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Utah Code Title 59. Revenue and Taxation § 59-7-610. Recycling market development zones tax credits

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) 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:

(a) 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:

(i) commercial composting; or

(ii) manufacturing facilities or plant units that:

(A) manufacture, process, compound, or produce recycled items of tangible personal property for sale; or

(B) reduce or reuse postconsumer waste material; and

(b) a tax credit equal to the lesser of:

(i) 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

(ii) $2,000.

(2)(a) 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:

(i) a statement that the taxpayer is operating a business within the boundaries of a recycling market development zone;

(ii) for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(a):

(A) the type of the machinery and equipment that the taxpayer purchased;

(B) the date that the taxpayer purchased the machinery and equipment;

(C) the purchase price for the machinery and equipment;

(D) the total purchase price for all machinery and equipment for which the taxpayer is claiming a tax credit;

(E) a statement that the machinery and equipment are integral to the composting or recycling process; and

(F) the amount of the taxpayer's tax credit; and

(iii) for a claim of the tax credit described in Subsection (1)(b):

(A) the type of net expenditure that the taxpayer made to a third party;

(B) the date that the taxpayer made the payment to a third party;

(C) the amount that the taxpayer paid to each third party;

(D) the total amount that the taxpayer paid to all third parties;

(E) a statement that the net expenditures support the establishment and operation of recycling or composting technology in the state; and

(F) the amount of the taxpayer's tax credit.

(b)(i) 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.

(ii) 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.

(c) The Department of Environmental Quality shall submit to the commission an electronic list that includes:

(i) the name and identifying information of each taxpayer to which the Department of Environmental Quality issues a written certification; and

(ii) for each taxpayer, the amount of each tax credit listed on the written certification.

(3) 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:

(a) for the taxable year in which the taxpayer made the purchases or payments;

(b) before any other tax credits the taxpayer may claim for the taxable year; and

(c) before the taxpayer claims a tax credit authorized by this section.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6) 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.

(7) 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.

(8) 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.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 59. Revenue and Taxation § 59-7-610. Recycling market development zones tax credits - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-59-revenue-and-taxation/ut-code-sect-59-7-610/

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