Bill
Income Tax Revisions
- Number
- S.B. 191 Second Substitute (2020GS)
- Sponsor
- Sen. Bramble, C.
- Final action
- Senate/ filed 3/12/2020
- Outcome
- Failed / filed without passage
Summary
This bill amends provisions of the Individual Income Tax Act.
What it does
- This bill:
- defines terms;
- clarifies when a pass-through entity may receive an income tax extension without penalty;
- creates a new subtraction from adjusted gross income for certain distributions from a qualified retirement plan; and
- makes technical changes.
Every vote on this bill
2/28/2020Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
3 0 5not eligible / no record3/2/2020Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
19 0 10not eligible / no record3/3/2020Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Clerk of the House
26 0 3not eligible / no record3/9/2020House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
11 0 4YEA3/12/2020House/ substituted from # 0 to # 2
House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
Voice votenot eligible / no record3/12/2020House/ passed 3rd reading
Senate Secretary
71 0 4YEABill text
introduced version · official source
INCOME TAX REVISIONS GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble House Sponsor: Steve Eliason LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions of the Individual Income Tax Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: ▸ defines terms; ▸ clarifies when a pass-through entity may receive an income tax extension without penalty; ▸ creates a new subtraction from adjusted gross income for certain distributions from a qualified retirement plan; and ▸ makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides retrospective operation. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 59-10-103 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 323 59-10-114 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 412 59-10-516 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 271 59-10-1403 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 270 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 59-10-103 is amended to read: 59-10-103. Definitions. (1) As used in this chapter: (a) "Adjusted gross income": (i) for a resident or nonresident individual, is as defined in Section 62, Internal Revenue Code; or (ii) for a resident or nonresident estate or trust, is as calculated in Section 67(e), Internal Revenue Code. (b) "Corporation" includes: (i) an association; (ii) a joint stock company; and (iii) an insurance company. (c) "Distributable net income" is as defined in Section 643, Internal Revenue Code. (d) "Employee" is as defined in Section 59-10-401 . (e) "Employer" is as defined in Section 59-10-401 . (f) "Federal taxable income": (i) for a resident or nonresident individual, means taxable income as defined by Section 63, Internal Revenue Code; or (ii) for a resident or nonresident estate or trust, is as calculated in Section 641(a) and (b), Internal Revenue Code. (g) "Fiduciary" means: (i) a guardian; (ii) a trustee; (iii) an executor; (iv) an administrator; (v) a receiver; (vi) a conservator; or (vii) any person acting in any fiduciary capacity for any individual. (h) "Guaranteed annuity interest" is as defined in 26 C.F.R. Sec. 1.170A-6(c)(2). (i) "Homesteaded land diminished from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation" means the homesteaded land that was held to have been diminished from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Hagen v. Utah, 510 U.S. 399 (1994). (j) "Individual" means a natural person and includes aliens and minors. (k) "Irrevocable trust" means a trust in which the settlor may not revoke or terminate all or part of the trust without the consent of a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust and the interest would be adversely affected by the exercise of the settlor's power to revoke or terminate all or part of the trust. (l) "Military service" is as defined in Pub. L. No. 108-189, Sec. 101. (m) "Nonresident individual" means an individual who is not a resident of this state. (n) "Nonresident trust" or "nonresident estate" means a trust or estate which is not a resident estate or trust. (o) (i) "Partnership" includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated organization: (A) through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on; and (B) which is not, within the meaning of this chapter: (I) a trust; (II) an estate; or (III) a corporation. (ii) "Partnership" does not include any organization not included under the definition of "partnership" in Section 761, Internal Revenue Code. (iii) "Partner" includes a member in a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or organization described in Subsection (1)(o)(i). (p) "Pass-through entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-1402 . (q) "Pass-through entity taxpayer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-1402 . [ (p) ] (r) "Qualified nongrantor charitable lead trust" means a trust: (i) that is irrevocable; (ii) that has a trust term measured by: (A) a fixed term of years; or (B) the life of a person living on the day on which the trust is created; (iii) under which: (A) a portion of the value of the trust assets is distributed during the trust term: (I) to an organization described in Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code; and (II) as a: (Aa) guaranteed annuity interest; or (Bb) unitrust interest; and (B) assets remaining in the trust at the termination of the trust term are distributed to a beneficiary: (I) designated in the trust; and (II) that is not an organization described in Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code; (iv) for which the trust is allowed a deduction under Section 642(c), Internal Revenue Code; and (v) under which the grantor of the trust is not treated as the owner of