4992          [(A)] (i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate;
4993          [(B)] (ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i);
4994          [(C)] (iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(i); and
4995          [(D)] (iv) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)[(d)](e)(i)(A)(I).
4996          [(ii)] (b) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, the commission shall
4997     annually reduce the deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 under Subsection
4998     [(8)(c)(i)] (8)(a) by an amount that is equal to 35% of the amount of revenue generated in the
4999     current fiscal year by the portion of the tax imposed on motor and special fuel that is sold,
5000     used, or received for sale or use in this state that exceeds 29.4 cents per gallon.
5001          [(iii)] (c) The commission shall annually deposit the amount described in Subsection
5002     [(8)(c)(ii)] (8)(b) into the Transit [and] Transportation Investment Fund created in Section
5003     72-2-124.
5004          (9) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year
5005     2009-10, $533,750 shall be deposited into the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund
5006     created by Section 35A-8-1009 and expended as provided in Section 35A-8-1009.
5007          [(10) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), except as provided in Subsection (10)(c),
5008     in addition to any amounts deposited under Subsections (6), (7), and (8), and for the 2016-17
5009     fiscal year only, the Division of Finance shall deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund
5010     of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124 the amount of tax revenue generated by a .05% tax rate on
5011     the transactions described in Subsection (1).]
5012          [(b)] (10) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), except as provided in Subsection
5013     (10)[(c)](b), and in addition to any amounts deposited under Subsections (6), (7), and (8), the
5014     Division of Finance shall deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by

5015     Section 72-2-124 the amount of revenue described as follows:
5016          [(i) for fiscal year 2017-18 only, 83.33% of the amount of revenue generated by a .05%
5017     tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1);]
5018          [(ii) for fiscal year 2018-19 only, 66.67% of the amount of revenue generated by a
5019     .05% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1);]
5020          [(iii) for fiscal year 2019-20 only, 50% of the amount of revenue generated by a .05%
5021     tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1);]
5022          [(iv)] (i) for fiscal year 2020-21 only, 33.33% of the amount of revenue generated by a
5023     .05% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
5024          [(v)] (ii) for fiscal year 2021-22 only, 16.67% of the amount of revenue generated by a
5025     .05% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1).
5026          [(c)] (b) For purposes of [Subsections (10)(a) and (b)] Subsection (10)(a), the Division
5027     of Finance may not deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 any tax revenue
5028     generated by amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients, except for tax revenue
5029     generated by a bundled transaction attributable to food and food ingredients and tangible
5030     personal property other than food and food ingredients described in Subsection (2)[(d)](e).
5031          (11) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), beginning the second fiscal year after the
5032     fiscal year during which the Division of Finance receives notice under Section 63N-2-510 that
5033     construction on a qualified hotel, as defined in Section 63N-2-502, has begun, the Division of
5034     Finance shall, for two consecutive fiscal years, annually deposit $1,900,000 of the revenue
5035     generated by the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) into the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund,
5036     created in Section 63N-2-512.
5037          [(12) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for the 2016-17 fiscal year only, the
5038     Division of Finance shall deposit $26,000,000 of the revenues generated by the taxes listed
5039     under Subsection (3)(a) into the Throughput Infrastructure Fund created by Section
5040     35A-8-308.]
5041          [(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for the 2017-18 fiscal year only, the Division
5042     of Finance shall deposit $27,000,000 of the revenues generated by the taxes listed under
5043     Subsection (3)(a) into the Throughput Infrastructure Fund created by Section 35A-8-308.]
5044          [(13)] (12) (a) The rate specified in this subsection is 0.15%.
5045          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the Division of Finance shall[: (i) on or before

5046     September 30, 2019, transfer the amount of revenue collected from the rate described in
5047     Subsection (13)(a) beginning on April 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2019, on the
5048     transactions that are subject to the sales and use tax under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) into the
5049     Medicaid Expansion Fund created in Section 26-36b-208; and (ii)], for a fiscal year beginning
5050     on or after July 1, 2019, annually transfer the amount of revenue collected from the rate
5051     described in Subsection [(13)] (12)(a) on the transactions that are subject to the sales and use
5052     tax under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) into the Medicaid Expansion Fund created in Section
5053     26-36b-208.
5054          [(14)] (13) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for each fiscal year beginning with
5055     fiscal year 2020-21, the Division of Finance shall deposit $200,000 into the General Fund as a
5056     dedicated credit solely for use of the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program created
5057     in, and expended in accordance with, Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 11, Search and Rescue Act.
5058          [(15)] (14) (a) For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2020-21, the Division of
5059     Finance shall annually transfer $1,813,400 of the revenue deposited into the Transportation
5060     Investment Fund of 2005 under Subsections (6) through (8) to the General Fund.
5061          (b) If the total revenue deposited into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005
5062     under Subsections (6) through (8) is less than $1,813,400 for a fiscal year, the Division of
5063     Finance shall transfer the total revenue deposited into the Transportation Investment Fund of
5064     2005 under Subsections (6) through (8) during the fiscal year to the General Fund.
5065          Section 40. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
5066          59-12-104. Exemptions.
5067          Exemptions from the taxes imposed by this chapter are as follows:
5068          (1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax
5069     under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;
5070          (2) subject to Section 59-12-104.6, sales to the state, its institutions, and its political
5071     subdivisions; however, this exemption does not apply to sales of:
5072          (a) construction materials except:
5073          (i) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public
5074     education system as defined in Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, provided the
5075     construction materials are clearly identified and segregated and installed or converted to real
5076     property which is owned by institutions of the public education system; and

5077          (ii) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political
5078     subdivisions which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the state, its
5079     institutions, or its political subdivisions; or
5080          (b) tangible personal property in connection with the construction, operation,
5081     maintenance, repair, or replacement of a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103, or facilities
5082     providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
5083          (3) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (3)(b) from a vending machine if:
5084          (i) the proceeds of each sale do not exceed $1; and
5085          (ii) the seller or operator of the vending machine reports an amount equal to 150% of
5086     the cost of the item described in Subsection (3)(b) as goods consumed; and
5087          (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies to:
5088          (i) food and food ingredients; or
5089          (ii) prepared food;
5090          (4) (a) sales of the following to a commercial airline carrier for in-flight consumption:
5091          (i) alcoholic beverages;
5092          (ii) food and food ingredients; or
5093          (iii) prepared food;
5094          (b) sales of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically:
5095          (i) to a passenger;
5096          (ii) by a commercial airline carrier; and
5097          (iii) during a flight for in-flight consumption or in-flight use by the passenger; or
5098          (c) services related to Subsection (4)(a) or (b);
5099          [(5) (a) (i) beginning on July 1, 2008, and ending on September 30, 2008, sales of parts
5100     and equipment:]
5101          [(A) (I) by an establishment described in NAICS Code 336411 or 336412 of the 2002
5102     North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
5103     President, Office of Management and Budget; and]
5104          [(II) for:]
5105          [(Aa) installation in an aircraft, including services relating to the installation of parts or
5106     equipment in the aircraft;]
5107          [(Bb) renovation of an aircraft; or]

