R865-12L. Local Sales and Use Tax, R865. Tax Commission, Auditing, Utah Administrative Code

Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019)

R865-12L-1. Local Sales and Use Tax Rules Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-12-205

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A. All rules made pursuant to Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 1, state sales and use taxes, shall apply to the local sales and use tax.

R865-12L-3. Tax Collection Schedule Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-12-204

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A. A vendor responsible for collecting local sales or use tax in addition to the state tax may use a schedule furnished by the Tax Commission to determine the amount of tax to be collected.

B. For amounts not shown on the schedule, tax may be computed to the nearest cent.

C. The bracket schedule is designed to under collect the tax on some sales within a given bracket and over collect the tax on other sales, in order that the vendor can be reimbursed for the approximate amount of tax that is required to be remitted to the Tax Commission.

R865-12L-4. Filing of Returns Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-12-204

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A. Every person responsible for the collection of local sales and use tax is required to make a combined state and local sales and use tax return to the Tax Commission.

B. All provisions pertaining to filing returns for state sales and use tax also apply to filing returns for local sales and use tax.

R865-12L-11. Isolated or Occasional Sale of a Vehicle Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-12-204

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A. The sale of any vehicle subject to the registration laws of this state by anyone other than a licensed dealer shall be subject to the local sales or use tax if the purchaser's address is within any county or municipality which has in effect a local sales and use tax law. The purchaser shall be liable for payment of state and local taxes at the time of registration of the vehicle.

B. The foregoing provision in no way applies to sales of vehicles made by licensed dealers in Utah. All sales of vehicles made by dealers shall be subject to the same laws as sales by any other retailers.

R865-12L-14. Qualifying Sales and Use Tax and Telecommunications Charge Distributions and Redistributions Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 59-12-210, 59-12-210.1, and 69-2-5.8

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(1) For purposes of making a redistribution of revenues under Sections 59-12-210.1 and 69-2-5.8:

(a) "de minimis" means less than $1,000; and

(b) "extraordinary circumstances" means the following circumstances that the commission becomes aware of:

(i) an error in the commission's tax systems or procedures that increases or decreases the overall distribution of qualifying sales and use tax revenues and qualifying telecommunications charge revenues to a county, city, or town by $10,000 or more; or

(ii) an error in the calculation, collection, or reporting of a qualifying sales and use tax or qualifying telecommunications charge by a significant segment of an industry if the error increases or decreases the overall distribution of qualifying sales and use tax revenues and qualifying telecommunications charge revenues to a county, city, or town by $10,000 or more.

(2) The commission shall, on a monthly basis, furnish each county, city, and town with the listings of qualifying sales and use taxes and qualifying telecommunications charges remitted for transactions located within the county, city, or town.

(a) After receiving each listing, the county, city, or town shall advise the commission within 90 days:

(i) if the listing is incorrect; and

(ii) make corrections regarding firms omitted from the list or firms listed but not doing business in their taxing jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall make subsequent distributions based on the notification the commission receives from a county, city, or town under Subsection (2)(a).

(3) If a redistribution is required by Sections 59-12-210.1 or 69-2-5.8, the commission shall provide the notice of redistribution described in Subsections 59-12-210.1(2) and 69-2-5.8(2) to each original and secondary recipient political subdivision that is impacted by the redistribution in an amount that exceeds the de minimis amount.

R865-12L-17. Procedures for Administration of the Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, and Convention Facilities Tax Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 59-12-602 and 59-12-603

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(1) Definitions

(a) "Primary business" means the source of more than 50 percent of the revenues of the retail establishment. In the case of a retail establishment with more than two lines of business, primary business means the line of business which generates the highest revenues when compared with the other lines of business.

(b) "Retail establishment" means a single outlet, whether or not at a fixed location, operated by a seller. Retail establishment includes the preparation facilities of caterers, outlets that deliver the alcoholic beverages, food and food ingredients, and prepared food that they prepare, and other similar sellers. A single seller engaged in multiple lines of business at one location may be deemed to be operating multiple retail establishments if the lines of business are not commonly regarded as a single retail establishment or if there are other factors indicating that the lines of business should be treated separately. The operation of concession stands by stadium owners, performers, promoters, or others with a financial interest in ticket sales or admission charges to any event shall be considered a separate line of business constituting a retail establishment.

(2) If an establishment that is a restaurant under Section 59-12-602 sells prepackaged foods as incidental items with the sale of alcoholic beverages, food and food ingredients, or prepared foods, a tax imposed under Section 59-12-603(1)(b) applies to the prepackaged food as well.

