R865-19S-103. Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 10-1-303, 10-1-306, and 10-1-307

(1) Definitions.

(a) "Gas" means natural gas in which those hydrocarbons, other than oil and natural gas liquids separated from natural gas, that occur naturally in the gaseous phase in the reservoir are produced and removed at the wellhead in gaseous form.

(b) "Supplying taxable energy" means the selling of taxable energy to the user of the taxable energy.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the delivered value of taxable energy for purposes of Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 3, shall be the arm's length sales price for that taxable energy.

(3) If the arm's length sales price does not include all components of delivered value, any component of the delivered value that is not included in the sales price shall be determined with reference to the most applicable tariffed price of the gas corporation or electrical corporation in closest proximity to the taxpayer.

(4) The point of sale or use of the taxable energy shall normally be the location of the taxpayer's meter unless the taxpayer demonstrates that the use is not in a municipality imposing the municipal energy sales and use tax.

(5) An energy supplier shall collect the municipal energy sales and use tax on all component parts of the delivered value of the taxable energy for which the energy supplier bills the user of the taxable energy.

(6) A user of taxable energy is liable for the municipal energy sales and use tax on any component of the delivered value of the taxable energy for which the energy supplier does not collect the municipal energy sales and use tax.

(7) A user of taxable energy who is required to pay the municipal energy sales and use tax on any component of the delivered value of taxable energy shall remit that tax to the commission:

(a) on forms provided by the commission, and

(b) at the time and in the manner sales and use tax is remitted to the commission.

(8) A person that delivers taxable energy to the point of sale or use of the taxable energy shall provide the following information to the commission for each user for whom the person does not supply taxable energy, but provides only the transportation component of the taxable energy's delivered value:

(a) the name and address of the user of the taxable energy;

(b) the volume of taxable energy delivered to the user; and

(c) the entity from which the taxable energy was purchased.

(9) The information required under Subsection (8) shall be provided to the commission:

(a) for each user for whom, during the preceding calendar quarter, the person did not supply taxable energy, but provided only the transportation component of the taxable energy's delivered value; and

(b)(i) except as provided in Subsection (9)(b)(ii), at the time the person delivering the taxable energy files sales and use tax returns with the commission; or

(ii) if the person delivering the taxable energy files an annual information return under Subsection 10-1-307(5), at the time that annual information return is filed with the commission.