property taxes

2025 Bills

HB 240: Help for Urban Farmers – Simpler Property Tax Assesment

This bill clarifies that land dedicated to urban farming qualifies for agricultural tax treatment if it generates at least $1,000 in annual gross sales per quarter-acre.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 1st Feb 2025

2022 Bills

Best of Utah’s 2022 Legislative Session

These bills represent steps Libertas is taking in the realms of technological innovation, privacy, education, occupational licensing, local government, and criminal justice.

Ben Shelton
| 25th Mar 2022

Op-Eds

Progressives have a point about Amazon’s special tax treatment

For Utah lawmakers interested in making a difference for small businesses and consumers, the answer looking forward is simple: Stop offering tax subsidies to big corporations.

Caden Rosenbaum
| 20th Jan 2022

Property Rights

Property Tax Deferrals: A Solution for Seniors

Rising property taxes put seniors on a fixed income at risk of losing their homes. A tax deferral program could be the fairest way to help them.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 22nd Jun 2021

Op-Eds

These two Utah bills would give property tax relief to seniors

The earning potential for an individual in the middle of their career is much different than that of a retiree. Income drops and becomes fixed instead of steadily increasing. This leads to homeowners who are “house rich” and “cash poor” — in a home, but unable to afford the rising taxes that are annually owed. The Utah Legislature is considering two bills this session to address this issue.

Michael Melendez
| 8th Feb 2021

2021 Bills

SB 26 & SB 52: Property Tax Relief for Seniors

With or without the effects of COVID-19, Utah seniors need targeted relief from the increasing burden of property taxes.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 5th Jan 2021

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