5108          [(Cc) repair of an aircraft; or]
5109          [(B) for installation in an aircraft operated by a common carrier in interstate or foreign
5110     commerce; or]
5111          [(ii) beginning on October 1, 2008, sales of parts and equipment for installation in an
5112     aircraft operated by a common carrier in interstate or foreign commerce; and]
5113          [(b) notwithstanding the time period of Subsection 59-1-1410(8) for filing for a refund,
5114     a person may claim the exemption allowed by Subsection (5)(a)(i)(B) for a sale by filing for a
5115     refund:]
5116          [(i) if the sale is made on or after July 1, 2008, but on or before September 30, 2008;]
5117          [(ii) as if Subsection (5)(a)(i)(B) were in effect on the day on which the sale is made;]
5118          [(iii) if the person did not claim the exemption allowed by Subsection (5)(a)(i)(B) for
5119     the sale prior to filing for the refund;]
5120          [(iv) for sales and use taxes paid under this chapter on the sale;]
5121          [(v) in accordance with Section 59-1-1410; and]
5122          [(vi) subject to any extension allowed for filing for a refund under Section 59-1-1410,
5123     if the person files for the refund on or before September 30, 2011;]
5124          (5) sales of parts and equipment for installation in an aircraft operated by a common
5125     carrier in interstate or foreign commerce;
5126          (6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or
5127     records, and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture
5128     exhibitor, distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
5129          (7) (a) except as provided in Subsection (85) and subject to Subsection (7)(b), sales of
5130     cleaning or washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing of the tangible
5131     personal property is not assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
5132          (b) if a seller that sells at the same business location assisted cleaning or washing of
5133     tangible personal property and cleaning or washing of tangible personal property that is not
5134     assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property, the exemption described in
5135     Subsection (7)(a) applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales of the assisted cleaning
5136     or washing of the tangible personal property; and
5137          (c) for purposes of Subsection (7)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
5138     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:

5139          (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
5140     and
5141          (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
5142     sales of assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
5143          (8) sales made to or by religious or charitable institutions in the conduct of their regular
5144     religious or charitable functions and activities, if the requirements of Section 59-12-104.1 are
5145     fulfilled;
5146          (9) sales of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of
5147     this state if the vehicle is:
5148          (a) not registered in this state; and
5149          (b) (i) not used in this state; or
5150          (ii) used in this state:
5151          (A) if the vehicle is not used to conduct business, for a time period that does not
5152     exceed the longer of:
5153          (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
5154          (II) the time period necessary to transport the vehicle to the borders of this state; or
5155          (B) if the vehicle is used to conduct business, for the time period necessary to transport
5156     the vehicle to the borders of this state;
5157          (10) (a) amounts paid for an item described in Subsection (10)(b) if:
5158          (i) the item is intended for human use; and
5159          (ii) (A) a prescription was issued for the item; or
5160          (B) the item was purchased by a hospital or other medical facility; and
5161          (b) (i) Subsection (10)(a) applies to:
5162          (A) a drug;
5163          (B) a syringe; or
5164          (C) a stoma supply; and
5165          (ii) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
5166     commission may by rule define the terms:
5167          (A) "syringe"; or
5168          (B) "stoma supply";
5169          (11) purchases or leases exempt under Section 19-12-201;

5170          (12) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) served by:
5171          (i) the following if the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the
5172     general public:
5173          (A) a church; or
5174          (B) a charitable institution; or
5175          (ii) an institution of higher education if:
5176          (A) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the general public; or
5177          (B) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is prepaid as part of a student meal plan
5178     offered by the institution of higher education; or
5179          (b) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) provided for a patient by:
5180          (i) a medical facility; or
5181          (ii) a nursing facility; and
5182          (c) Subsections (12)(a) and (b) apply to:
5183          (i) food and food ingredients;
5184          (ii) prepared food; or
5185          (iii) alcoholic beverages;
5186          (13) (a) except as provided in Subsection (13)(b), the sale of tangible personal property
5187     or a product transferred electronically by a person:
5188          (i) regardless of the number of transactions involving the sale of that tangible personal
5189     property or product transferred electronically by that person; and
5190          (ii) not regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal
5191     property or product transferred electronically;
5192          (b) this Subsection (13) does not apply if:
5193          (i) the sale is one of a series of sales of a character to indicate that the person is
5194     regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal property or product
5195     transferred electronically;
5196          (ii) the person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling that
5197     type of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
5198          (iii) the person sells an item of tangible personal property or product transferred
5199     electronically that the person purchased as a sale that is exempt under Subsection (25); or
5200           (iv) the sale is of a vehicle or vessel required to be titled or registered under the laws of

5201     this state in which case the tax is based upon:
5202          (A) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle or vessel being
5203     sold; or
5204          (B) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the fair market
5205     value of the vehicle or vessel being sold at the time of the sale as determined by the
5206     commission; and
5207          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
5208     commission shall make rules establishing the circumstances under which:
5209          (i) a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling a type of tangible personal
5210     property or product transferred electronically;
5211          (ii) a sale of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically is one of
5212     a series of sales of a character to indicate that a person is regularly engaged in the business of
5213     selling that type of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically; or
5214          (iii) a person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling a type
5215     of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
5216          (14) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
5217     operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, except for office equipment or office
5218     supplies, by:
5219          (a) a manufacturing facility that:
5220          (i) is located in the state; and
5221          (ii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
5222     replacement parts, or materials:
5223          (A) in the manufacturing process to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal
5224     property, as the commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
5225     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
5226          (B) for a scrap recycler, to process an item sold as tangible personal property, as the
5227     commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
5228     Administrative Rulemaking Act;
5229          (b) an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title
5230     63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
5231          (i) is described in NAICS Subsector 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas), or NAICS

5232     Code 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining, 213114, Support Activities for Metal
5233     Mining, or 213115, Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining, of the
5234     2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
5235     President, Office of Management and Budget;
5236          (ii) is located in the state; and
5237          (iii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
5238     replacement parts, or materials in:
5239          (A) the production process to produce an item sold as tangible personal property, as the
5240     commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
5241     Administrative Rulemaking Act;
5242          (B) research and development, as the commission may define that phrase in accordance
5243     with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
5244          (C) transporting, storing, or managing tailings, overburden, or similar waste materials
5245     produced from mining;
5246          (D) developing or maintaining a road, tunnel, excavation, or similar feature used in
5247     mining; or
5248          (E) preventing, controlling, or reducing dust or other pollutants from mining; or
5249          (c) an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title 63G,
5250     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
5251          (i) is described in NAICS Code 518112, Web Search Portals, of the 2002 North
5252     American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President,
5253     Office of Management and Budget;
5254          (ii) is located in the state; and
5255          (iii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
5256     replacement parts, or materials in the operation of the web search portal;
5257          (15) (a) sales of the following if the requirements of Subsection (15)(b) are met:
5258          (i) tooling;
5259          (ii) special tooling;
5260          (iii) support equipment;
5261          (iv) special test equipment; or
5262          (v) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tooling or equipment described in

5263     Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iv); and
5264          (b) sales of tooling, equipment, or parts described in Subsection (15)(a) are exempt if:
5265          (i) the tooling, equipment, or parts are used or consumed exclusively in the
5266     performance of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the United States
5267     government or any subcontract under that contract; and
5268          (ii) under the terms of the contract or subcontract described in Subsection (15)(b)(i),
5269     title to the tooling, equipment, or parts is vested in the United States government as evidenced
5270     by:
5271          (A) a government identification tag placed on the tooling, equipment, or parts; or
5272          (B) listing on a government-approved property record if placing a government
5273     identification tag on the tooling, equipment, or parts is impractical;
5274          (16) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
5275          (17) (a) except as provided in Subsection (17)(b), tangible personal property or a
5276     product transferred electronically traded in as full or part payment of the purchase price, except
5277     that for purposes of calculating sales or use tax upon vehicles not sold by a vehicle dealer,
5278     trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and the tax is based upon:
5279          (i) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the
5280     vehicle being traded in; or
5281          (ii) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
5282     fair market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as determined by the
5283     commission; and
5284          (b) Subsection (17)(a) does not apply to the following items of tangible personal
5285     property or products transferred electronically traded in as full or part payment of the purchase
5286     price:
5287          (i) money;
5288          (ii) electricity;
5289          (iii) water;
5290          (iv) gas; or
5291          (v) steam;
5292          (18) (a) (i) except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), sales of tangible personal property
5293     or a product transferred electronically used or consumed primarily and directly in farming

