Representative Brady Brammer proposes the following substitute bill:


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SALES AND INCOME TAX AMENDMENTS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to corporate income tax and sales and use tax
10     exemptions.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     modifies the definition of business income;
14          ▸     allows a taxpayer to elect to treat all income from the sales of intangible property as
15     business income;
16          ▸     enacts a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain items that:
17               •     contain a minimum amount of precious metal; and
18               •     are used as currency but do not constitute legal tender;
19          ▸     enacts a sales and use tax exemption for amounts paid or charged for admission to
20     an indoor skydiving, rock climbing, or surfing facility, provided a trained instructor
21     actively instructs the participant; and
22          ▸     makes technical changes.
23     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24          None
25     Other Special Clauses:

26          This bill provides a special effective date.
27          This bill provides retrospective operation.
28     Utah Code Sections Affected:
29     AMENDS:
30          59-7-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 38
31          59-7-303, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 169
32          59-12-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 280 and 367
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34     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35          Section 1. Section 59-7-302 is amended to read:
36          59-7-302. Definitions -- Determination of taxpayer status.
37          (1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
38          (a) "Aircraft type" means a particular model of aircraft as designated by the
39     manufacturer of the aircraft.
40          (b) "Airline" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-102.
41          (c) "Airline revenue ton miles" means, for an airline, the total revenue ton miles during
42     the airline's tax period.
43          [(d) "Business income" means income arising from transactions and activity in the
44     regular course of the taxpayer's trade or business and includes income from tangible and
45     intangible property if the acquisition, management, and disposition of the property constitutes
46     integral parts of the taxpayer's regular trade or business operations.]
47          (d) "Business income" means income that:
48          (i) is apportionable under the United States Constitution and is not allocated under the
49     laws of this state, including income arising from:
50          (A) a transaction or activity in the regular course of the taxpayer's trade or business;
51     and
52          (B) tangible and intangible property, if the acquisition, management, employment,
53     development, or disposition of the property is or was related to the operation of the taxpayer's
54     trade or business; or
55          (ii) would be allocable to this state under the United States Constitution, but is
56     apportioned rather than allocated in accordance with the laws of this state.

57          (e) "Commercial domicile" means the principal place from which the trade or business
58     of the taxpayer is directed or managed.
59          (f) "Compensation" means wages, salaries, commissions, and any other form of
60     remuneration paid to employees for personal services.
61          (g) "Excluded NAICS code" means a NAICS code of the 2017 North American
62     Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
63     Management and Budget, within:
64          (i) NAICS Code 211120, Crude Petroleum Extraction;
65          (ii) NAICS Industry Group 2121, Coal Mining;
66          (iii) NAICS Industry Group 2212, Natural Gas Distribution;
67          (iv) NAICS Subsector 311, Food Manufacturing;
68          (v) NAICS Industry Group 3121, Beverage Manufacturing;
69          (vi) NAICS Code 327310, Cement Manufacturing;
70          (vii) NAICS Subsector 482, Rail Transportation;
71          (viii) NAICS Code 512110, Motion Picture and Video Production;
72          (ix) NAICS Subsection 515, Broadcasting (except Internet); or
73          (x) NAICS Code 522110, Commercial Banking.
74          (h) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(h)(ii), "mobile flight equipment" means the
75     same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-102.
76          (ii) "Mobile flight equipment" does not include:
77          (A) a spare engine; or
78          (B) tangible personal property described in Subsection 59-2-102(25) owned by an air
79     charter service or an air contract service.
80          (i) "Nonbusiness income" means all income other than business income.
81           (j) "Optional apportionment taxpayer" means a taxpayer described in Subsection (3).
82          (k) "Phased-in sales factor weighted taxpayer" means a taxpayer that:
83          (i) is not a sales factor weighted taxpayer;
84          (ii) does not meet the definition of an optional apportionment taxpayer; or
85          (iii) for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020:
86          (A) meets the definition of an optional apportionment taxpayer; and
87          (B) apportioned business income using the method described in Subsection

88     59-7-311(4) during the previous taxable year.
89          (l) "Revenue ton miles" is determined in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 241.
90          (m) "Sales" means all gross receipts of the taxpayer not allocated under Sections
91     59-7-306 through 59-7-310.
92          (n) "Sales factor weighted taxpayer" means a taxpayer described in Subsection (2).
93          (o) "State" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
94     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and any
95     foreign country or political subdivision thereof.
96          (p) "Transportation revenue" means revenue an airline earns from:
97          (i) transporting a passenger or cargo; or
98          (ii) from miscellaneous sales of merchandise as part of providing transportation
99     services.
100          (q) "Utah revenue ton miles" means, for an airline, the total revenue ton miles within
101     the borders of this state:
102          (i) during the airline's tax period; and
103          (ii) from flight stages that originate or terminate in this state.
104          (2) (a) A taxpayer is a sales factor weighted taxpayer if the taxpayer apportioned
105     business income using the method described in Subsection 59-7-311(2) during the previous
106     taxable year or if, regardless of the number of economic activities the taxpayer performs, the
107     taxpayer generates greater than 50% of the taxpayer's total sales everywhere from economic
108     activities that are classified in a NAICS code of the 2002 or 2007 North American Industry
109     Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
110     and Budget, other than:
111          (i) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 21, Mining;
112          (ii) a NAICS code within NAICS Industry Group 2212, Natural Gas Distribution;
113          (iii) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, except:
114          (A) NAICS Industry Group 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing;
115          (B) NAICS Industry Group 3333, Commercial and Service Industry Machinery
116     Manufacturing;
117          (C) NAICS Subsector 334, Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; and
118          (D) NAICS Code 336111, Automobile Manufacturing;

