Utah research activities credit

Tax credit

Official program guidance

Agency: Utah State Tax Commission. Agency source

This directory is not tax advice. Confirm eligibility, tax-year rules, deadlines and filing requirements with a tax professional.

Check program requirements [Utah TC-20 instructions, research credit]

Who qualifies
Taxpayers with qualifying Utah research expenses or qualifying payments for basic research in Utah. [Utah TC-20 instructions, research credit]
What it’s worth
5% of the increase in qualifying expenses above the base, plus 5% of eligible basic-research payments above the base, plus 7.5% of current qualifying research expenses. [Utah TC-20 instructions, research credit]
How to claim
Claim the research credit through the applicable income-tax return. TC-20 instructions say there is no separate credit form; retain supporting records. [Utah TC-20 instructions, research credit]
Deadlines and application windows
Annual return claim. The two 5% components may carry forward 14 years; the 7.5% component may not be carried forward. [Utah TC-20 instructions, research credit]

Amounts are subject to the conditions in each listing. A source review does not mean applications are open or that a business qualifies.

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