5294     operations, regardless of whether the tangible personal property or product transferred
5295     electronically:
5296          (A) becomes part of real estate; or
5297          (B) is installed by a[:] farmer, contractor, or subcontractor; or
5298          [(I) farmer;]
5299          [(II) contractor; or]
5300          [(III) subcontractor; or]
5301          (ii) sales of parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or a
5302     product transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred
5303     electronically is exempt under Subsection (18)(a)(i); and
5304          (b) amounts paid or charged for the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this
5305     chapter:
5306          (i) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(i)(B), machinery, equipment, materials, or
5307     supplies if used in a manner that is incidental to farming; and
5308          (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in a manner that is
5309     incidental to farming includes:
5310          (I) hand tools; or
5311          (II) maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies;
5312          (ii) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(ii)(B), tangible personal property or a product
5313     transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically
5314     is used in an activity other than farming; and
5315          (B) tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically that is considered
5316     to be used in an activity other than farming includes:
5317          (I) office equipment and supplies; or
5318          (II) equipment and supplies used in:
5319          (Aa) the sale or distribution of farm products;
5320          (Bb) research; or
5321          (Cc) transportation; or
5322          (iii) a vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state during the period
5323     ending two years after the date of the vehicle's purchase;
5324          (19) sales of hay;

5325          (20) exclusive sale during the harvest season of seasonal crops, seedling plants, or
5326     garden, farm, or other agricultural produce if the seasonal crops are, seedling plants are, or
5327     garden, farm, or other agricultural produce is sold by:
5328          (a) the producer of the seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or other
5329     agricultural produce;
5330          (b) an employee of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a); or
5331          (c) a member of the immediate family of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a);
5332          (21) purchases made using a coupon as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012 that is issued
5333     under the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
5334          (22) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
5335     nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor,
5336     wholesaler, or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that
5337     manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer;
5338          (23) a product stored in the state for resale;
5339          (24) (a) purchases of a product if:
5340          (i) the product is:
5341          (A) purchased outside of this state;
5342          (B) brought into this state:
5343          (I) at any time after the purchase described in Subsection (24)(a)(i)(A); and
5344          (II) by a nonresident person who is not living or working in this state at the time of the
5345     purchase;
5346          (C) used for the personal use or enjoyment of the nonresident person described in
5347     Subsection (24)(a)(i)(B)(II) while that nonresident person is within the state; and
5348          (D) not used in conducting business in this state; and
5349          (ii) for:
5350          (A) a product other than a boat described in Subsection (24)(a)(ii)(B), the first use of
5351     the product for a purpose for which the product is designed occurs outside of this state;
5352          (B) a boat, the boat is registered outside of this state; or
5353          (C) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is registered
5354     outside of this state;
5355          (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (24)(a) does not apply to:

5356          (i) a lease or rental of a product; or
5357          (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
5358          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
5359     purposes of Subsection (24)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes the
5360     following:
5361          (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
5362     Subsection (24) as in Subsection (63);
5363          (ii) the first use of a product if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (24)
5364     as in Subsection (63); or
5365          (iii) a purpose for which a product is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in
5366     this Subsection (24) as in Subsection (63);
5367          (25) a product purchased for resale in the regular course of business, either in its
5368     original form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded product;
5369          (26) a product upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
5370     subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and the tax
5371     imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment is allowed if
5372     the tax paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax
5373     Act;
5374          (27) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103(1)(b), (c), and (d) to a
5375     person for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
5376          (28) purchases made in accordance with the special supplemental nutrition program for
5377     women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;
5378          (29) sales or leases of rolls, rollers, refractory brick, electric motors, or other
5379     replacement parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens of a steel mill described in SIC Code
5380     3312 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of
5381     the President, Office of Management and Budget;
5382          (30) sales of a boat of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
5383     Boating Act, a boat trailer, or an outboard motor if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is:
5384          (a) not registered in this state; and
5385          (b) (i) not used in this state; or
5386          (ii) used in this state:

5387          (A) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is not used to conduct business, for a
5388     time period that does not exceed the longer of:
5389          (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
5390          (II) the time period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to
5391     the borders of this state; or
5392          (B) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is used to conduct business, for the time
5393     period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to the borders of this
5394     state;
5395          (31) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah;
5396          (32) amounts paid for the purchase of telecommunications service for purposes of
5397     providing telecommunications service;
5398          (33) sales, leases, or uses of the following:
5399          (a) a vehicle by an authorized carrier; or
5400          (b) tangible personal property that is installed on a vehicle:
5401          (i) sold or leased to or used by an authorized carrier; and
5402          (ii) before the vehicle is placed in service for the first time;
5403          (34) (a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
5404          (b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
5405          (35) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
5406          (36) sales or rentals of durable medical equipment if:
5407          (a) a person presents a prescription for the durable medical equipment; and
5408          (b) the durable medical equipment is used for home use only;
5409          (37) (a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
5410     Section 72-11-102; and
5411          (b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt
5412     under Subsection (37)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility billings;
5413          (38) sales to a ski resort of:
5414          (a) snowmaking equipment;
5415          (b) ski slope grooming equipment;
5416          (c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102; or
5417          (d) parts used in the repairs or renovations of equipment or passenger ropeways

5418     described in Subsections (38)(a) through (c);
5419          (39) subject to Subsection 59-12-103(2)(j), sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal,
5420     fuel oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
5421          (40) (a) subject to Subsection (40)(b), sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
5422     amusement, entertainment, or recreation an unassisted amusement device as defined in Section
5423     59-12-102;
5424          (b) if a seller that sells or rents at the same business location the right to use or operate
5425     for amusement, entertainment, or recreation one or more unassisted amusement devices and
5426     one or more assisted amusement devices, the exemption described in Subsection (40)(a)
5427     applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
5428     amusement, entertainment, or recreation for the assisted amusement devices; and
5429          (c) for purposes of Subsection (40)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
5430     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
5431          (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
5432     and
5433          (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
5434     the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or recreation for
5435     assisted amusement devices;
5436          (41) (a) sales of photocopies by:
5437          (i) a governmental entity; or
5438          (ii) an entity within the state system of public education, including:
5439          (A) a school; or
5440          (B) the State Board of Education; or
5441          (b) sales of publications by a governmental entity;
5442          (42) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher
5443     education that is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
5444     20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
5445          (43) (a) sales made to or by:
5446          (i) an area agency on aging; or
5447          (ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
5448          (b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging;

