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Utah Code § 59-7-102 (2026)

Exemptions

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Except as provided in this section, the following are exempt from a tax under this chapter:
an organization exempt under Section 501, Internal Revenue Code;
an organization exempt under Section 528, Internal Revenue Code;
an insurance company that is subject to taxation on the insurance company's premiums under Chapter 9, Taxation of Admitted Insurers, regardless of whether the insurance company has a tax liability under that chapter;
a local building authority as defined in Section 17D-2-102;
a farmers' cooperative;
a public agency, as defined in Section 11-13-103, with respect to or as a result of an ownership interest in:
a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103; or
facilities providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
an insurance company that engages in a transaction that is subject to taxation under Section 31A-3-301 or 31A-3-302, regardless of whether the insurance company has a tax liability under that section; or
a captive insurance company that pays a fee under Section 31A-3-304.
A corporation is exempt from a tax under this chapter:
if the corporation is an out-of-state business as defined in Section 53-2a-1202; and
for income earned:
during a disaster period as defined in Section 53-2a-1202; and
for the purpose of responding to a declared state disaster or emergency as defined in Section 53-2a-1202.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter or Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required to Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act, a person not otherwise subject to the tax imposed by this chapter or Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required to Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act, is not subject to a tax imposed by Section 59-7-104, 59-7-201, 59-7-701, or 59-8-104, because of:
that person's ownership of tangible personal property located at the premises of a printer's facility in this state with which the person has contracted for printing; or
the activities of the person's employees or agents who are:
located solely at the premises of a printer's facility; and
performing services:
related to:
quality control;
distribution; or
printing services; and
performed by the printer's facility in this state with which the person has contracted for printing.
Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an organization, company, authority, farmers' cooperative, or public agency exempt from this chapter under Subsection (1) is subject to Part 8, Unrelated Business Income, to the extent provided in Part 8, Unrelated Business Income.
Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), to the extent the income of an organization described in Subsection (1)(b) is taxable for federal tax purposes under Section 528, Internal Revenue Code, the organization's income is also taxable under this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Matrix Funding Corp. v. Utah State Tax Comm'n, 2002 UT 85 (Utah 2002).
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Matrix Funding Corp. v. Utah State Tax Comm'n, 2002 UT 85 (Utah 2002). · cites it 2× “" If the leaseback transaction is a lease intended as security, it is subject to sales tax as a sale from Matrix to Customer under Utah Code Ann. § 59-7-102 (10)(e) (1992).”
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