No. 27190 (Amendment): R884-24P-24. Form for Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 59-2-918 through 59-2-924

DAR File No.: 27190
Filed: 05/26/2004, 12:25
Received by: NL

 

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

Section 59-2-913 was amended by H.B. 252 (2004) to include all calculations in the tax rate formula. Previously, some elements of the calculation were only found in rule. Since the codification, the language is no longer necessary in rule.

 

Summary of the rule or change:

The proposed amendment deletes language that was codified in 2004 legislation.

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Sections 59-2-918 through 59-2-924

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

None--Any fiscal impact was taken into account by H.B. 252 (2004).

 

local governments:

None--Any fiscal impact was taken into account by H.B. 252 (2004).

 

other persons:

None--Any fiscal impact was taken into account by H.B. 252 (2004).

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

None--The codified language matches commission practice.

 

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There will be no fiscal impact.

 

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Tax Commission
Property Tax
210 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84134

 

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Cheryl Lee at the above address, by phone at 801-297-3900, by FAX at 801-297-3919, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

 

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

07/15/2004

 

This rule may become effective on:

07/16/2004

 

Authorized by:

Pam Hendrickson, Commissioner

 

 

RULE TEXT

R884. Tax Commission, Property Tax.

R884-24P. Property Tax.

R884-24P-24. Form for Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 59-2-918 through 59-2-924.

A. The county auditor must notify all real property owners of property valuation and tax changes on the Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes form.

1. If a county desires to use a modified version of the Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes, a copy of the proposed modification must be submitted for approval to the Property Tax Division of the Tax Commission no later than March 1.

a) Within 15 days of receipt, the Property Tax Division will issue a written decision, including justifications, on the use of the modified Notice of Property Valuation and Tax changes.

b) If a county is not satisfied with the decision, it may petition for a hearing before the Tax Commission as provided in R861-1A-22.

2. The Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes, however modified, must contain the same information as the unmodified version. A property description may be included at the option of the county.

B. The Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes must be completed by the county auditor in its entirety, except in the following circumstances:

1. New property is created by a new legal description; or

2. The status of the improvements on the property has changed.

3. In instances where partial completion is allowed, the term nonapplicable will be entered in the appropriate sections of the Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes.

4. If the county auditor determines that conditions other than those outlined in this section merit deletion, the auditor may enter the term "nonapplicable" in appropriate sections of the Notice of Property Valuation and Tax Changes only after receiving approval from the Property Tax Division in the manner described in A.

C. Real estate assessed under the Farmland Assessment Act of 1969 must be reported at full market value, with the value based upon Farmland Assessment Act rates shown parenthetically.

D. All completion dates specified for the disclosure of property tax information must be strictly observed.

1. Requests for deviation from the statutory completion dates must be submitted in writing on or before June 1, and receive the approval of the Property Tax Division in the manner described in A.

E. If the proposed rate exceeds the certified rate, jurisdictions in which the fiscal year is the calendar year are required to hold public hearings even if budget hearings have already been held for that fiscal year.

F. If the cost of public notice required under Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919 is greater than one percent of the property tax revenues to be received, an entity may combine its advertisement with other entities, or use direct mail notification.

G. Calculation of the amount and percentage increase in property tax revenues required by Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919, shall be computed by comparing property taxes levied for the current year with property taxes collected the prior year, without adjusting for revenues attributable to new growth.

H. If a taxing district has not completed the tax rate setting process as prescribed in Sections 59-2-919 and 59-2-920 by August 17, the county auditor must seek approval from the Tax Commission to use the certified rate in calculating taxes levied.

I. The value of property subject to the uniform fee under Section 59-2-405 is excluded from taxable value for purposes of calculating new growth, the certified tax rate, and the proposed tax rate.

J. The value and taxes of property subject to the uniform fee under Section 59-2-405, as well as tax increment distributions and related taxable values of redevelopment agencies, are excluded when calculating the percentage of property taxes collected as provided in Section 59-2-913.

K. The following formulas and definitions shall be used in determining new growth:

1. Actual new growth shall be computed as follows:

a) the taxable value for the current year adjusted for redevelopment minus year-end taxable value for the previous year adjusted for redevelopment; then

b) plus or minus changes in value as a result of factoring; then

c) plus or minus changes in value as a result of reappraisal; then

d) plus or minus any change in value resulting from a legislative mandate or court order.

2. Net annexation value is the taxable value for the current year adjusted for redevelopment of all properties annexed into an entity during the previous calendar year minus the taxable value for the previous year adjusted for redevelopment for all properties annexed out of the entity during the previous calendar year.

3. New growth is equal to zero for an entity with:

a) an actual new growth value less than zero; and

b) a net annexation value greater than or equal to zero.

4. New growth is equal to actual new growth for:

a) an entity with an actual new growth value greater than or equal to zero; or

b) an entity with:

i) an actual new growth value less than zero; and

ii) the actual new growth value is greater than or equal to the net annexation value.

5. New growth is equal to the net annexation value for an entity with:

a) a net annexation value less than zero; and

b) the actual new growth value is less than the net annexation value.

6. Adjusted new growth equals new growth multiplied by the mean collection rate for the previous five years.

[L. The following definitions and formulas shall be used in determining the certified tax rate:

1. Current year adjusted taxable value equals the taxable value for the current year adjusted for redevelopment.

2. The following amounts shall be subtracted from the value determined under L.1.:

a) the taxing entity's estimated equalization adjustments in the current year; and

b) the taxing entity's adjustments for estimated collection losses.

3. "Estimated equalization adjustments in the current year" means adjustments made to locally and centrally assessed property to reflect the most current three-year average percentage net change in value for locally and centrally assessed property from the value reported on Report 697, Report of the Sum of Taxable Values by the County Assessor, to the value reported on Report 233-B, List of Final Values by Entity/By Property Type.

4. The certified tax rate shall be computed by dividing last year's taxes budgeted by the difference between:

a) the current year adjusted taxable value; and

b) adjusted new growth.

5.]L.1. Entities required to set levies for more than one fund must compute an aggregate certified rate. The aggregate certified rate is the sum of the certified rates for individual funds for which separate levies are required by law. The aggregate certified rate computation applies where:

a) the valuation bases for the funds are contained within identical geographic boundaries; and

b) the funds are under the levy and budget setting authority of the same governmental entity.

[6.]2. Exceptions to [L.5.]L.1. are the county assessing and collecting levy, as described in Section 59-2-906.1(3), and the additional levies for property valuation and reappraisal, as described in Section 59-2-906.3.

a) These levies may not be included as part of a county's aggregate certified rate. Instead, they must be segregated into a separate aggregate certified rate.

b) The separate aggregate certified rate representing these levies is subject to the proposed tax increase requirements of Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919.

M. For purposes of determining the certified tax rate of a municipality incorporated on or after July 1, 1996, the levy imposed for municipal-type services or general county purposes shall be the certified tax rate for municipal-type services or general county purposes, as applicable.

N. No new entity, including a new city, may have a certified tax rate or levy a tax for any particular year unless that entity existed on the first day of that calendar year.

 

KEY: taxation, personal property, property tax, appraisals

2004

Notice of Continuation April 5, 2002

59-2-918 through 59-2-924