any portion of the trust for federal income tax purposes. [ (q) ] (s) "Resident individual" means an individual who is domiciled in this state for any period of time during the taxable year, but only for the duration of the period during which the individual is domiciled in this state. [ (r) ] (t) "Resident estate" or "resident trust" is as defined in Section 75-7-103 . [ (s) ] (u) "Servicemember" is as defined in Pub. L. No. 108-189, Sec. 101. [ (t) ] (v) "State income tax percentage for a nonresident estate or trust" means a percentage equal to a nonresident estate's or trust's state taxable income for the taxable year divided by the nonresident estate's or trust's total adjusted gross income for that taxable year after making the adjustments required by: (i) Section 59-10-202 ; (ii) Section 59-10-207 ; (iii) Section 59-10-209.1 ; or (iv) Section 59-10-210 . [ (u) ] (w) "State income tax percentage for a nonresident individual" means a percentage equal to a nonresident individual's state taxable income for the taxable year divided by the difference between: (i) subject to Section 59-10-1405 , the nonresident individual's total adjusted gross income for that taxable year, after making the: (A) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114 ; and (B) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115 ; and (ii) if the nonresident individual described in Subsection [ (1)(u)(i) ] (1)(w)(i) is a servicemember, the compensation the servicemember receives for military service if the servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders. [ (v) ] (x) "State income tax percentage for a part-year resident individual" means, for a taxable year, a fraction: (i) the numerator of which is the sum of: (A) subject to Section 59-10-1404.5 , for the time period during the taxable year that the part-year resident individual is a resident, the part-year resident individual's total adjusted gross income for that time period, after making the: (I) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114 ; and (II) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115 ; and (B) for the time period during the taxable year that the part-year resident individual is a nonresident, an amount calculated by: (I) determining the part-year resident individual's adjusted gross income for that time period, after making the: (Aa) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114 ; and (Bb) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115 ; and (II) calculating the portion of the amount determined under Subsection [ (1)(v)(i)(B)(I) ] (1)(x)(i)(B)(I) that is derived from Utah sources in accordance with Section 59-10-117 ; and (ii) the denominator of which is the difference between: (A) the part-year resident individual's total adjusted gross income for that taxable year, after making the: (I) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114 ; and (II) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115 ; and (B) if the part-year resident individual is a servicemember, any compensation the servicemember receives for military service during the portion of the taxable year that the servicemember is a nonresident if the servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders. [ (w) ] (y) "Taxable income" or "state taxable income": (i) subject to Section 59-10-1404.5 , for a resident individual, means the resident individual's adjusted gross income after making the: (A) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114 ; and (B) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115 ; (ii) for a nonresident individual, is an amount calculated by: (A) determining the nonresident individual's adjusted gross income for the taxable year, after making the: (I) additions and subtractions required by Section 59-10-114 ; and (II) adjustments required by Section 59-10-115 ; and (B) calculating the portion of the amount determined under Subsection [ (1)(w)(ii)(A) ] (1)(y)(ii)(A) that is derived from Utah sources in accordance with Section 59-10-117 ; (iii) for a resident estate or trust, is as calculated under Section 59-10-201.1 ; and (iv) for a nonresident estate or trust, is as calculated under Section 59-10-204 . [ (x) ] (z) "Taxpayer" means any [ individual, estate, trust, or beneficiary of an estate or trust, ] of the following that has income subject in whole or part to the tax imposed by this chapter[ . ] : (i) an individual; (ii) an estate, a trust, or a beneficiary of an estate or trust, that is not a pass-through entity or a pass-through entity taxpayer; (iii) a pass-through entity; or (iv) pass-through entity taxpayer. [ (y) ] (aa) "Trust term" means a time period: (i) beginning on the day on which a qualified nongrantor charitable lead trust is created; and (ii) ending on the day on which the qualified nongrantor charitable lead trust described in Subsection [ (1)(y)(i) ] (1)(aa)(i) terminates. [ (z) ] (bb) "Uintah and Ouray Reservation" means the lands recognized as being included within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in: (i) Hagen v. Utah, 510 U.S. 399 (1994); and (ii) Ute Indian Tribe v. Utah, 114 F.3d 1513 (10th Cir. 1997). [ (aa) ] (cc) "Unadjusted income" means an amount equal to the difference between: (i) the total income required to be reported by a resident or nonresident estate or trust on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable year; and (ii) the sum of the following: (A) fees paid or incurred to the fiduciary of a resident or nonresident estate or trust: (I) for administering the resident or nonresident estate or trust; and (II) that the resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts as allowed on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable year; (B) the income distribution deduction that a resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts under Section 651 or 661, Internal