119          (iv) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing;
120          (v) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 51, Information, except NAICS Subsector
121     519, Other Information Services; or
122          (vi) a NAICS code within NAICS Sector 52, Finance and Insurance.
123          (b) A taxpayer shall determine if the taxpayer is a sales factor weighted taxpayer each
124     year before the due date for filing the taxpayer's return under this chapter for the taxable year,
125     including extensions.
126          (c) For purposes of making the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), total sales
127     everywhere include only the total sales everywhere:
128          (i) as determined in accordance with this part; and
129          (ii) made during the taxable year for which a taxpayer makes the determination
130     required by Subsection (2)(a).
131          (3) (a) A taxpayer is an optional apportionment taxpayer if the average calculated in
132     accordance with Subsection (3)(b) is greater than .50.
133          (b) To calculate the average described in Subsection (3)(a), a taxpayer shall:
134          (i) calculate the following two fractions:
135          (A) the property factor fraction as described in Subsection 59-7-312(3); and
136          (B) the payroll factor fraction as described in Subsection 59-7-315(3);
137          (ii) add together the fractions described in Subsection (3)(b)(i); and
138          (iii) divide the sum calculated in Subsection (3)(b)(ii):
139          (A) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(iii)(B), by two; or
140          (B) if either the property factor fraction or the payroll factor fraction has a denominator
141     of zero or is excluded in accordance with Subsection 59-7-312(3)(b) or 59-7-315(3)(b), by one.
142          (c) A taxpayer shall determine if the taxpayer is an optional apportionment taxpayer
143     before the due date for filing the taxpayer's return under this chapter for the taxable year,
144     including extensions.
145          (4) A taxpayer that files a return as a unitary group for a taxable year is considered to
146     be a unitary group for that taxable year.
147          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
148     commission may define the term "economic activity" consistent with the use of the term
149     "activity" in the 2007 North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive

150     Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.
151          Section 2. Section 59-7-303 is amended to read:
152          59-7-303. Apportionable income.
153          (1) Any taxpayer having income from business activity which is taxable both within
154     and without this state shall allocate and apportion [its] the taxpayer's adjusted income as
155     provided in this part.
156          (2) Any taxpayer having income solely from business activity taxable within this state
157     shall allocate or apportion [its] the taxpayer's entire adjusted income to this state.
158          (3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), for a taxable year beginning on or
159     after January 1, 2022, a taxpayer may elect to treat all of the taxpayer's income from sales of
160     intangible property as business income.
161          (b) A taxpayer shall make the election described in Subsection (3)(a) on or before the
162     deadline for filing a return under an extension of time described in Section 59-7-505.
163          (c) An election under this Subsection (3) is irrevocable.
164          Section 3. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
165          59-12-104. Exemptions.
166          Exemptions from the taxes imposed by this chapter are as follows:
167          (1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax
168     under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;
169          (2) subject to Section 59-12-104.6, sales to the state, its institutions, and its political
170     subdivisions; however, this exemption does not apply to sales of:
171          (a) construction materials except:
172          (i) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public
173     education system as defined in Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, provided the
174     construction materials are clearly identified and segregated and installed or converted to real
175     property which is owned by institutions of the public education system; and
176          (ii) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political
177     subdivisions which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the state, its
178     institutions, or its political subdivisions; or
179          (b) tangible personal property in connection with the construction, operation,
180     maintenance, repair, or replacement of a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103, or facilities

181     providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
182          (3) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (3)(b) from a vending machine if:
183          (i) the proceeds of each sale do not exceed $1; and
184          (ii) the seller or operator of the vending machine reports an amount equal to 150% of
185     the cost of the item described in Subsection (3)(b) as goods consumed; and
186          (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies to:
187          (i) food and food ingredients; or
188          (ii) prepared food;
189          (4) (a) sales of the following to a commercial airline carrier for in-flight consumption:
190          (i) alcoholic beverages;
191          (ii) food and food ingredients; or
192          (iii) prepared food;
193          (b) sales of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically:
194          (i) to a passenger;
195          (ii) by a commercial airline carrier; and
196          (iii) during a flight for in-flight consumption or in-flight use by the passenger; or
197          (c) services related to Subsection (4)(a) or (b);
198          (5) sales of parts and equipment for installation in an aircraft operated by a common
199     carrier in interstate or foreign commerce;
200          (6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or
201     records, and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture
202     exhibitor, distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
203          (7) (a) except as provided in Subsection (85) and subject to Subsection (7)(b), sales of
204     cleaning or washing of tangible personal property if the cleaning or washing of the tangible
205     personal property is not assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
206          (b) if a seller that sells at the same business location assisted cleaning or washing of
207     tangible personal property and cleaning or washing of tangible personal property that is not
208     assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property, the exemption described in
209     Subsection (7)(a) applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales of the assisted cleaning
210     or washing of the tangible personal property; and
211          (c) for purposes of Subsection (7)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,

