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Terms Used In Utah Code 59-14-204.5

  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Indian tribal entity: means a federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal entity, or any other person doing business as a distributor or retailer of cigarettes on tribal lands located in the state. See Utah Code 59-14-102
  • 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
  • Stamp: means the indicia required to be placed on a cigarette package that evidences payment of the tax on cigarettes required by Section 59-14-205. See Utah Code 59-14-102
  • 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
  • Tribal lands: means land held by the United States in trust for a federally recognized Indian tribe. See Utah Code 59-14-102
     (1)(a) Cigarettes sold to or received by members of a federally recognized Indian tribe that are purchased or received on the tribal lands are not subject to the tax imposed by Section 59-14-204.
     (1)(b) Cigarettes exempt from tax under Section 5704, Internal Revenue Code, and distributed in accordance with federal regulations are not subject to the tax imposed by Section 59-14-204.
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     (2)(a)

          (2)(a)(i) The tax applicable to cigarettes sold to or received by nontribal members on tribal lands is equal to the state tax imposed by Section 59-14-204, minus any tribal tax actually paid.
          (2)(a)(ii) For purposes of this section, nontribal members includes any person who is not a member of the Indian tribe that is selling the cigarettes.
     (2)(b) If the application of the tax offset for tribal taxes permitted in Subsection (2)(a) results in a negative balance, the taxes owed to the state are zero.
     (2)(c)

          (2)(c)(i) Cigarettes taxed pursuant to this Subsection (2) shall bear a tax stamp as required by Section 59-14-205 in an amount equal to the tax imposed by Section 59-14-204.
          (2)(c)(ii) The commission shall at least semi-annually rebate to an Indian tribal entity that is in compliance with this chapter the lesser of:

               (2)(c)(ii)(A) an amount equal to the tribal tax imposed on sales under this Subsection (2); or
               (2)(c)(ii)(B) the face value of the tax stamps affixed to cigarettes sold under this Subsection (2).