5449          (44) sales or leases of semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
5450     materials regardless of whether the semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or
5451     development materials:
5452          (a) actually come into contact with a semiconductor; or
5453          (b) ultimately become incorporated into real property;
5454          (45) an amount paid by or charged to a purchaser for accommodations and services
5455     described in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(i) to the extent the amount is exempt under Section
5456     59-12-104.2;
5457          (46) [beginning on September 1, 2001,] the lease or use of a vehicle issued a temporary
5458     sports event registration certificate in accordance with Section 41-3-306 for the event period
5459     specified on the temporary sports event registration certificate;
5460          (47) (a) sales or uses of electricity, if the sales or uses are made under a retail tariff
5461     adopted by the Public Service Commission only for purchase of electricity produced from a
5462     new alternative energy source built after January 1, 2016, as designated in the tariff by the
5463     Public Service Commission; and
5464          (b) for a residential use customer only, the exemption under Subsection (47)(a) applies
5465     only to the portion of the tariff rate a customer pays under the tariff described in Subsection
5466     (47)(a) that exceeds the tariff rate under the tariff described in Subsection (47)(a) that the
5467     customer would have paid absent the tariff;
5468          (48) sales or rentals of mobility enhancing equipment if a person presents a
5469     prescription for the mobility enhancing equipment;
5470          (49) sales of water in a:
5471          (a) pipe;
5472          (b) conduit;
5473          (c) ditch; or
5474          (d) reservoir;
5475          (50) sales of currency or coins that constitute legal tender of a state, the United States,
5476     or a foreign nation;
5477          (51) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (51)(b) if the item:
5478          (i) does not constitute legal tender of a state, the United States, or a foreign nation; and
5479          (ii) has a gold, silver, or platinum content of 50% or more; and

5480          (b) Subsection (51)(a) applies to a gold, silver, or platinum:
5481          (i) ingot;
5482          (ii) bar;
5483          (iii) medallion; or
5484          (iv) decorative coin;
5485          (52) amounts paid on a sale-leaseback transaction;
5486          (53) sales of a prosthetic device:
5487          (a) for use on or in a human; and
5488          (b) (i) for which a prescription is required; or
5489          (ii) if the prosthetic device is purchased by a hospital or other medical facility;
5490          (54) (a) except as provided in Subsection (54)(b), purchases, leases, or rentals of
5491     machinery or equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (54)(c) if the machinery
5492     or equipment is primarily used in the production or postproduction of the following media for
5493     commercial distribution:
5494          (i) a motion picture;
5495          (ii) a television program;
5496          (iii) a movie made for television;
5497          (iv) a music video;
5498          (v) a commercial;
5499          (vi) a documentary; or
5500          (vii) a medium similar to Subsections (54)(a)(i) through (vi) as determined by the
5501     commission by administrative rule made in accordance with Subsection (54)(d); or
5502          (b) purchases, leases, or rentals of machinery or equipment by an establishment
5503     described in Subsection (54)(c) that is used for the production or postproduction of the
5504     following are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
5505          (i) a live musical performance;
5506          (ii) a live news program; or
5507          (iii) a live sporting event;
5508          (c) the following establishments listed in the 1997 North American Industry
5509     Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
5510     and Budget, apply to Subsections (54)(a) and (b):

5511          (i) NAICS Code 512110; or
5512          (ii) NAICS Code 51219; and
5513          (d) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
5514     commission may by rule:
5515          (i) prescribe what constitutes a medium similar to Subsections (54)(a)(i) through (vi);
5516     or
5517          (ii) define:
5518          (A) "commercial distribution";
5519          (B) "live musical performance";
5520          (C) "live news program"; or
5521          (D) "live sporting event";
5522          (55) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but
5523     on or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
5524          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
5525          (A) is an alternative energy electricity production facility;
5526          (B) is located in the state; and
5527          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
5528          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
5529     2004, as a result of the use of the tangible personal property;
5530          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
5531          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
5532     Subsection (55)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
5533     transmission grid including:
5534          (A) a wind turbine;
5535          (B) generating equipment;
5536          (C) a control and monitoring system;
5537          (D) a power line;
5538          (E) substation equipment;
5539          (F) lighting;
5540          (G) fencing;
5541          (H) pipes; or

5542          (I) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
5543          (b) this Subsection (55) does not apply to:
5544          (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
5545          (A) a new alternative energy electricity production facility; or
5546          (B) the increase in the capacity of an alternative energy electricity production facility;
5547          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
5548     and
5549          (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
5550     of the facility described in Subsection (55)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used or
5551     acquired after:
5552          (A) the alternative energy electricity production facility described in Subsection
5553     (55)(a)(i) is operational as described in Subsection (55)(a)(iii); or
5554          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (55)(a)(i) is operational as described
5555     in Subsection (55)(a)(iii);
5556          (56) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but
5557     on or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
5558          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
5559          (A) is a waste energy production facility;
5560          (B) is located in the state; and
5561          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
5562          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
5563     2004, as a result of the use of the tangible personal property;
5564          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
5565          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
5566     Subsection (56)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
5567     transmission grid including:
5568          (A) generating equipment;
5569          (B) a control and monitoring system;
5570          (C) a power line;
5571          (D) substation equipment;
5572          (E) lighting;

5573          (F) fencing;
5574          (G) pipes; or
5575          (H) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
5576          (b) this Subsection (56) does not apply to:
5577          (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
5578          (A) a new waste energy facility; or
5579          (B) the increase in the capacity of a waste energy facility;
5580          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
5581     and
5582          (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
5583     described in Subsection (56)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used or acquired after:
5584          (A) the waste energy facility described in Subsection (56)(a)(i) is operational as
5585     described in Subsection (56)(a)(iii); or
5586          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (56)(a)(i) is operational as described
5587     in Subsection (56)(a)(iii);
5588          (57) (a) leases of five or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but on
5589     or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
5590          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
5591          (A) is located in the state;
5592          (B) produces fuel from alternative energy, including:
5593          (I) methanol; or
5594          (II) ethanol; and
5595          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
5596          (II) has its capacity to produce fuel increase by 25% or more on or after July 1, 2004, as
5597     a result of the installation of the tangible personal property;
5598          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
5599          (iii) is installed on the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i);
5600          (b) this Subsection (57) does not apply to:
5601          (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
5602          (A) a new facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i); or
5603          (B) the increase in capacity of the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i); or

5604          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
5605     and
5606          (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
5607     described in Subsection (57)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used or acquired after:
5608          (A) the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational; or
5609          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational;
5610          (58) (a) subject to Subsection (58)(b) [or (c)], sales of tangible personal property or a
5611     product transferred electronically to a person within this state if that tangible personal property
5612     or product transferred electronically is subsequently shipped outside the state and incorporated
5613     pursuant to contract into and becomes a part of real property located outside of this state; and
5614          (b) the exemption under Subsection (58)(a) is not allowed to the extent that the other
5615     state or political entity to which the tangible personal property is shipped imposes a sales, use,
5616     gross receipts, or other similar transaction excise tax on the transaction against which the other
5617     state or political entity allows a credit for sales and use taxes imposed by this chapter; [and]
5618          [(c) notwithstanding the time period of Subsection 59-1-1410(8) for filing for a refund,
5619     a person may claim the exemption allowed by this Subsection (58) for a sale by filing for a
5620     refund:]
5621          [(i) if the sale is made on or after July 1, 2004, but on or before June 30, 2008;]
5622          [(ii) as if this Subsection (58) as in effect on July 1, 2008, were in effect on the day on
5623     which the sale is made;]
5624          [(iii) if the person did not claim the exemption allowed by this Subsection (58) for the
5625     sale prior to filing for the refund;]
5626          [(iv) for sales and use taxes paid under this chapter on the sale;]
5627          [(v) in accordance with Section 59-1-1410; and]
5628          [(vi) subject to any extension allowed for filing for a refund under Section 59-1-1410,
5629     if the person files for the refund on or before June 30, 2011;]
5630          (59) purchases:
5631          (a) of one or more of the following items in printed or electronic format:
5632          (i) a list containing information that includes one or more:
5633          (A) names; or
5634          (B) addresses; or