212     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
213          (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
214     and
215          (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
216     sales of assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
217          (8) sales made to or by religious or charitable institutions in the conduct of their regular
218     religious or charitable functions and activities, if the requirements of Section 59-12-104.1 are
219     fulfilled;
220          (9) sales of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of
221     this state if the vehicle is:
222          (a) not registered in this state; and
223          (b) (i) not used in this state; or
224          (ii) used in this state:
225          (A) if the vehicle is not used to conduct business, for a time period that does not
226     exceed the longer of:
227          (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
228          (II) the time period necessary to transport the vehicle to the borders of this state; or
229          (B) if the vehicle is used to conduct business, for the time period necessary to transport
230     the vehicle to the borders of this state;
231          (10) (a) amounts paid for an item described in Subsection (10)(b) if:
232          (i) the item is intended for human use; and
233          (ii) (A) a prescription was issued for the item; or
234          (B) the item was purchased by a hospital or other medical facility; and
235          (b) (i) Subsection (10)(a) applies to:
236          (A) a drug;
237          (B) a syringe; or
238          (C) a stoma supply; and
239          (ii) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
240     commission may by rule define the terms:
241          (A) "syringe"; or
242          (B) "stoma supply";

243          (11) purchases or leases exempt under Section 19-12-201;
244          (12) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) served by:
245          (i) the following if the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the
246     general public:
247          (A) a church; or
248          (B) a charitable institution; or
249          (ii) an institution of higher education if:
250          (A) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the general public; or
251          (B) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is prepaid as part of a student meal plan
252     offered by the institution of higher education; or
253          (b) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) provided for a patient by:
254          (i) a medical facility; or
255          (ii) a nursing facility; and
256          (c) Subsections (12)(a) and (b) apply to:
257          (i) food and food ingredients;
258          (ii) prepared food; or
259          (iii) alcoholic beverages;
260          (13) (a) except as provided in Subsection (13)(b), the sale of tangible personal property
261     or a product transferred electronically by a person:
262          (i) regardless of the number of transactions involving the sale of that tangible personal
263     property or product transferred electronically by that person; and
264          (ii) not regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal
265     property or product transferred electronically;
266          (b) this Subsection (13) does not apply if:
267          (i) the sale is one of a series of sales of a character to indicate that the person is
268     regularly engaged in the business of selling that type of tangible personal property or product
269     transferred electronically;
270          (ii) the person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling that
271     type of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
272          (iii) the person sells an item of tangible personal property or product transferred
273     electronically that the person purchased as a sale that is exempt under Subsection (25); or

274           (iv) the sale is of a vehicle or vessel required to be titled or registered under the laws of
275     this state in which case the tax is based upon:
276          (A) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle or vessel being
277     sold; or
278          (B) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the fair market
279     value of the vehicle or vessel being sold at the time of the sale as determined by the
280     commission; and
281          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
282     commission shall make rules establishing the circumstances under which:
283          (i) a person is regularly engaged in the business of selling a type of tangible personal
284     property or product transferred electronically;
285          (ii) a sale of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically is one of
286     a series of sales of a character to indicate that a person is regularly engaged in the business of
287     selling that type of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically; or
288          (iii) a person holds that person out as regularly engaged in the business of selling a type
289     of tangible personal property or product transferred electronically;
290          (14) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
291     operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, except for office equipment or office
292     supplies, by:
293          (a) a manufacturing facility that:
294          (i) is located in the state; and
295          (ii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
296     replacement parts, or materials:
297          (A) in the manufacturing process to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal
298     property, as the commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
299     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
300          (B) for a scrap recycler, to process an item sold as tangible personal property, as the
301     commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
302     Administrative Rulemaking Act;
303          (b) an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title
304     63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:

305          (i) is described in NAICS Subsector 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas), or NAICS
306     Code 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining, 213114, Support Activities for Metal
307     Mining, or 213115, Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining, of the
308     2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the
309     President, Office of Management and Budget;
310          (ii) is located in the state; and
311          (iii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
312     replacement parts, or materials in:
313          (A) the production process to produce an item sold as tangible personal property, as the
314     commission may define that phrase in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
315     Administrative Rulemaking Act;
316          (B) research and development, as the commission may define that phrase in accordance
317     with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
318          (C) transporting, storing, or managing tailings, overburden, or similar waste materials
319     produced from mining;
320          (D) developing or maintaining a road, tunnel, excavation, or similar feature used in
321     mining; or
322          (E) preventing, controlling, or reducing dust or other pollutants from mining; or
323          (c) an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title 63G,
324     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
325          (i) is described in NAICS Code 518112, Web Search Portals, of the 2002 North
326     American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President,
327     Office of Management and Budget;
328          (ii) is located in the state; and
329          (iii) uses or consumes the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or
330     replacement parts, or materials in the operation of the web search portal;
331          (15) (a) sales of the following if the requirements of Subsection (15)(b) are met:
332          (i) tooling;
333          (ii) special tooling;
334          (iii) support equipment;
335          (iv) special test equipment; or

