(1)

1. (a) A claimant, estate, or trust meeting the requirements of this section may claim the following nonrefundable tax credits:

   1. (i) a research tax credit of 5% of the claimant's, estate's, or trust's qualified research expenses for the current taxable year that exceed the base amount provided for under Subsection (3);
   2. (ii) a tax credit for a payment to a qualified organization for basic research as provided in Section 41(e), Internal Revenue Code of 5% for the current taxable year that exceed the base amount provided for under Subsection (3); and
   3. (iii) a tax credit equal to 7.5% of the claimant's, estate's, or trust's qualified research expenses for the current taxable year.

2. (b) Subject to Subsection (4), a claimant, estate, or trust may claim a tax credit under:

   1. (i) Subsection (1)(a)(i) or (1)(a)(iii), for the taxable year for which the claimant, estate, or trust incurs the qualified research expenses; or
   2. (ii) Subsection (1)(a)(ii), for the taxable year for which the claimant, estate, or trust makes the payment to the qualified organization.
3. (c) The tax credits provided for in this section do not include the alternative incremental credit provided for in Section 41(c)(4), Internal Revenue Code.

(2) Except as specifically provided for in this section:

1. (a) the tax credits authorized under Subsection (1) shall be calculated as provided in Section 41, Internal Revenue Code; and
2. (b) the definitions provided in Section 41, Internal Revenue Code, apply in calculating the tax credits authorized under Subsection (1).

(3) For purposes of this section:

1. (a) the base amount shall be calculated as provided in Sections 41(c) and 41(h), Internal Revenue Code, except that:

   1. (i) the base amount does not include the calculation of the alternative incremental credit provided for in Section 41(c)(4), Internal Revenue Code;
   2. (ii) a claimant's, estate's, or trust's gross receipts include only those gross receipts attributable to sources within this state as provided in Section 59-10-118; and

   3. (iii) notwithstanding Section 41(c), Internal Revenue Code, for purposes of calculating the base amount, a claimant, estate, or trust:

      1. (A) may elect to be treated as a start-up company as provided in Section 41(c)(3)(B), Internal Revenue Code, regardless of whether the claimant, estate, or trust meets the requirements of Section 41(c)(3)(B)(i)(I) or (II), Internal Revenue Code; and
      2. (B) may not revoke an election to be treated as a start-up company under Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(A);
2. (b) "basic research" is as defined in Section 41(e)(7), Internal Revenue Code, except that the term includes only basic research conducted in this state;
3. (c) "qualified research" is as defined in Section 41(d), Internal Revenue Code, except that the term includes only qualified research conducted in this state;

4. (d) "qualified research expenses" is as defined and calculated in Section 41(b), Internal Revenue Code, except that the term includes only:

   1. (i) in-house research expenses incurred in this state; and
   2. (ii) contract research expenses incurred in this state; and
5. (e) a tax credit provided for in this section is not terminated if a credit terminates under Section 41, Internal Revenue Code.

(4)

1. (a) If the amount of a tax credit claimed by a claimant, estate, or trust under Subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii) exceeds the claimant's, estate's, or trust's tax liability under this chapter for a taxable year, the amount of the tax credit exceeding the tax liability:

   1. (i) may be carried forward for a period that does not exceed the next 14 taxable years; and
   2. (ii) may not be carried back to a taxable year preceding the current taxable year.
2. (b) A claimant, estate, or trust may not carry forward the tax credit allowed by Subsection (1)(a)(iii).

(7)

1. (a) The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee shall review the tax credits provided for in this section on or before October 1 of the year after the year in which the commission reports under Subsection (6) a modification or repeal of a provision of Section 41, Internal Revenue Code.
2. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a), the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee is not required to review the tax credits provided for in this section if the only modification to a provision of Section 41, Internal Revenue Code, is the extension of the termination date provided for in Section 41(h), Internal Revenue Code.

3. (c) The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee shall address in a review under this section:

   1. (i) the cost of the tax credits provided for in this section;
   2. (ii) the purpose and effectiveness of the tax credits provided for in this section;
   3. (iii) whether the tax credits provided for in this section benefit the state; and

   4. (iv) whether the tax credits provided for in this section should be:

      1. (A) continued;
      2. (B) modified; or
      3. (C) repealed.
4. (d) If the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee reviews the tax credits provided for in this section, the committee shall report its findings to the Legislative Management Committee on or before the November interim meeting of the year in which the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee reviews the tax credits.