5635          (ii) a database containing information that includes one or more:
5636          (A) names; or
5637          (B) addresses; and
5638          (b) used to send direct mail;
5639          (60) redemptions or repurchases of a product by a person if that product was:
5640          (a) delivered to a pawnbroker as part of a pawn transaction; and
5641          (b) redeemed or repurchased within the time period established in a written agreement
5642     between the person and the pawnbroker for redeeming or repurchasing the product;
5643          (61) (a) purchases or leases of an item described in Subsection (61)(b) if the item:
5644          (i) is purchased or leased by, or on behalf of, a telecommunications service provider;
5645     and
5646          (ii) has a useful economic life of one or more years; and
5647          (b) the following apply to Subsection (61)(a):
5648          (i) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;
5649          (ii) telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911 service;
5650          (iii) telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software;
5651          (iv) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
5652          (v) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software;
5653          (62) (a) beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2027, purchases of tangible
5654     personal property or a product transferred electronically that are used in the research and
5655     development of alternative energy technology; and
5656          (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
5657     commission may, for purposes of Subsection (62)(a), make rules defining what constitutes
5658     purchases of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically that are used in
5659     the research and development of alternative energy technology;
5660          (63) (a) purchases of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically
5661     if:
5662          (i) the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically is:
5663          (A) purchased outside of this state;
5664          (B) brought into this state at any time after the purchase described in Subsection
5665     (63)(a)(i)(A); and

5666          (C) used in conducting business in this state; and
5667          (ii) for:
5668          (A) tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically other than the
5669     tangible personal property described in Subsection (63)(a)(ii)(B), the first use of the property
5670     for a purpose for which the property is designed occurs outside of this state; or
5671          (B) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is registered
5672     outside of this state and not required to be registered in this state under Section 41-1a-202 or
5673     73-18-9 based on residency;
5674          (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (63)(a) does not apply to:
5675          (i) a lease or rental of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically;
5676     or
5677          (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
5678          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
5679     purposes of Subsection (63)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes the
5680     following:
5681          (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
5682     Subsection (63) as in Subsection (24);
5683          (ii) the first use of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if
5684     that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (63) as in Subsection (24); or
5685          (iii) a purpose for which tangible personal property or a product transferred
5686     electronically is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (63) as in
5687     Subsection (24);
5688          (64) sales of disposable home medical equipment or supplies if:
5689          (a) a person presents a prescription for the disposable home medical equipment or
5690     supplies;
5691          (b) the disposable home medical equipment or supplies are used exclusively by the
5692     person to whom the prescription described in Subsection (64)(a) is issued; and
5693          (c) the disposable home medical equipment and supplies are listed as eligible for
5694     payment under:
5695          (i) Title XVIII, federal Social Security Act; or
5696          (ii) the state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX, federal Social Security Act;

5697          (65) sales:
5698          (a) to a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit
5699     District Act; or
5700          (b) of tangible personal property to a subcontractor of a public transit district, if the
5701     tangible personal property is:
5702          (i) clearly identified; and
5703          (ii) installed or converted to real property owned by the public transit district;
5704          (66) sales of construction materials:
5705          (a) purchased on or after July 1, 2010;
5706          (b) purchased by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of an international airport:
5707          (i) located within a county of the first class; and
5708          (ii) that has a United States customs office on its premises; and
5709          (c) if the construction materials are:
5710          (i) clearly identified;
5711          (ii) segregated; and
5712          (iii) installed or converted to real property:
5713          (A) owned or operated by the international airport described in Subsection (66)(b); and
5714          (B) located at the international airport described in Subsection (66)(b);
5715          (67) sales of construction materials:
5716          (a) purchased on or after July 1, 2008;
5717          (b) purchased by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of a new airport:
5718          (i) located within a county of the second class; and
5719          (ii) that is owned or operated by a city in which an airline as defined in Section
5720     59-2-102 is headquartered; and
5721          (c) if the construction materials are:
5722          (i) clearly identified;
5723          (ii) segregated; and
5724          (iii) installed or converted to real property:
5725          (A) owned or operated by the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b);
5726          (B) located at the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b); and
5727          (C) as part of the construction of the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b);

5728          (68) except for the tax imposed by Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d), sales of fuel to a
5729     common carrier that is a railroad for use in a locomotive engine;
5730          (69) purchases and sales described in Section 63H-4-111;
5731          (70) (a) sales of tangible personal property to an aircraft maintenance, repair, and
5732     overhaul provider for use in the maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishment in this state of
5733     a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft if that fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's registration
5734     lists a state or country other than this state as the location of registry of the fixed wing turbine
5735     powered aircraft; or
5736          (b) sales of tangible personal property by an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul
5737     provider in connection with the maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishment in this state of
5738     a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft if that fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's registration
5739     lists a state or country other than this state as the location of registry of the fixed wing turbine
5740     powered aircraft;
5741          (71) subject to Section 59-12-104.4, sales of a textbook for a higher education course:
5742          (a) to a person admitted to an institution of higher education; and
5743          (b) by a seller, other than a bookstore owned by an institution of higher education, if
5744     51% or more of that seller's sales revenue for the previous calendar quarter are sales of a
5745     textbook for a higher education course;
5746          (72) a license fee or tax a municipality imposes in accordance with Subsection
5747     10-1-203(5) on a purchaser from a business for which the municipality provides an enhanced
5748     level of municipal services;
5749          (73) amounts paid or charged for construction materials used in the construction of a
5750     new or expanding life science research and development facility in the state, if the construction
5751     materials are:
5752          (a) clearly identified;
5753          (b) segregated; and
5754          (c) installed or converted to real property;
5755          (74) amounts paid or charged for:
5756          (a) a purchase or lease of machinery and equipment that:
5757          (i) are used in performing qualified research:
5758          (A) as defined in Section 41(d), Internal Revenue Code; and

5759          (B) in the state; and
5760          (ii) have an economic life of three or more years; and
5761          (b) normal operating repair or replacement parts:
5762          (i) for the machinery and equipment described in Subsection (74)(a); and
5763          (ii) that have an economic life of three or more years;
5764          (75) a sale or lease of tangible personal property used in the preparation of prepared
5765     food if:
5766          (a) for a sale:
5767          (i) the ownership of the seller and the ownership of the purchaser are identical; and
5768          (ii) the seller or the purchaser paid a tax under this chapter on the purchase of that
5769     tangible personal property prior to making the sale; or
5770          (b) for a lease:
5771          (i) the ownership of the lessor and the ownership of the lessee are identical; and
5772          (ii) the lessor or the lessee paid a tax under this chapter on the purchase of that tangible
5773     personal property prior to making the lease;
5774          (76) (a) purchases of machinery or equipment if:
5775          (i) the purchaser is an establishment described in NAICS Subsector 713, Amusement,
5776     Gambling, and Recreation Industries, of the 2012 North American Industry Classification
5777     System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
5778          (ii) the machinery or equipment:
5779          (A) has an economic life of three or more years; and
5780          (B) is used by one or more persons who pay admission or user fees described in
5781     Subsection 59-12-103(1)(f) to the purchaser of the machinery and equipment; and
5782          (iii) 51% or more of the purchaser's sales revenue for the previous calendar quarter is:
5783          (A) amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees described in Subsection
5784     59-12-103(1)(f); and
5785          (B) subject to taxation under this chapter; and
5786          (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
5787     commission may make rules for verifying that 51% of a purchaser's sales revenue for the
5788     previous calendar quarter is:
5789          (i) amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees described in Subsection