Revenue Code, as allowed on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable year; (C) the amount that a resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts as a deduction for estate tax or generation skipping transfer tax under Section 691(c), Internal Revenue Code, as allowed on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable year; and (D) the amount that a resident or nonresident estate or trust deducts as a personal exemption under Section 642(b), Internal Revenue Code, as allowed on the resident or nonresident estate's or trust's federal income tax return for estates and trusts for the taxable year. [ (bb) ] (dd) "Unitrust interest" is as defined in 26 C.F.R. Sec. 1.170A-6(c)(2). [ (cc) ] (ee) "Ute tribal member" means a person who is enrolled as a member of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. [ (dd) ] (ff) "Ute tribe" means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. [ (ee) ] (gg) "Wages" is as defined in Section 59-10-401 . (2) (a) Any term used in this chapter has the same meaning as when used in comparable context in the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes unless a different meaning is clearly required. (b) Any reference to the Internal Revenue Code or to the laws of the United States shall mean the Internal Revenue Code or other provisions of the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes that are in effect for the taxable year. (c) Any reference to a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code or other provision of the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes shall include any corresponding or comparable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as amended, redesignated, or reenacted. Section 2. Section 59-10-114 is amended to read: 59-10-114. Additions to and subtractions from adjusted gross income of an individual. (1) There shall be added to adjusted gross income of a resident or nonresident individual: (a) a lump sum distribution that the taxpayer does not include in adjusted gross income on the taxpayer's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; (b) the amount of a child's income calculated under Subsection (4) that: (i) a parent elects to report on the parent's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and (ii) the parent does not include in adjusted gross income on the parent's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; (c) (i) a withdrawal from a medical care savings account and any penalty imposed for the taxable year if: (A) the resident or nonresident individual does not deduct the amounts on the resident or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return under Section 220, Internal Revenue Code; (B) the withdrawal is subject to Subsections 31A-32a-105 (1) and (2); and (C) the withdrawal is subtracted on, or used as the basis for claiming a tax credit on, a return the resident or nonresident individual files under this chapter; (ii) a disbursement required to be added to adjusted gross income in accordance with Subsection 31A-32a-105 (3); or (iii) an amount required to be added to adjusted gross income in accordance with Subsection 31A-32a-105 (5)(c); (d) the amount withdrawn under Title 53B, Chapter 8a, Utah Educational Savings Plan, from the account of a resident or nonresident individual who is an account owner as defined in Section 53B-8a-102 , for the taxable year for which the amount is withdrawn, if that amount withdrawn from the account of the resident or nonresident individual who is the account owner: (i) is not expended for: (A) higher education costs as defined in Section 53B-8a-102.5 ; or (B) a payment or distribution that qualifies as an exception to the additional tax for distributions not used for educational expenses provided in Sections 529(c) and 530(d), Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) is: (A) subtracted by the resident or nonresident individual: (I) who is the account owner; and (II) on the resident or nonresident individual's return filed under this chapter for a taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 2007; or (B) used as the basis for the resident or nonresident individual who is the account owner to claim a tax credit under Section 59-10-1017 ; (e) except as provided in Subsection (5), for bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness acquired on or after January 1, 2003, the interest from bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness: (i) issued by one or more of the following entities: (A) a state other than this state; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) a political subdivision of a state other than this state; or (D) an agency or instrumentality of an entity described in Subsections (1)(e)(i)(A) through (C); and (ii) to the extent the interest is not included in adjusted gross income on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the taxable year; (f) subject to Subsection (2)(c), any distribution received by a resident beneficiary of a resident trust of income that was taxed at the trust level for federal tax purposes, but was subtracted from state taxable income of the trust pursuant to Subsection 59-10-202 (2)(b); (g) any distribution received by a resident beneficiary of a nonresident trust of undistributed distributable net income realized by the trust on or after January 1, 2004, if that undistributed distributable net income was taxed at the trust level for federal tax purposes, but was not taxed at the trust level by any state, with undistributed distributable net income considered to be distributed from the most recently accumulated undistributed distributable net income; and (h) any adoption expense: (i) for which a resident or nonresident individual receives reimbursement from another person; and (ii) to the extent to which the resident or nonresident individual subtracts