336          (v) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tooling or equipment described in
337     Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iv); and
338          (b) sales of tooling, equipment, or parts described in Subsection (15)(a) are exempt if:
339          (i) the tooling, equipment, or parts are used or consumed exclusively in the
340     performance of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the United States
341     government or any subcontract under that contract; and
342          (ii) under the terms of the contract or subcontract described in Subsection (15)(b)(i),
343     title to the tooling, equipment, or parts is vested in the United States government as evidenced
344     by:
345          (A) a government identification tag placed on the tooling, equipment, or parts; or
346          (B) listing on a government-approved property record if placing a government
347     identification tag on the tooling, equipment, or parts is impractical;
348          (16) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
349          (17) (a) except as provided in Subsection (17)(b), tangible personal property or a
350     product transferred electronically traded in as full or part payment of the purchase price, except
351     that for purposes of calculating sales or use tax upon vehicles not sold by a vehicle dealer,
352     trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and the tax is based upon:
353          (i) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the
354     vehicle being traded in; or
355          (ii) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
356     fair market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as determined by the
357     commission; and
358          (b) Subsection (17)(a) does not apply to the following items of tangible personal
359     property or products transferred electronically traded in as full or part payment of the purchase
360     price:
361          (i) money;
362          (ii) electricity;
363          (iii) water;
364          (iv) gas; or
365          (v) steam;
366          (18) (a) (i) except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), sales of tangible personal property

367     or a product transferred electronically used or consumed primarily and directly in farming
368     operations, regardless of whether the tangible personal property or product transferred
369     electronically:
370          (A) becomes part of real estate; or
371          (B) is installed by a farmer, contractor, or subcontractor; or
372          (ii) sales of parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property or a
373     product transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred
374     electronically is exempt under Subsection (18)(a)(i); and
375          (b) amounts paid or charged for the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this
376     chapter:
377          (i) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(i)(B), machinery, equipment, materials, or
378     supplies if used in a manner that is incidental to farming; and
379          (B) tangible personal property that is considered to be used in a manner that is
380     incidental to farming includes:
381          (I) hand tools; or
382          (II) maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies;
383          (ii) (A) subject to Subsection (18)(b)(ii)(B), tangible personal property or a product
384     transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically
385     is used in an activity other than farming; and
386          (B) tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically that is considered
387     to be used in an activity other than farming includes:
388          (I) office equipment and supplies; or
389          (II) equipment and supplies used in:
390          (Aa) the sale or distribution of farm products;
391          (Bb) research; or
392          (Cc) transportation; or
393          (iii) a vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state during the period
394     ending two years after the date of the vehicle's purchase;
395          (19) sales of hay;
396          (20) exclusive sale during the harvest season of seasonal crops, seedling plants, or
397     garden, farm, or other agricultural produce if the seasonal crops are, seedling plants are, or

398     garden, farm, or other agricultural produce is sold by:
399          (a) the producer of the seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or other
400     agricultural produce;
401          (b) an employee of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a); or
402          (c) a member of the immediate family of the producer described in Subsection (20)(a);
403          (21) purchases made using a coupon as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012 that is issued
404     under the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
405          (22) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
406     nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor,
407     wholesaler, or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that
408     manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer;
409          (23) a product stored in the state for resale;
410          (24) (a) purchases of a product if:
411          (i) the product is:
412          (A) purchased outside of this state;
413          (B) brought into this state:
414          (I) at any time after the purchase described in Subsection (24)(a)(i)(A); and
415          (II) by a nonresident person who is not living or working in this state at the time of the
416     purchase;
417          (C) used for the personal use or enjoyment of the nonresident person described in
418     Subsection (24)(a)(i)(B)(II) while that nonresident person is within the state; and
419          (D) not used in conducting business in this state; and
420          (ii) for:
421          (A) a product other than a boat described in Subsection (24)(a)(ii)(B), the first use of
422     the product for a purpose for which the product is designed occurs outside of this state;
423          (B) a boat, the boat is registered outside of this state; or
424          (C) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is registered
425     outside of this state;
426          (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (24)(a) does not apply to:
427          (i) a lease or rental of a product; or
428          (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and

429          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
430     purposes of Subsection (24)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes the
431     following:
432          (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
433     Subsection (24) as in Subsection (63);
434          (ii) the first use of a product if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (24)
435     as in Subsection (63); or
436          (iii) a purpose for which a product is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in
437     this Subsection (24) as in Subsection (63);
438          (25) a product purchased for resale in the regular course of business, either in its
439     original form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded product;
440          (26) a product upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
441     subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and the tax
442     imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment is allowed if
443     the tax paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax
444     Act;
445          (27) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103(1)(b), (c), and (d) to a
446     person for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
447          (28) purchases made in accordance with the special supplemental nutrition program for
448     women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;
449          (29) sales or leases of rolls, rollers, refractory brick, electric motors, or other
450     replacement parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens of a steel mill described in SIC Code
451     3312 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of
452     the President, Office of Management and Budget;
453          (30) sales of a boat of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
454     Boating Act, a boat trailer, or an outboard motor if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is:
455          (a) not registered in this state; and
456          (b) (i) not used in this state; or
457          (ii) used in this state:
458          (A) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is not used to conduct business, for a
459     time period that does not exceed the longer of:

