Utah Code 35A-5-303. Application for tax credit certificate
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(1) An employer who employs a person who is homeless and seeks to receive a tax credit certificate under this part shall file an application with the department with respect to each person who is homeless that the employer employs.
Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-5-303
- Date of hire: means the date a person who is homeless first performs labor or services for compensation for an employer. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
- Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
- Governmental entity: is a s defined in Section 59-2-511. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
- Person who is homeless: means an individual whose primary nighttime residence is:(4)(a) a public or private place not designated for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for an individual, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground; or(4)(b) a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
- 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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The application shall be on a form the department provides to the employer.(3) The application shall require the employer to certify that:(3)(a) the person who the employer employs:(3)(a)(i) met the definition of a person who is homeless on the date of hire or at any time during the 60-day period immediately before the date of hire;(3)(a)(ii) is an employee, and not an independent contractor, of the employer;(3)(a)(iii) is legally eligible to work in the United States; and(3)(a)(iv) has not worked for the employer for more than 40 hours during the 60-day period immediately before the date of hire; and(3)(b) the employer:(3)(b)(i) complies with all state, federal, or local requirements related to the employment of the person who is homeless; and(3)(b)(ii) is not a governmental entity.(4) The application:(4)(a) shall list, for each person who is homeless that the employer employs:(4)(a)(i) the person’s name;(4)(a)(ii) the person’s social security number; and(4)(a)(iii) the person’s current address;(4)(b) shall list the employer’s federal employer identification number; and(4)(c) may require additional information as determined by the department.(5) An employer shall provide documentation to the department to support the certifications and other information the employer provides in the application described in this section.(6) If the department determines that, on the basis of the documentation and other information the employer provides, the employer has satisfied the certification requirements of Subsection (3) and provided the information described in Subsection (4), the department shall enter into a participation agreement with the employer as provided in Section 35A-5-304 for each person who is homeless who the employer employs.(7) If the department determines that, on the basis of the documentation and other information the employer provides, the employer has not satisfied the certification requirements of Subsection (3) or provided the information described in Subsection (4), the department:(7)(a) shall deny the application; or(7)(b) inform the employer that the documentation the employer provided is inadequate and request the employer to submit new or additional documentation.(8) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and consistent with the provisions of this part, the department may make rules governing the administration of the tax credit described in this part.