(1) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 59-10-1044

  • claimant: means a resident or nonresident person that has state taxable income. See Utah Code 59-10-1002
  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Individual: means a natural person and includes aliens and minors. See Utah Code 59-10-103
  • tax credit: means a tax credit that a claimant, estate, or trust may:
         (3)(a) claim:
              (3)(a)(i) as provided by statute; and
              (3)(a)(ii) in an amount that does not exceed the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax liability under this chapter for a taxable year; and
         (3)(b) carry forward or carry back:
              (3)(b)(i) if allowed by statute; and
              (3)(b)(ii) unless otherwise provided in statute, to the extent that the amount of the tax credit exceeds the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax liability under this chapter for a taxable year. See Utah Code 59-10-1002
  • Wages: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-401. See Utah Code 59-10-103
     (1)(a) “Federal earned income tax credit” means the federal earned income tax credit described in Section 32, Internal Revenue Code.
     (1)(b) “Qualifying claimant” means a resident or nonresident individual who:

          (1)(b)(i) qualifies for and claims the federal earned income tax credit for the current taxable year; and
          (1)(b)(ii) earns income in Utah that is reported on a W-2 form.
(2) Subject to Section 59-10-1002.2, a qualifying claimant may claim a nonrefundable earned income tax credit equal to the lesser of:

     (2)(a) 20% of the amount of the federal earned income tax credit that the qualifying claimant was entitled to claim on a federal income tax return for the current taxable year; and
     (2)(b) the total Utah wages reported on the qualifying claimant’s W-2 form for the current taxable year.
(3) A qualifying claimant may not carry forward or carry back the amount of the earned income tax credit that exceeds the qualifying claimant’s tax liability.