460          (I) 30 days in any calendar year; or
461          (II) the time period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to
462     the borders of this state; or
463          (B) if the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor is used to conduct business, for the time
464     period necessary to transport the boat, boat trailer, or outboard motor to the borders of this
465     state;
466          (31) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah;
467          (32) amounts paid for the purchase of telecommunications service for purposes of
468     providing telecommunications service;
469          (33) sales, leases, or uses of the following:
470          (a) a vehicle by an authorized carrier; or
471          (b) tangible personal property that is installed on a vehicle:
472          (i) sold or leased to or used by an authorized carrier; and
473          (ii) before the vehicle is placed in service for the first time;
474          (34) (a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
475          (b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
476          (35) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
477          (36) sales or rentals of durable medical equipment if:
478          (a) a person presents a prescription for the durable medical equipment; and
479          (b) the durable medical equipment is used for home use only;
480          (37) (a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
481     Section 72-11-102; and
482          (b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt
483     under Subsection (37)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility billings;
484          (38) sales to a ski resort of:
485          (a) snowmaking equipment;
486          (b) ski slope grooming equipment;
487          (c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102; or
488          (d) parts used in the repairs or renovations of equipment or passenger ropeways
489     described in Subsections (38)(a) through (c);
490          (39) subject to Subsection 59-12-103(2)(j), sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal,

491     fuel oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
492          (40) (a) subject to Subsection (40)(b), sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
493     amusement, entertainment, or recreation an unassisted amusement device as defined in Section
494     59-12-102;
495          (b) if a seller that sells or rents at the same business location the right to use or operate
496     for amusement, entertainment, or recreation one or more unassisted amusement devices and
497     one or more assisted amusement devices, the exemption described in Subsection (40)(a)
498     applies if the seller separately accounts for the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for
499     amusement, entertainment, or recreation for the assisted amusement devices; and
500          (c) for purposes of Subsection (40)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
501     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules:
502          (i) governing the circumstances under which sales are at the same business location;
503     and
504          (ii) establishing the procedures and requirements for a seller to separately account for
505     the sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or recreation for
506     assisted amusement devices;
507          (41) (a) sales of photocopies by:
508          (i) a governmental entity; or
509          (ii) an entity within the state system of public education, including:
510          (A) a school; or
511          (B) the State Board of Education; or
512          (b) sales of publications by a governmental entity;
513          (42) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher
514     education that is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
515     20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
516          (43) (a) sales made to or by:
517          (i) an area agency on aging; or
518          (ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
519          (b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging;
520          (44) sales or leases of semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or development
521     materials regardless of whether the semiconductor fabricating, processing, research, or

522     development materials:
523          (a) actually come into contact with a semiconductor; or
524          (b) ultimately become incorporated into real property;
525          (45) an amount paid by or charged to a purchaser for accommodations and services
526     described in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(i) to the extent the amount is exempt under Section
527     59-12-104.2;
528          (46) the lease or use of a vehicle issued a temporary sports event registration certificate
529     in accordance with Section 41-3-306 for the event period specified on the temporary sports
530     event registration certificate;
531          (47) (a) sales or uses of electricity, if the sales or uses are made under a retail tariff
532     adopted by the Public Service Commission only for purchase of electricity produced from a
533     new alternative energy source built after January 1, 2016, as designated in the tariff by the
534     Public Service Commission; and
535          (b) for a residential use customer only, the exemption under Subsection (47)(a) applies
536     only to the portion of the tariff rate a customer pays under the tariff described in Subsection
537     (47)(a) that exceeds the tariff rate under the tariff described in Subsection (47)(a) that the
538     customer would have paid absent the tariff;
539          (48) sales or rentals of mobility enhancing equipment if a person presents a
540     prescription for the mobility enhancing equipment;
541          (49) sales of water in a:
542          (a) pipe;
543          (b) conduit;
544          (c) ditch; or
545          (d) reservoir;
546          (50) sales of currency or coins that constitute legal tender of a state, the United States,
547     or a foreign nation;
548          (51) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (51)(b) if the item:
549          (i) does not constitute legal tender of a state, the United States, or a foreign nation; and
550          (ii) has a gold, silver, or platinum content of 50% or more; and
551          (b) Subsection (51)(a) applies to a gold, silver, or platinum:
552          (i) ingot;

553          (ii) bar;
554          (iii) medallion; or
555          (iv) decorative coin;
556          (52) amounts paid on a sale-leaseback transaction;
557          (53) sales of a prosthetic device:
558          (a) for use on or in a human; and
559          (b) (i) for which a prescription is required; or
560          (ii) if the prosthetic device is purchased by a hospital or other medical facility;
561          (54) (a) except as provided in Subsection (54)(b), purchases, leases, or rentals of
562     machinery or equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (54)(c) if the machinery
563     or equipment is primarily used in the production or postproduction of the following media for
564     commercial distribution:
565          (i) a motion picture;
566          (ii) a television program;
567          (iii) a movie made for television;
568          (iv) a music video;
569          (v) a commercial;
570          (vi) a documentary; or
571          (vii) a medium similar to Subsections (54)(a)(i) through (vi) as determined by the
572     commission by administrative rule made in accordance with Subsection (54)(d); or
573          (b) purchases, leases, or rentals of machinery or equipment by an establishment
574     described in Subsection (54)(c) that is used for the production or postproduction of the
575     following are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
576          (i) a live musical performance;
577          (ii) a live news program; or
578          (iii) a live sporting event;
579          (c) the following establishments listed in the 1997 North American Industry
580     Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
581     and Budget, apply to Subsections (54)(a) and (b):
582          (i) NAICS Code 512110; or
583          (ii) NAICS Code 51219; and