5790     59-12-103(1)(f); and
5791          (ii) subject to taxation under this chapter;
5792          (77) purchases of a short-term lodging consumable by a business that provides
5793     accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(i);
5794          (78) amounts paid or charged to access a database:
5795          (a) if the primary purpose for accessing the database is to view or retrieve information
5796     from the database; and
5797          (b) not including amounts paid or charged for a:
5798          (i) digital audio work;
5799          (ii) digital audio-visual work; or
5800          (iii) digital book;
5801          (79) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made by an electronic financial
5802     payment service, of:
5803          (a) machinery and equipment that:
5804          (i) are used in the operation of the electronic financial payment service; and
5805          (ii) have an economic life of three or more years; and
5806          (b) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
5807          (i) are used in the operation of the electronic financial payment service; and
5808          (ii) have an economic life of three or more years;
5809          (80) [beginning on April 1, 2013,] sales of a fuel cell as defined in Section 54-15-102;
5810          (81) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of tangible personal property or a
5811     product transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred
5812     electronically:
5813          (a) is stored, used, or consumed in the state; and
5814          (b) is temporarily brought into the state from another state:
5815          (i) during a disaster period as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
5816          (ii) by an out-of-state business as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
5817          (iii) for a declared state disaster or emergency as defined in Section 53-2a-1202; and
5818          (iv) for disaster- or emergency-related work as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
5819          (82) sales of goods and services at a morale, welfare, and recreation facility, as defined
5820     in Section 39-9-102, made pursuant to Title 39, Chapter 9, State Morale, Welfare, and

5821     Recreation Program;
5822          (83) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of molten magnesium;
5823          (84) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made by a qualifying data center
5824     or an occupant of a qualifying data center of machinery, equipment, or normal operating repair
5825     or replacement parts, if the machinery, equipment, or normal operating repair or replacement
5826     parts:
5827          (a) are used in:
5828          (i) the operation of the qualifying data center; or
5829          (ii) the occupant's operations in the qualifying data center; and
5830          (b) have an economic life of one or more years;
5831          (85) sales of cleaning or washing of a vehicle, except for cleaning or washing of a
5832     vehicle that includes cleaning or washing of the interior of the vehicle;
5833          (86) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
5834     operating repair or replacement parts, catalysts, chemicals, reagents, solutions, or supplies used
5835     or consumed:
5836          (a) by a refiner who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a refinery as defined
5837     in Section 63M-4-701 located in the state;
5838          (b) if the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts,
5839     catalysts, chemicals, reagents, solutions, or supplies are used or consumed in:
5840          (i) the production process to produce gasoline or diesel fuel, or at which blendstock is
5841     added to gasoline or diesel fuel;
5842          (ii) research and development;
5843          (iii) transporting, storing, or managing raw materials, work in process, finished
5844     products, and waste materials produced from refining gasoline or diesel fuel, or adding
5845     blendstock to gasoline or diesel fuel;
5846          (iv) developing or maintaining a road, tunnel, excavation, or similar feature used in
5847     refining; or
5848          (v) preventing, controlling, or reducing pollutants from refining; and
5849          (c) [beginning on July 1, 2021,] if the person holds a valid refiner tax exemption
5850     certification as defined in Section 63M-4-701;
5851          (87) amounts paid to or charged by a proprietor for accommodations and services, as

5852     defined in Section 63H-1-205, if the proprietor is subject to the MIDA accommodations tax
5853     imposed under Section 63H-1-205;
5854          (88) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
5855     operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, except for office equipment or office
5856     supplies, by an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title
5857     63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
5858          (a) is described in NAICS Code 621511, Medical Laboratories, of the 2017 North
5859     American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President,
5860     Office of Management and Budget;
5861          (b) is located in this state; and
5862          (c) uses the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or
5863     materials in the operation of the establishment; and
5864          (89) amounts paid or charged for an item exempt under Section 59-12-104.10.
5865          Section 41. Section 59-12-209 is amended to read:
5866          59-12-209. Participation of qualifying jurisdictions in administration and
5867     enforcement of certain local sales and use taxes -- Petition for reconsideration relating to
5868     the redistribution of certain sales and use tax revenues.
5869          (1) As used in this section, "qualifying jurisdiction" means the same as that term is
5870     defined in Section 59-1-403.
5871          [(1)] (2) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, a
5872     [county, city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction does not have the right to any of the following,
5873     except as specifically allowed by Subsection [(2)] (3) and Section 59-12-210:
5874          (a) to inspect, review, or have access to any taxpayer sales and use tax records; or
5875          (b) to be informed of, participate in, intervene in, or appeal from any adjudicative
5876     proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 63G-4-201 to determine the liability of any
5877     taxpayer for sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to this chapter.
5878          [(2)] (3) (a) [Counties, cities, and towns] A qualifying jurisdiction shall have access to
5879     records and information on file with the commission, and shall have the right to notice of, and
5880     rights to intervene in or to appeal from, a proposed final agency action of the commission as
5881     provided in this Subsection [(2)] (3).
5882          (b) If the commission, following a formal adjudicative proceeding commenced

5883     pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, proposes to take final agency
5884     action that would reduce the amount of sales and use tax liability alleged in the notice of
5885     deficiency, the commission shall provide notice of a proposed agency action to each [qualified
5886     county, city, and town. (c) For purposes of this Subsection (2), a county, city, or town is a
5887     qualified county, city, or town if a] qualifying jurisdiction if the proposed final agency action
5888     reduces a tax under this chapter distributable to that [county, city, or town] qualifying
5889     jurisdiction by more than $10,000 below the amount of the tax that would have been
5890     distributable to that [county, city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction had a notice of deficiency, as
5891     described in Section 59-1-1405, not been reduced.
5892          [(d)] (c) A [qualified county, city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction that receives notice
5893     described in Subsection (3)(b) may designate a representative who shall have the right to
5894     review the record of the formal hearing and any other commission records relating to a
5895     proposed final agency action subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 59-1-403.
5896          [(e)] (d) No later than 10 days after receiving the notice of the commission's proposed
5897     final agency action, a [qualified county, city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction may file a notice
5898     of intervention with the commission.
5899          [(f)] (e) No later than 20 days after filing a notice of intervention, if a [qualified county,
5900     city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction objects to the proposed final agency action, that [qualified
5901     county, city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction may file a petition for reconsideration with the
5902     commission and shall serve copies of the petition on the taxpayer and the appropriate division
5903     in the commission.
5904          [(g)] (f) The taxpayer and appropriate division in the commission may each file a
5905     response to the petition for reconsideration within 20 days of receipt of the petition for
5906     reconsideration.
5907          [(h)] (g) (i) After consideration of the petition for reconsideration and any response,
5908     and any additional proceeding the commission considers appropriate, the commission may
5909     affirm, modify, or amend its proposed final agency action.
5910          (ii) A taxpayer and any [qualified county, city, or town] qualifying jurisdiction that has
5911     filed a petition for reconsideration may appeal the final agency action.
5912          [(i)] (h) (i) Notwithstanding Subsections [(2)] (3)(a) through [(h)] (g) and subject to
5913     Subsection [(2)(i)] (3)(h)(ii), the following may file a petition for reconsideration with the