that adoption expense: (A) on a return filed under this chapter for a taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 2007; or (B) from federal taxable income on a federal individual income tax return. (2) There shall be subtracted from adjusted gross income of a resident or nonresident individual: (a) the difference between: (i) the interest or a dividend on an obligation or security of the United States or an authority, commission, instrumentality, or possession of the United States, to the extent that interest or dividend is: (A) included in adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year; and (B) exempt from state income taxes under the laws of the United States; and (ii) any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry the obligation or security described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); (b) for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, if the conditions of Subsection (3)(a) are met, the amount of income derived by a Ute tribal member: (i) during a time period that the Ute tribal member resides on homesteaded land diminished from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; and (ii) from a source within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; (c) an amount received by a resident or nonresident individual or distribution received by a resident or nonresident beneficiary of a resident trust: (i) if that amount or distribution constitutes a refund of taxes imposed by: (A) a state; or (B) the District of Columbia; and (ii) to the extent that amount or distribution is included in adjusted gross income for that taxable year on the federal individual income tax return of the resident or nonresident individual or resident or nonresident beneficiary of a resident trust; (d) the amount of a railroad retirement benefit: (i) paid: (A) in accordance with The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 231 et seq.; (B) to a resident or nonresident individual; and (C) for the taxable year; and (ii) to the extent that railroad retirement benefit is included in adjusted gross income on that resident or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return for that taxable year; (e) an amount: (i) received by an enrolled member of an American Indian tribe; and (ii) to the extent that the state is not authorized or permitted to impose a tax under this part on that amount in accordance with: (A) federal law; (B) a treaty; or (C) a final decision issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; (f) an amount received: (i) for the interest on a bond, note, or other obligation issued by an entity for which state statute provides an exemption of interest on its bonds from state individual income tax; (ii) by a resident or nonresident individual; (iii) for the taxable year; and (iv) to the extent the amount is included in adjusted gross income on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the taxable year; (g) the amount of all income, including income apportioned to another state, of a nonmilitary spouse of an active duty military member if: (i) both the nonmilitary spouse and the active duty military member are nonresident individuals; (ii) the active duty military member is stationed in Utah; (iii) the nonmilitary spouse is subject to the residency provisions of 50 U.S.C. Sec. 4001(a)(2); and (iv) the income is included in adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year; (h) for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, but beginning on or before December 31, 2019, only: (i) the amount of any FDIC premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is disallowed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes under Section 162(r), Internal Revenue Code, on the taxpayer's 2018 federal income tax return; plus (ii) the amount of any FDIC premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is disallowed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes under Section 162(r), Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year; [ and ] (i) for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the amount of any FDIC premium paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is disallowed as a deduction for federal income tax purposes under Section 162(r), Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year[ . ] ; and (j) an amount of a distribution from a qualified retirement plan under Section 401(a), Internal Revenue Code, if: (i) the amount of the distribution is included in adjusted gross income on the resident or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and (ii) for the taxable year when the amount of the distribution was contributed to the qualified retirement plan, the amount of the distribution: (A) was not included in adjusted gross income on the resident or nonresident individual's federal individual income tax return for the taxable year; and (B) was taxed by another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States. (3) (a) A subtraction for an amount described in Subsection (2)(b) is allowed only if: (i) the taxpayer is a Ute tribal member; and (ii) the governor and the Ute tribe execute and maintain an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (3). (b) The agreement described in Subsection (3)(a): (i) may not: (A) authorize the state to impose a tax in addition to a tax imposed under this chapter; (B) provide a subtraction under this section greater than or different from the subtraction described in Subsection (2)(b); or (C) affect the power of the state to establish rates of taxation; and (ii) shall: (A) provide for the implementation of the subtraction described in Subsection (2)(b); (B) be in writing; (C) be signed by: (I) the governor; and (II) the chair of the Business Committee of the Ute tribe; (D) be conditioned on obtaining any approval required by federal law; and (E) state