584          (d) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
585     commission may by rule:
586          (i) prescribe what constitutes a medium similar to Subsections (54)(a)(i) through (vi);
587     or
588          (ii) define:
589          (A) "commercial distribution";
590          (B) "live musical performance";
591          (C) "live news program"; or
592          (D) "live sporting event";
593          (55) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but
594     on or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
595          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
596          (A) is an alternative energy electricity production facility;
597          (B) is located in the state; and
598          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
599          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
600     2004, as a result of the use of the tangible personal property;
601          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
602          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
603     Subsection (55)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
604     transmission grid including:
605          (A) a wind turbine;
606          (B) generating equipment;
607          (C) a control and monitoring system;
608          (D) a power line;
609          (E) substation equipment;
610          (F) lighting;
611          (G) fencing;
612          (H) pipes; or
613          (I) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
614          (b) this Subsection (55) does not apply to:

615          (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
616          (A) a new alternative energy electricity production facility; or
617          (B) the increase in the capacity of an alternative energy electricity production facility;
618          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
619     and
620          (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
621     of the facility described in Subsection (55)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used or
622     acquired after:
623          (A) the alternative energy electricity production facility described in Subsection
624     (55)(a)(i) is operational as described in Subsection (55)(a)(iii); or
625          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (55)(a)(i) is operational as described
626     in Subsection (55)(a)(iii);
627          (56) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but
628     on or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
629          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
630          (A) is a waste energy production facility;
631          (B) is located in the state; and
632          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
633          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
634     2004, as a result of the use of the tangible personal property;
635          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
636          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
637     Subsection (56)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
638     transmission grid including:
639          (A) generating equipment;
640          (B) a control and monitoring system;
641          (C) a power line;
642          (D) substation equipment;
643          (E) lighting;
644          (F) fencing;
645          (G) pipes; or

646          (H) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
647          (b) this Subsection (56) does not apply to:
648          (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
649          (A) a new waste energy facility; or
650          (B) the increase in the capacity of a waste energy facility;
651          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
652     and
653          (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
654     described in Subsection (56)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used or acquired after:
655          (A) the waste energy facility described in Subsection (56)(a)(i) is operational as
656     described in Subsection (56)(a)(iii); or
657          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (56)(a)(i) is operational as described
658     in Subsection (56)(a)(iii);
659          (57) (a) leases of five or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004, but on
660     or before June 30, 2027, of tangible personal property that:
661          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
662          (A) is located in the state;
663          (B) produces fuel from alternative energy, including:
664          (I) methanol; or
665          (II) ethanol; and
666          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
667          (II) has its capacity to produce fuel increase by 25% or more on or after July 1, 2004, as
668     a result of the installation of the tangible personal property;
669          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
670          (iii) is installed on the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i);
671          (b) this Subsection (57) does not apply to:
672          (i) tangible personal property used in construction of:
673          (A) a new facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i); or
674          (B) the increase in capacity of the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i); or
675          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
676     and

677          (iii) unless the tangible personal property is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
678     described in Subsection (57)(a)(i)(C)(II), tangible personal property used or acquired after:
679          (A) the facility described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational; or
680          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (57)(a)(i) is operational;
681          (58) (a) subject to Subsection (58)(b), sales of tangible personal property or a product
682     transferred electronically to a person within this state if that tangible personal property or
683     product transferred electronically is subsequently shipped outside the state and incorporated
684     pursuant to contract into and becomes a part of real property located outside of this state; and
685          (b) the exemption under Subsection (58)(a) is not allowed to the extent that the other
686     state or political entity to which the tangible personal property is shipped imposes a sales, use,
687     gross receipts, or other similar transaction excise tax on the transaction against which the other
688     state or political entity allows a credit for sales and use taxes imposed by this chapter;
689          (59) purchases:
690          (a) of one or more of the following items in printed or electronic format:
691          (i) a list containing information that includes one or more:
692          (A) names; or
693          (B) addresses; or
694          (ii) a database containing information that includes one or more:
695          (A) names; or
696          (B) addresses; and
697          (b) used to send direct mail;
698          (60) redemptions or repurchases of a product by a person if that product was:
699          (a) delivered to a pawnbroker as part of a pawn transaction; and
700          (b) redeemed or repurchased within the time period established in a written agreement
701     between the person and the pawnbroker for redeeming or repurchasing the product;
702          (61) (a) purchases or leases of an item described in Subsection (61)(b) if the item:
703          (i) is purchased or leased by, or on behalf of, a telecommunications service provider;
704     and
705          (ii) has a useful economic life of one or more years; and
706          (b) the following apply to Subsection (61)(a):
707          (i) telecommunications enabling or facilitating equipment, machinery, or software;

708          (ii) telecommunications equipment, machinery, or software required for 911 service;
709          (iii) telecommunications maintenance or repair equipment, machinery, or software;
710          (iv) telecommunications switching or routing equipment, machinery, or software; or
711          (v) telecommunications transmission equipment, machinery, or software;
712          (62) (a) beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2027, purchases of tangible
713     personal property or a product transferred electronically that are used in the research and
714     development of alternative energy technology; and
715          (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
716     commission may, for purposes of Subsection (62)(a), make rules defining what constitutes
717     purchases of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically that are used in
718     the research and development of alternative energy technology;
719          (63) (a) purchases of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically
720     if:
721          (i) the tangible personal property or product transferred electronically is:
722          (A) purchased outside of this state;
723          (B) brought into this state at any time after the purchase described in Subsection
724     (63)(a)(i)(A); and
725          (C) used in conducting business in this state; and
726          (ii) for:
727          (A) tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically other than the
728     tangible personal property described in Subsection (63)(a)(ii)(B), the first use of the property
729     for a purpose for which the property is designed occurs outside of this state; or
730          (B) a vehicle other than a vehicle sold to an authorized carrier, the vehicle is registered
731     outside of this state and not required to be registered in this state under Section 41-1a-202 or
732     73-18-9 based on residency;
733          (b) the exemption provided for in Subsection (63)(a) does not apply to:
734          (i) a lease or rental of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically;
735     or
736          (ii) a sale of a vehicle exempt under Subsection (33); and
737          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for
738     purposes of Subsection (63)(a), the commission may by rule define what constitutes the

