Utah Code § 59-14-204.5 — Application of excise tax on tribal lands

(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(ii)
The commission shall at least semi-annually rebate to an Indian tribal entity that is in compliance with this chapter the lesser of:
(A)
an amount equal to the tribal tax imposed on sales under this Subsection (2); or
(B)
the face value of the tax stamps affixed to cigarettes sold under this Subsection (2).