5914     commission:
5915          (A) an original recipient political subdivision as defined in Section 59-12-210.1 that
5916     receives a notice from the commission in accordance with Subsection 59-12-210.1(2); or
5917          (B) a secondary recipient political subdivision as defined in Section 59-12-210.1 that
5918     receives a notice from the commission in accordance with Subsection 59-12-210.1(2).
5919          (ii) An original recipient political subdivision or secondary recipient political
5920     subdivision that files a petition for reconsideration with the commission under Subsection
5921     [(2)(i)] (3)(h)(i) shall file the petition no later than 20 days after the later of:
5922          (A) the date the original recipient political subdivision or secondary recipient political
5923     subdivision receives the notice described in Subsection [(2)(i)] (3)(h)(i) from the commission;
5924     or
5925          (B) the date the commission makes the redistribution as defined in Section 59-12-210.1
5926     that is the subject of the notice described in Subsection [(2)(i)] (3)(h)(i).
5927          Section 42. Section 59-12-210 is amended to read:
5928          59-12-210. Commission to provide data to counties.
5929          (1) As used in this section, "qualifying jurisdiction" means the same as that term is
5930     defined in Section 59-1-403.
5931          [(1)] (2) (a) The commission shall provide to each [county] qualifying jurisdiction the
5932     sales and use tax collection data necessary to verify that sales and use tax revenues collected by
5933     the commission are distributed to each [county, city, and town] qualifying jurisdiction in
5934     accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215.
5935          (b) The data described in Subsection [(1)] (2)(a) shall include the commission's reports
5936     of seller sales, sales and use tax distribution reports, and a breakdown of local revenues.
5937          [(2)] (3) (a) In addition to the access to information provided in Subsection (1) and
5938     Section 59-12-109, the commission shall provide a [county, city, or town] qualifying
5939     jurisdiction with copies of returns and other information required by this chapter relating to a
5940     tax under this chapter.
5941          (b) The information described in Subsection [(2)] (3)(a) is available only in official
5942     matters and must be requested in writing by the chief executive officer or the chief executive
5943     officer's designee.
5944          (c) The request described in Subsection [(2)] (3)(b) shall specifically indicate the

5945     information being sought and how the information will be used.
5946          (d) Information received pursuant to the request described in Subsection [(2)] (3)(b)
5947     shall be:
5948          (i) classified as private or protected under Section 63G-2-302 or 63G-2-305; and
5949          (ii) subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 59-1-403.
5950          Section 43. Section 59-14-212 is amended to read:
5951          59-14-212. Reporting of imported cigarettes -- Penalty.
5952          (1) Except as provided under Subsection (2), any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler,
5953     or retail dealer who under Section 59-14-205 affixes a stamp to an individual package or
5954     container of cigarettes imported to the United States shall provide to the commission the
5955     following as they pertain to the imported cigarettes:
5956          (a) a copy of the importer's federal import permit;
5957          (b) the customs form showing the tax information required by federal law;
5958          (c) a statement signed under penalty of perjury by the manufacturer or importer that the
5959     manufacturer or importer has complied with:
5960          (i) 15 U.S.C. 1333 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, regarding
5961     warning labels and other package information; and
5962          (ii) 15 U.S.C. 1335a of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, regarding
5963     reporting of added ingredients;
5964          (d) the name of the person from whom the person affixing the stamp received the
5965     cigarettes;
5966          (e) the name of the person to whom the person affixing the stamp delivered the
5967     cigarettes, unless the person receiving the cigarettes was the ultimate consumer;
5968          (f) the quantity of cigarettes in the package or container; and
5969          (g) the brand and brand style of the cigarettes.
5970          (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to cigarettes sold or intended to be sold as duty-free
5971     merchandise by a duty-free sales enterprise in accordance with the provisions of 19 U.S.C.
5972     1555(b) and any implementing regulations unless the cigarettes are brought back into the
5973     customs territory for resale within the customs territory.
5974          (3) The information under Subsection (1) shall be provided on a quarterly basis on
5975     forms specified by the agency.

5976          (4) A person who fails to comply with the reporting requirement or provides false or
5977     misleading information under Subsection (1):
5978          (a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and
5979          (b) may be subject to:
5980          (i) revocation or suspension of a license issued under Section 59-14-202; and
5981          (ii) a civil penalty imposed by the commission in an amount not to exceed the greater
5982     of:
5983          (A) 500% of the retail value of the cigarettes for which a report was not properly made;
5984     or
5985          (B) $5,000.
5986          (5) The information under Subsection (1) may be disclosed by the commission as
5987     provided under Subsection 59-1-403[(3)](4)(g).
5988          Section 44. Section 62A-11-328 is amended to read:
5989          62A-11-328. Information received from State Tax Commission provided to other
5990     states' child support collection agencies.
5991          The office shall, upon request, provide to any other state's child support collection
5992     agency the information which it receives from the State Tax Commission under Subsection
5993     59-1-403[(3)](4)(l), with regard to a support debt which that agency is involved in enforcing.
5994          Section 45. Section 63G-2-302 is amended to read:
5995          63G-2-302. Private records.
5996          (1) The following records are private:
5997          (a) records concerning an individual's eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits,
5998     social services, welfare benefits, or the determination of benefit levels;
5999          (b) records containing data on individuals describing medical history, diagnosis,
6000     condition, treatment, evaluation, or similar medical data;
6001          (c) records of publicly funded libraries that when examined alone or with other records
6002     identify a patron;
6003          (d) records received by or generated by or for:
6004          (i) the Independent Legislative Ethics Commission, except for:
6005          (A) the commission's summary data report that is required under legislative rule; and
6006          (B) any other document that is classified as public under legislative rule; or

6007          (ii) a Senate or House Ethics Committee in relation to the review of ethics complaints,
6008     unless the record is classified as public under legislative rule;
6009          (e) records received by, or generated by or for, the Independent Executive Branch
6010     Ethics Commission, except as otherwise expressly provided in Title 63A, Chapter 14, Review
6011     of Executive Branch Ethics Complaints;
6012          (f) records received or generated for a Senate confirmation committee concerning
6013     character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual:
6014          (i) if, prior to the meeting, the chair of the committee determines release of the records:
6015          (A) reasonably could be expected to interfere with the investigation undertaken by the
6016     committee; or
6017          (B) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair proceeding or
6018     impartial hearing; and
6019          (ii) after the meeting, if the meeting was closed to the public;
6020          (g) employment records concerning a current or former employee of, or applicant for
6021     employment with, a governmental entity that would disclose that individual's home address,
6022     home telephone number, social security number, insurance coverage, marital status, or payroll
6023     deductions;
6024          (h) records or parts of records under Section 63G-2-303 that a current or former
6025     employee identifies as private according to the requirements of that section;
6026          (i) that part of a record indicating a person's social security number or federal employer
6027     identification number if provided under Section 31A-23a-104, 31A-25-202, 31A-26-202,
6028     58-1-301, 58-55-302, 61-1-4, or 61-2f-203;
6029          (j) that part of a voter registration record identifying a voter's:
6030          (i) driver license or identification card number;
6031          (ii) social security number, or last four digits of the social security number;
6032          (iii) email address; or
6033          (iv) date of birth;
6034          (k) a voter registration record that is classified as a private record by the lieutenant
6035     governor or a county clerk under Subsection 20A-2-101.1(5)(a), 20A-2-104(4)(h), or
6036     20A-2-204(4)(b);
6037          (l) a voter registration record that is withheld under Subsection 20A-2-104(7);