739     following:
740          (i) conducting business in this state if that phrase has the same meaning in this
741     Subsection (63) as in Subsection (24);
742          (ii) the first use of tangible personal property or a product transferred electronically if
743     that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (63) as in Subsection (24); or
744          (iii) a purpose for which tangible personal property or a product transferred
745     electronically is designed if that phrase has the same meaning in this Subsection (63) as in
746     Subsection (24);
747          (64) sales of disposable home medical equipment or supplies if:
748          (a) a person presents a prescription for the disposable home medical equipment or
749     supplies;
750          (b) the disposable home medical equipment or supplies are used exclusively by the
751     person to whom the prescription described in Subsection (64)(a) is issued; and
752          (c) the disposable home medical equipment and supplies are listed as eligible for
753     payment under:
754          (i) Title XVIII, federal Social Security Act; or
755          (ii) the state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX, federal Social Security Act;
756          (65) sales:
757          (a) to a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit
758     District Act; or
759          (b) of tangible personal property to a subcontractor of a public transit district, if the
760     tangible personal property is:
761          (i) clearly identified; and
762          (ii) installed or converted to real property owned by the public transit district;
763          (66) sales of construction materials:
764          (a) purchased on or after July 1, 2010;
765          (b) purchased by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of an international airport:
766          (i) located within a county of the first class; and
767          (ii) that has a United States customs office on its premises; and
768          (c) if the construction materials are:
769          (i) clearly identified;

770          (ii) segregated; and
771          (iii) installed or converted to real property:
772          (A) owned or operated by the international airport described in Subsection (66)(b); and
773          (B) located at the international airport described in Subsection (66)(b);
774          (67) sales of construction materials:
775          (a) purchased on or after July 1, 2008;
776          (b) purchased by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of a new airport:
777          (i) located within a county of the second class; and
778          (ii) that is owned or operated by a city in which an airline as defined in Section
779     59-2-102 is headquartered; and
780          (c) if the construction materials are:
781          (i) clearly identified;
782          (ii) segregated; and
783          (iii) installed or converted to real property:
784          (A) owned or operated by the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b);
785          (B) located at the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b); and
786          (C) as part of the construction of the new airport described in Subsection (67)(b);
787          (68) except for the tax imposed by Subsection 59-12-103(2)(d), sales of fuel to a
788     common carrier that is a railroad for use in a locomotive engine;
789          (69) purchases and sales described in Section 63H-4-111;
790          (70) (a) sales of tangible personal property to an aircraft maintenance, repair, and
791     overhaul provider for use in the maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishment in this state of
792     a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft if that fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's registration
793     lists a state or country other than this state as the location of registry of the fixed wing turbine
794     powered aircraft; or
795          (b) sales of tangible personal property by an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul
796     provider in connection with the maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishment in this state of
797     a fixed wing turbine powered aircraft if that fixed wing turbine powered aircraft's registration
798     lists a state or country other than this state as the location of registry of the fixed wing turbine
799     powered aircraft;
800          (71) subject to Section 59-12-104.4, sales of a textbook for a higher education course:

801          (a) to a person admitted to an institution of higher education; and
802          (b) by a seller, other than a bookstore owned by an institution of higher education, if
803     51% or more of that seller's sales revenue for the previous calendar quarter are sales of a
804     textbook for a higher education course;
805          (72) a license fee or tax a municipality imposes in accordance with Subsection
806     10-1-203(5) on a purchaser from a business for which the municipality provides an enhanced
807     level of municipal services;
808          (73) amounts paid or charged for construction materials used in the construction of a
809     new or expanding life science research and development facility in the state, if the construction
810     materials are:
811          (a) clearly identified;
812          (b) segregated; and
813          (c) installed or converted to real property;
814          (74) amounts paid or charged for:
815          (a) a purchase or lease of machinery and equipment that:
816          (i) are used in performing qualified research:
817          (A) as defined in Section 41(d), Internal Revenue Code; and
818          (B) in the state; and
819          (ii) have an economic life of three or more years; and
820          (b) normal operating repair or replacement parts:
821          (i) for the machinery and equipment described in Subsection (74)(a); and
822          (ii) that have an economic life of three or more years;
823          (75) a sale or lease of tangible personal property used in the preparation of prepared
824     food if:
825          (a) for a sale:
826          (i) the ownership of the seller and the ownership of the purchaser are identical; and
827          (ii) the seller or the purchaser paid a tax under this chapter on the purchase of that
828     tangible personal property prior to making the sale; or
829          (b) for a lease:
830          (i) the ownership of the lessor and the ownership of the lessee are identical; and
831          (ii) the lessor or the lessee paid a tax under this chapter on the purchase of that tangible

