Purchaser relief from liability

# (1)

# (a)

Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a purchaser is relieved from a penalty under Section 59-1-401 for failure to pay a tax due under this part or an underpayment if:

(i) the purchaser's seller or certified service provider relies on incorrect data provided by the commission:

(A) on a tax rate;

(B) on a boundary;

(C) on a taxing jurisdiction; or

(D) in the taxability matrix the commission provides in accordance with the agreement; or

(ii) the purchaser, regardless of whether the purchaser holds a direct payment permit in accordance with Section 59-12-107.1, relies on incorrect data provided by the commission:

(A) on a tax rate;

(B) on a boundary;

(C) on a taxing jurisdiction; or

(D) in the taxability matrix the commission provides in accordance with the agreement.

# (b)

For purposes of Subsection (1)(a), a purchaser is not relieved from a penalty under Section 59-1-401 for failure to pay a tax due under this part or an underpayment if the purchaser's, the purchaser's seller's, or the purchaser's certified service provider's reliance on incorrect data provided by the commission is as a result of conduct that is:

(i) fraudulent;

(ii) intentional; or

(iii) willful.

# (2)

In addition to the relief from a penalty described in Subsection (1), a purchaser is not liable for a tax or interest under Section 59-1-402 for failure to pay a tax due under this part or an underpayment if:

# (a)

the purchaser's seller or certified service provider relies on:

(i) incorrect data provided by the commission:

(A) on a tax rate;

(B) on a boundary; or

(C) on a taxing jurisdiction; or

(ii) an erroneous classification by the commission:

(A) in the taxability matrix the commission provides in accordance with the agreement; and

(B) with respect to a term:

(I) in the library of definitions; and

(II) that is:

(Aa) listed as taxable or exempt;

(Bb) included in or excluded from "sales price"; or

(Cc) included in or excluded from a definition; or

# (b)

the purchaser, regardless of whether the purchaser holds a direct payment permit in accordance with Section 59-12-107.1, relies on:

(i) incorrect data provided by the commission:

(A) on a tax rate;

(B) on a boundary; or

(C) on a taxing jurisdiction; or

(ii) an erroneous classification by the commission:

(A) in the taxability matrix the commission provides in accordance with the agreement; and

(B) with respect to a term:

(I) in the library of definitions; and

(II) that is:

(Aa) listed as taxable or exempt;

(Bb) included in or excluded from "sales price"; or

(Cc) included in or excluded from a definition.