(1) The department may have access to relevant information contained in the income tax returns of an applicant, a recipient, or a person who has a duty to support an applicant or recipient, in determining:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-3-105

  • Applicant: means a person who requests assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public assistance: means :
         (10)(a) services or benefits provided under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;
         (10)(b) medical assistance provided under Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance;
         (10)(c) foster care maintenance payments provided from the General Fund or under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act;
         (10)(d) SNAP benefits; and
         (10)(e) any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial, medical, food, housing, or related assistance. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Recipient: means a person who is qualified to receive, is receiving, or has received assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • 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
     (1)(a) eligibility for public assistance;
     (1)(b) payment responsibilities for institutional care; or
     (1)(c) any other administrative purpose consistent with this chapter.
(2) The information requested by the department shall be:

     (2)(a) provided by the State Tax Commission on forms furnished by the department; and
     (2)(b) treated by the department as a private record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.