832     personal property prior to making the lease;
833          (76) (a) purchases of machinery or equipment if:
834          (i) the purchaser is an establishment described in NAICS Subsector 713, Amusement,
835     Gambling, and Recreation Industries, of the 2012 North American Industry Classification
836     System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
837          (ii) the machinery or equipment:
838          (A) has an economic life of three or more years; and
839          (B) is used by one or more persons who pay admission or user fees described in
840     Subsection 59-12-103(1)(f) to the purchaser of the machinery and equipment; and
841          (iii) 51% or more of the purchaser's sales revenue for the previous calendar quarter is:
842          (A) amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees described in Subsection
843     59-12-103(1)(f); and
844          (B) subject to taxation under this chapter; and
845          (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
846     commission may make rules for verifying that 51% of a purchaser's sales revenue for the
847     previous calendar quarter is:
848          (i) amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees described in Subsection
849     59-12-103(1)(f); and
850          (ii) subject to taxation under this chapter;
851          (77) purchases of a short-term lodging consumable by a business that provides
852     accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103(1)(i);
853          (78) amounts paid or charged to access a database:
854          (a) if the primary purpose for accessing the database is to view or retrieve information
855     from the database; and
856          (b) not including amounts paid or charged for a:
857          (i) digital audio work;
858          (ii) digital audio-visual work; or
859          (iii) digital book;
860          (79) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made by an electronic financial
861     payment service, of:
862          (a) machinery and equipment that:

863          (i) are used in the operation of the electronic financial payment service; and
864          (ii) have an economic life of three or more years; and
865          (b) normal operating repair or replacement parts that:
866          (i) are used in the operation of the electronic financial payment service; and
867          (ii) have an economic life of three or more years;
868          (80) sales of a fuel cell as defined in Section 54-15-102;
869          (81) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of tangible personal property or a
870     product transferred electronically if the tangible personal property or product transferred
871     electronically:
872          (a) is stored, used, or consumed in the state; and
873          (b) is temporarily brought into the state from another state:
874          (i) during a disaster period as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
875          (ii) by an out-of-state business as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
876          (iii) for a declared state disaster or emergency as defined in Section 53-2a-1202; and
877          (iv) for disaster- or emergency-related work as defined in Section 53-2a-1202;
878          (82) sales of goods and services at a morale, welfare, and recreation facility, as defined
879     in Section 39-9-102, made pursuant to Title 39, Chapter 9, State Morale, Welfare, and
880     Recreation Program;
881          (83) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of molten magnesium;
882          (84) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease made by a qualifying data center
883     or an occupant of a qualifying data center of machinery, equipment, or normal operating repair
884     or replacement parts, if the machinery, equipment, or normal operating repair or replacement
885     parts:
886          (a) are used in:
887          (i) the operation of the qualifying data center; or
888          (ii) the occupant's operations in the qualifying data center; and
889          (b) have an economic life of one or more years;
890          (85) sales of cleaning or washing of a vehicle, except for cleaning or washing of a
891     vehicle that includes cleaning or washing of the interior of the vehicle;
892          (86) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
893     operating repair or replacement parts, catalysts, chemicals, reagents, solutions, or supplies used

894     or consumed:
895          (a) by a refiner who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a refinery as defined
896     in Section 79-6-701 located in the state;
897          (b) if the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts,
898     catalysts, chemicals, reagents, solutions, or supplies are used or consumed in:
899          (i) the production process to produce gasoline or diesel fuel, or at which blendstock is
900     added to gasoline or diesel fuel;
901          (ii) research and development;
902          (iii) transporting, storing, or managing raw materials, work in process, finished
903     products, and waste materials produced from refining gasoline or diesel fuel, or adding
904     blendstock to gasoline or diesel fuel;
905          (iv) developing or maintaining a road, tunnel, excavation, or similar feature used in
906     refining; or
907          (v) preventing, controlling, or reducing pollutants from refining; and
908          (c) if the person holds a valid refiner tax exemption certification as defined in Section
909     79-6-701;
910          (87) amounts paid to or charged by a proprietor for accommodations and services, as
911     defined in Section 63H-1-205, if the proprietor is subject to the MIDA accommodations tax
912     imposed under Section 63H-1-205;
913          (88) amounts paid or charged for a purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal
914     operating repair or replacement parts, or materials, except for office equipment or office
915     supplies, by an establishment, as the commission defines that term in accordance with Title
916     63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
917          (a) is described in NAICS Code 621511, Medical Laboratories, of the 2017 North
918     American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President,
919     Office of Management and Budget;
920          (b) is located in this state; and
921          (c) uses the machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or
922     materials in the operation of the establishment; [and]
923          (89) amounts paid or charged for an item exempt under Section 59-12-104.10[.];
924          (90) sales of a note, leaf, foil, or film, if the item:

925          (a) is used as currency;
926          (b) does not constitute legal tender of a state, the United States, or a foreign nation; and
927          (c) has a gold, silver, or platinum metallic content of 50% or more, exclusive of any
928     transparent polymer holder, coating, or encasement; and
929          (91) amounts paid or charged for admission to an indoor skydiving, rock climbing, or
930     surfing facility, if a trained instructor:
931          (a) is present with the participant, in person or by video, for the duration of the activity;
932     and
933          (b) actively instructs the participant, including providing observation or feedback.
934          Section 4. Effective date.
935          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 4, 2022.
936          (2) The changes to Section 59-12-104 take effect on July 1, 2022.
937          Section 5. Retrospective operation.
938          The changes to Sections 59-7-302 and 59-7-303 have retrospective operation to a
939     taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022.