(1) Except as provided in Section 59-10-1304, a resident or nonresident individual that files an individual income tax return under this chapter may designate on the resident or nonresident individual‘s individual income tax return a contribution as provided in this part to:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 59-10-1307

  • contribution: means a contribution a resident or nonresident individual makes on an individual income tax return as allowed by this part. See Utah Code 59-10-1302
  • Individual: means a natural person and includes aliens and minors. See Utah Code 59-10-103
  • Nonresident individual: means an individual who is not a resident of this state. See Utah Code 59-10-103
  • 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) the foundation of any school district if that foundation is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; or
     (1)(b) a school district described in Title 53G, Chapter 3, School District Creation and Change, if the school district has not established a foundation.
(2) If a resident or nonresident individual designates an amount as a contribution under:

     (2)(a) Subsection (1)(a), but does not designate a particular school district foundation to receive the contribution, the contribution shall be made to the State Board of Education to be distributed to one or more associations of foundations:

          (2)(a)(i) if those foundations that are members of the association are established in accordance with Section 53E-3-403; and
          (2)(a)(ii) as determined by the State Board of Education; or
     (2)(b) Subsection (1)(b), but does not designate a particular school district to receive the contribution, the contribution shall be made to the State Board of Education.
(3) The commission shall:

     (3)(a) determine annually the total amount of contributions designated to each entity described in Subsection (1) in accordance with this section; and
     (3)(b) subject to Subsection (2), credit the amounts described in Subsection (1) to the entities.