59-10-119 - Returns by husband and wife if husband or wife is a nonresident. - Utah Statutes

59-10-119. Returns by husband and wife if husband or wife is a nonresident.
(1) If the adjusted gross income of a husband and wife who are both nonresidents of thisstate is reported or determined on separate federal individual income tax returns, the husband'sand wife's state taxable incomes in this state shall be separately determined.
(2) If the adjusted gross income of a husband and wife who are both nonresidents of thisstate is reported or determined on a joint federal individual income tax return, the husband's andwife's tax shall be reported or determined in this state on a joint return.
(3) (a) If one spouse is a nonresident of this state and the other spouse is a resident of thisstate, separate taxes shall be determined on each spouse's separate state taxable incomes on formsprescribed by the commission.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a husband and wife may elect to be considered tobe residents of this state for purposes of determining state taxable income for a taxable year.
(c) If one spouse who is a nonresident of this state and the other spouse who is a residentof this state file a joint federal income tax return, but determine state taxable income separately,the spouses shall compute their taxable incomes in this state as if their adjusted gross incomeshad been determined separately.

Amended by Chapter 389, 2008 General Session