59-7-610. Recycling market development zones tax credits.
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Subject to other provisions of this section, a taxpayer that is a business operating in a recycling market development zone as defined in Section 19-13-102 may claim the following nonrefundable tax credits:
Terms Used In Utah Code 59-7-610- Business income: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-7-302. See Utah Code 59-7-101
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Income: includes losses. See Utah Code 59-7-101
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- taxable year: includes the period for which such return is made. See Utah Code 59-7-101
- Taxpayer: means any corporation subject to the tax imposed by this chapter. See Utah Code 59-7-101
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a tax credit equal to the product of the percentage listed in Subsection 59-7-104(2) and the purchase price paid for machinery and equipment used directly in:
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commercial composting; or |
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manufacturing facilities or plant units that:
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manufacture, process, compound, or produce recycled items of tangible personal property for sale; or |
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reduce or reuse postconsumer waste material; and |
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a tax credit equal to the lesser of:
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20% of net expenditures to third parties for rent, wages, supplies, tools, test inventory, and utilities made by the taxpayer for establishing and operating recycling or composting technology in the state; and |
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To claim a tax credit described in Subsection (1), the taxpayer shall receive from the Department of Environmental Quality a written certification, on a form approved by the commission, that includes:
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a statement that the taxpayer is operating a business within the boundaries of a recycling market development zone; |
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for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a):
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the type of the machinery and equipment that the taxpayer purchased; |
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the date that the taxpayer purchased the machinery and equipment; |
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the purchase price for the machinery and equipment; |
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the total purchase price for all machinery and equipment for which the taxpayer is claiming a tax credit; |
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a statement that the machinery and equipment are integral to the composting or recycling process; and |
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the amount of the taxpayer’s tax credit; and |
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for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b):
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the type of net expenditure that the taxpayer made to a third party; |
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the date that the taxpayer made the payment to a third party; |
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the amount that the taxpayer paid to each third party; |
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the total amount that the taxpayer paid to all third parties; |
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a statement that the net expenditures support the establishment and operation of recycling or composting technology in the state; and |
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the amount of the taxpayer’s tax credit. |
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The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide a taxpayer seeking to claim a tax credit under Subsection (1) with a copy of the written certification. |
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The taxpayer shall retain a copy of the written certification for the same period of time that a person is required to keep books and records under Section 59-1-1406. |
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The Department of Environmental Quality shall submit to the commission an electronic list that includes:
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the name and identifying information of each taxpayer to which the Department of Environmental Quality issues a written certification; and |
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for each taxpayer, the amount of each tax credit listed on the written certification. |
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A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit under Subsection (1)(a), Subsection (1)(b), or both that exceeds 40% of the taxpayer’s state income tax liability as the tax liability is calculated:
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for the taxable year in which the taxpayer made the purchases or payments; |
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before any other tax credits the taxpayer may claim for the taxable year; and |
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before the taxpayer claims a tax credit authorized by this section. |
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The commission shall make rules governing what information a taxpayer shall file with the commission to verify the entitlement to and amount of a tax credit. |
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Except as provided in Subsections (6) through (8), a taxpayer may carry forward, to the next three taxable years, the amount of a tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a) that the taxpayer does not use for the taxable year. |
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A taxpayer may not claim or carry forward a tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a) in a taxable year during which the taxpayer claims or carries forward a tax credit under Section 63N-2-213. |
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A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b) in a taxable year during which the taxpayer claims or carries forward a tax credit under Section 63N-2-213. |
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A taxpayer may not claim or carry forward a tax credit under this section for a taxable year during which the taxpayer claims the targeted business income tax credit under Section 59-7-624. |
Amended by Chapter 367, 2021 General Session
