REVENUE AND TAXATION INTERIM COMMITTEE
Monday, September 18, 2023 | 1:15 PM | Utah Tech University

1.    Committee Business

·         Call to Order

·         Approval of the minutes of the August 9, 2023, meeting

 

2.    Property Tax - Standards for Determining Acceptable Levels and Valuation Deviations Within Each County

The Tax Commission adopts, by rule R884-24P-27, standards for determining acceptable assessment levels and valuation deviations within each county. Every five years, the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee is required by Section 59-2-704.5 to review the Tax Commission's standards and determine whether the standards should be modified.

·         Joshua Nielsen, Director of Property Tax, State Tax Commission

·         Committee discussion/action

 

3.    Property Tax – Appeals of Assessed Value and the Impact on Taxing Entity Budgets

The committee will discuss issues that taxing entities face when the owners of high-value properties in their districts are awarded new, lower, valuations upon appeal of the original assessment.

·         Lincoln Shurtz, on behalf of the Utah Association of Counties

·         State Tax Commission

·         Committee discussion/action

 

4.    Property Tax – Circuit Breaker

The State Tax Commission has requested that the committee review the definitions of “household income” and “nontaxable income” within Section 59-2-1202 to determine whether certain sources of income should be taken into consideration for a property tax relief application.

The State Tax Commission has also requested that the committee review the process of appealing to the State Tax Commission when a property tax relief claim has been denied on the grounds of late filing of claim.

·         Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner, State Tax Commission

·         Committee discussion/action

 

5.    Income Tax – Upcoming Changes to the Internal Revenue Code

Committee staff will present on upcoming changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including provisions of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act that will expire in 2025 or have already begun to phase out.

·         Committee Staff

·         Committee discussion/action

 

6.    Individual Income Tax Amendments – Draft Legislation

This draft legislation modifies the State Tax Commission’s determination of domicile in Section 59-10-136 for purposes of the individual income tax.

 

·         Committee staff

·         State Tax Commission

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion/action

 

7.    State Tax Commission Public Meeting Requirements – Draft Legislation

This draft legislation removes the sunset date for Sections 59-1-213.1, 59-1-405(1)(g) and 59-1-405(2)(b). The draft legislation also removes the requirement for the State Tax Commission to provide a report to the

Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee containing information on commission meetings that were not open to the public and that were held during the previous year to provide guidance to commission employees.

·         Committee Staff

·         Committee discussion/action

 

8.    Short Term Rental Modifications – Draft Legislation

This draft legislation modifies the definition of “short term rental” in Section 59-12-102 to mean a lease or rental for less than 30 consecutive days and applies that definition to the taxes on accommodations and motor vehicles.

·         Committee Staff

·         Committee discussion/action

 

9.    Tax Refund Claim Amendments – Draft Legislation

This draft legislation adjusts the procedure for obtaining redetermination of a deficiency in Section 59-1-501 by allowing a person to object to a final assessment issued by the commission by paying the penalty or interest and requesting a refund even if the person did not previously challenge the assessment of a penalty or interest.

·         Committee Staff

·         Committee discussion/action

 

10. Other Items/Adjourn