Homestead Exemption Forms Without In Salt Lake
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The Utah State Constitution, Article XIII, § 3, allows County Assessors to exempt from taxation 45% of the fair market value of residential property and up to one acre of land. Statute defines residential property, for purposes of the exemption, to be a primary residence.
You may be eligible for the primary residential exemption if you occupy your home for 183 consecutive days or more in a calendar year.
You must notify the county when you have a primary residential property on which you have claimed the homeowner's exemption and to which you are no longer entitled. You must also report on your Utah income tax return that you no longer qualify for the homeowner's exemption on your primary residence.
If you have a capital gain from the sale of your main home, you may qualify to exclude up to $250,000 of that gain from your income, or up to $500,000 of that gain if you file a joint return with your spouse.
You must notify the county when you have a primary residential property on which you have claimed the homeowner's exemption and to which you are no longer entitled. You must also report on your Utah income tax return that you no longer qualify for the homeowner's exemption on your primary residence.
You may be eligible for the primary residential exemption if you occupy your home for 183 consecutive days or more in a calendar year. The exemption applies to your house and up to one acre of land. Apartments, condos and mobile homes also qualify.
Under Article XIII of the Utah Constitution, property that is owned by a nonprofit entity and used exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational purposes is exempt from property tax. The Board of Equalization determines whether property qualifies for exemption upon application of the property owner.