the effective date of the agreement. (c) (i) The governor shall report to the commission by no later than February 1 of each year regarding whether or not an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (3) is in effect. (ii) If an agreement meeting the requirements of this Subsection (3) is terminated, the subtraction permitted under Subsection (2)(b) is not allowed for taxable years beginning on or after the January 1 following the termination of the agreement. (d) For purposes of Subsection (2)(b) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules: (i) for determining whether income is derived from a source within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; and (ii) that are substantially similar to how adjusted gross income derived from Utah sources is determined under Section 59-10-117 . (4) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (4), "Form 8814" means: (i) the federal individual income tax Form 8814, Parents' Election To Report Child's Interest and Dividends; or (ii) (A) a form designated by the commission in accordance with Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B) as being substantially similar to 2000 Form 8814 if for purposes of federal individual income taxes the information contained on 2000 Form 8814 is reported on a form other than Form 8814; and (B) for purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(A) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules designating a form as being substantially similar to 2000 Form 8814 if for purposes of federal individual income taxes the information contained on 2000 Form 8814 is reported on a form other than Form 8814. (b) The amount of a child's income added to adjusted gross income under Subsection (1)(b) is equal to the difference between: (i) the lesser of: (A) the base amount specified on Form 8814; and (B) the sum of the following reported on Form 8814: (I) the child's taxable interest; (II) the child's ordinary dividends; and (III) the child's capital gain distributions; and (ii) the amount not taxed that is specified on Form 8814. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(e), interest from bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by an entity described in Subsections (1)(e)(i)(A) through (D) may not be added to adjusted gross income of a resident or nonresident individual if, as annually determined by the commission: (a) for an entity described in Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A) or (B), the entity and all of the political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities of the entity do not impose a tax based on income on any part of the bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of this state; or (b) for an entity described in Subsection (1)(e)(i)(C) or (D), the following do not impose a tax based on income on any part of the bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of this state: (i) the entity; or (ii) (A) the state in which the entity is located; or (B) the District of Columbia, if the entity is located within the District of Columbia. Section 3. Section 59-10-516 is amended to read: 59-10-516. Filing extension -- Payment of tax -- Penalty -- Foreign residency. (1) (a) The commission shall allow a taxpayer an extension of time for filing a return. (b) (i) For a return filed by a taxpayer except for a partnership, the extension under Subsection (1)(a) may not exceed six months. (ii) For a return filed by a partnership, the extension under Subsection (1)(a) may not exceed five months. (2) [ (a) ] Except as provided in Subsection [ (2)(b) ] (3) , the commission may not impose [ on a taxpayer ] a penalty under Section 59-1-401 on: (a) a pass-through entity during the extension period described under Subsection (1) if the pass-through entity pays, on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the pass-through entity's taxable year, the tax the pass-through entity pays or withholds on behalf of a pass-through entity taxpayer; or (b) a taxpayer other than a taxpayer described in Subsection (2)(a) during the extension period prescribed under Subsection (1) [ a penalty under Section 59-1-401 ] if the taxpayer pays, on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the taxpayer's taxable year, the lesser of: (i) 90% of the total tax reported on the return for the current taxable year; or (ii) 100% of the total tax liability for the taxable year immediately preceding the current taxable year. [ (b) ] (3) If a taxpayer fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (2)[ (a) ], the commission may apply to the total balance due a penalty as provided in Section 59-1-401 . [ (3) ] (4) If a federal income tax return filing is lawfully delayed pending a determination of qualification for a federal tax exemption due to residency outside of the United States, a taxpayer shall file a return within 30 days after that determination is made. Section 4. Section 59-10-1403 is amended to read: 59-10-1403. Income tax treatment of a pass-through entity -- Returns -- Classification same as under Internal Revenue Code. (1) Subject to Subsection (3), a pass-through entity is not subject to a tax imposed by this chapter. (2) Except as provided in Section 59-10-1403.3 , the income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a pass-through entity shall be passed through to one or more pass-through entity taxpayers as provided in this part. (3) A pass-through entity is subject to the return filing requirements of Sections 59-10-507 [ and ] , 59-10-514 , and 59-10-516 . (4) For purposes of taxation under this title, a pass-through entity that transacts business in the state shall be classified in the same manner as the pass-through entity is classified for federal income tax purposes. Section 5. Retrospective operation. This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020.