6038          (m) a withholding request form described in Subsections 20A-2-104(7) and (8) and any
6039     verification submitted in support of the form;
6040          (n) a record that:
6041          (i) contains information about an individual;
6042          (ii) is voluntarily provided by the individual; and
6043          (iii) goes into an electronic database that:
6044          (A) is designated by and administered under the authority of the Chief Information
6045     Officer; and
6046          (B) acts as a repository of information about the individual that can be electronically
6047     retrieved and used to facilitate the individual's online interaction with a state agency;
6048          (o) information provided to the Commissioner of Insurance under:
6049          (i) Subsection 31A-23a-115(3)(a);
6050          (ii) Subsection 31A-23a-302(4); or
6051          (iii) Subsection 31A-26-210(4);
6052          (p) information obtained through a criminal background check under Title 11, Chapter
6053     40, Criminal Background Checks by Political Subdivisions Operating Water Systems;
6054          (q) information provided by an offender that is:
6055          (i) required by the registration requirements of Title 77, Chapter 41, Sex and Kidnap
6056     Offender Registry or Title 77, Chapter 43, Child Abuse Offender Registry; and
6057          (ii) not required to be made available to the public under Subsection 77-41-110(4) or
6058     77-43-108(4);
6059          (r) a statement and any supporting documentation filed with the attorney general in
6060     accordance with Section 34-45-107, if the federal law or action supporting the filing involves
6061     homeland security;
6062          (s) electronic toll collection customer account information received or collected under
6063     Section 72-6-118 and customer information described in Section 17B-2a-815 received or
6064     collected by a public transit district, including contact and payment information and customer
6065     travel data;
6066          (t) an email address provided by a military or overseas voter under Section
6067     20A-16-501;
6068          (u) a completed military-overseas ballot that is electronically transmitted under Title

6069     20A, Chapter 16, Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act;
6070          (v) records received by or generated by or for the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review
6071     Commission established in Section 63A-15-201, except for:
6072          (i) the commission's summary data report that is required in Section 63A-15-202; and
6073          (ii) any other document that is classified as public in accordance with Title 63A,
6074     Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission;
6075          (w) a record described in Section 53G-9-604 that verifies that a parent was notified of
6076     an incident or threat;
6077          (x) a criminal background check or credit history report conducted in accordance with
6078     Section 63A-3-201;
6079          (y) a record described in Subsection 53-5a-104(7);
6080          (z) the following portions of a record maintained by a county for the purpose of
6081     administering property taxes, an individual's:
6082          (i) email address;
6083          (ii) phone number; or
6084          (iii) personal financial information related to a person's payment method; [and]
6085          (aa) a record concerning an individual's eligibility for an exemption, deferral,
6086     abatement, or relief under:
6087          (i) Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 11, Exemptions, Deferrals, and Abatements;
6088          (ii) Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 12, Property Tax Relief;
6089          (iii) Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 18, Tax Deferral and Tax Abatement; or
6090          (iv) Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 19, Armed Forces Exemptions[.]; and
6091          (bb) a record provided by the State Tax Commission in response to a request under
6092     Subsection 59-1-403(3)(y)(iii).
6093          (2) The following records are private if properly classified by a governmental entity:
6094          (a) records concerning a current or former employee of, or applicant for employment
6095     with a governmental entity, including performance evaluations and personal status information
6096     such as race, religion, or disabilities, but not including records that are public under Subsection
6097     63G-2-301(2)(b) or 63G-2-301(3)(o) or private under Subsection (1)(b);
6098          (b) records describing an individual's finances, except that the following are public:
6099          (i) records described in Subsection 63G-2-301(2);

6100          (ii) information provided to the governmental entity for the purpose of complying with
6101     a financial assurance requirement; or
6102          (iii) records that must be disclosed in accordance with another statute;
6103          (c) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of those records would
6104     conflict with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
6105          (d) other records containing data on individuals the disclosure of which constitutes a
6106     clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
6107          (e) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
6108     that are given with the requirement that the records be managed as private records, if the
6109     providing entity states in writing that the record would not be subject to public disclosure if
6110     retained by it;
6111          (f) any portion of a record in the custody of the Division of Aging and Adult Services,
6112     created in Section 62A-3-102, that may disclose, or lead to the discovery of, the identity of a
6113     person who made a report of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult; and
6114          (g) audio and video recordings created by a body-worn camera, as defined in Section
6115     77-7a-103, that record sound or images inside a home or residence except for recordings that:
6116          (i) depict the commission of an alleged crime;
6117          (ii) record any encounter between a law enforcement officer and a person that results in
6118     death or bodily injury, or includes an instance when an officer fires a weapon;
6119          (iii) record any encounter that is the subject of a complaint or a legal proceeding
6120     against a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency;
6121          (iv) contain an officer involved critical incident as defined in Subsection
6122     76-2-408(1)(f); or
6123          (v) have been requested for reclassification as a public record by a subject or
6124     authorized agent of a subject featured in the recording.
6125          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "medical records" means medical reports,
6126     records, statements, history, diagnosis, condition, treatment, and evaluation.
6127          (b) Medical records in the possession of the University of Utah Hospital, its clinics,
6128     doctors, or affiliated entities are not private records or controlled records under Section
6129     63G-2-304 when the records are sought:
6130          (i) in connection with any legal or administrative proceeding in which the patient's

6131     physical, mental, or emotional condition is an element of any claim or defense; or
6132          (ii) after a patient's death, in any legal or administrative proceeding in which any party
6133     relies upon the condition as an element of the claim or defense.
6134          (c) Medical records are subject to production in a legal or administrative proceeding
6135     according to state or federal statutes or rules of procedure and evidence as if the medical
6136     records were in the possession of a nongovernmental medical care provider.
6137          Section 46. Repealer.
6138          This bill repeals:
6139          Section 59-7-118.1, Modification of installment due date for deferred foreign
6140     income tax.
6141          Section 59-7-504.1, Modification of estimated payment due date.
6142          Section 59-7-505.1, Modification of return due date and extension period.
6143          Section 59-7-507.1, Modification of time for payment of tax.
6144          Section 59-10-103.2, Additional chapter definitions.
6145          Section 59-10-114.1, Additional subtraction from income.
6146          Section 59-10-514.2, Modification of return due date.
6147          Section 59-10-516.1, Modification of extension dates and requirements.
6148          Section 59-10-522.1, Limitation on commission authority to extend the time for
6149     payment of tax.
6150          Section 59-10-1403.4, Modification of return filing requirements for pass-through
6151     entity.
6152          Section 59-12-103.3, Sales and use tax base -- Rate for locomotive fuel.
6153          Section 47. Retrospective operation.
6154          The following sections have retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or
6155     after January 1, 2021:
6156          (1) Section 59-7-610;
6157          (2) Section 59-7-620;
6158          (3) Section 59-10-1007;
6159          (4) Section 59-10-1017;
6160          (5) Section 59-10-1017.1;
6161          (6) Section 59-10-1022;

6162          (7) Section 59-10-1023;
6163          (8) Section 59-10-1028;
6164          (9) Section 59-10-1035;
6165          (10) Section 59-10-1036; and
6166          (11) Section 59-10-1403.3.
6167          Section 48. Coordinating H.B. 30 with S.B. 58 -- Omitting substantive changes.
6168          If this H.B. 30 and S.B. 58, Metro Township Amendments, both pass and become law,
6169     it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel,
6170     in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, delete Subsection 10-3c-204(2) enacted
6171     by S.B. 58 and renumber the remaining subsections accordingly.
6172          Section 49. Coordinating H.B. 30 with S.B. 233 -- Superseding technical and
6173     substantive amendments -- Omitting substantive changes.
6174          If this H.B. 30 and S.B. 233 Military Installation Development Authority Amendments,
6175     both pass and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that when the Office of Legislative
6176     Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication:
6177          (1) the amendments to Sections 59-12-209 and 59-12-210 in this bill supersede the
6178     amendments to Sections 59-12-209 and 59-12-210 in S.B. 233; and
6179          (2) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel not make the changes in
6180     S.B. 233 to Sections 10-1-304 and 59-12-102.