(3) For purposes of collecting the tax imposed on the sale of alcoholic beverages, food and food ingredients, and prepared foods and beverages, the tax will attach in the county in which the food or beverage is served.

(4) A seller that sells foods or beverages prepared for immediate consumption and is uncertain whether it is a restaurant shall make application, in letter form, for exemption with the Tax Commission indicating the circumstances that may qualify it for an exemption. A single application may be filed by a seller for multiple retail establishments if the operations of all of the retail establishments are similar.

R865-12L-18. Participation of Counties, Cities, and Towns in Determination, Administration, Operation, and Enforcement of Local Option Sales and Use Tax Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 59-1-403, 59-12-202, 59-12-204, and 59-12-205

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A. The Tax Commission has exclusive authority, subject to the provisions of B. to determine taxpayer liability for the local option sales and use tax, and to administer, operate, and enforce the provisions of Title 59, Chapter 12, Utah Code Ann., including the provisions of Section 59-12-201, et seq. The Tax Commission shall:

1. ascertain, assess, and collect any sales and use tax imposed pursuant to Title 59, Chapter 12;

2. determine taxpayer liability for the sales and use tax;

3. represent the counties', cities', and towns' interests in all administrative proceedings commenced pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b, or otherwise, involving the state or local option sales and use tax;

4. adjudicate all administrative proceedings commenced pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b, or otherwise, involving the state or local option sales and use tax.

B. Counties, cities, and towns shall have access to records and information on file with the Tax Commission, and have notice and such rights to intervene in or to appeal from a proposed final agency action of the Tax Commission as follows:

1. In any case in which the Tax Commission, following a formal adjudicative proceeding commenced pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b, Utah Code Ann., takes final agency action that would reduce the amount of sales and use tax liability alleged in the notice of deficiency, the Tax Commission will provide notice of a proposed agency action to all qualified counties, cities, and towns.

a) A county, city, or town is a qualified county, city, or town for purposes of B.1. above if the proposed final agency action reduces the local option sales and use tax distributable to that individual county, city, or town by more than $10,000 below the amount of that tax that would have been distributable to that county, city, or town had the notice of deficiency not been reduced.

2. Upon notification from the Tax Commission of proposed final agency action, the authorized representative of the qualified county, city, or town has the right to review the record of the formal hearing and all Tax Commission records relating to the proposed final agency action in accordance with the provisions of Part F of this rule.

3. Within ten days following receipt of notice of a proposed final agency action, a qualified county, city, or town may intervene in the Tax Commission proceeding by filing a notice of intervention with the Tax Commission.

4. Within 20 days after filing a notice of intervention, if a qualified county, city, or town objects to the proposed final agency action in whole or in part, it will file with the Tax Commission a petition for reconsideration setting out all facts, arguments and authorities in support of its contention that the proposed final agency action is erroneous and shall serve copies of the petition on the taxpayer and the appropriate Tax Commission division.

5. The taxpayer and the appropriate Tax Commission division may each file a response to the petition for reconsideration filed by a qualified county, city, or town within 20 days of receipt of the petition for reconsideration.

6. After consideration of the petition for reconsideration and any response, and any further proceedings it deems appropriate, the Tax Commission may affirm, modify, or amend its proposed final agency action. The taxpayer and any qualified county, city, or town that has filed a petition for reconsideration may appeal the final agency action in accordance with applicable statutes and rules.

C. Counties, cities, and towns shall only have such notice of and such rights to intervene in or to appeal from a proposed final agency action of the Tax Commission in sales and use tax cases as are provided herein.

D. Counties, cities, and towns are subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 59-1-403(1) and (5) and standards as set forth in Section 59-2-206 concerning all Tax Commission taxpayer sales and use tax records to which they are granted access.

E. Counties, cities, and towns shall be provided such information regarding sales and use tax collections as is necessary to verify that the local sales and use tax revenues collected by the Tax Commission are distributed to each county, city, and town in accordance with Sections 59-12-205 and 59-12-206, including access to the Tax Commission's reports of vendor sales, sales tax distribution reports and breakdown of local revenues.

F. When a county, city, or town objects to a proposed final agency action of the Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of Part A, of this rule, the authorized representative of a county, city, or town shall, subject to the confidentiality provisions of Part D, have access to such Tax Commission sales and use tax records as is necessary for the county, city, or town to contest the Tax Commission's final agency action.