If you would like detailed information on the business personal property tax, please see the INSTRUCTIONS page on the Utah State Tax Commission's website.  Please note that you will need to use Weber County's classification guide (see FORMS below) not the classification guide from the Tax Commission to file with Weber County..

See STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS on how to calculate your tax amount due. Read Instructions for Business Owners first.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS

Information that all businesses should know:

• If you no longer own your business, please fill out our Online Form or print off the Business Change Form. Complete the form and mail to our office at: 2380 Washington Blvd, Suite 380  Ogden, UT 84401.
• Your return and payment are due on or before May 15, 2013.  Accounts not satisfied by May 15, 2013 will be subject to penalty and interest at the rate of 7.00% annually.
• Please retain a detailed copy of your tax return.  This information will be required should the County perform an audit of your account.
• If you do not know your current tax rate, please call our office at (801) 399-8572.

Additional pertinent legislative changes/reminders: (Utah Code 59-2-306(2)(a) A signed statement "shall be filed on or before May 15 of the year statement ... is requested by the county assessor."

Penalty for failure to file signed statement:(Utah Code 52-2-307) "Each person who fails to file the signed statement required by section 59-2-306 ... shall pay a penalty equal to 10% of the estimated tax due but not less that $25 for each failure to file a signed and complete statement."

CERTIFIED MAIL NOTIFICATION no longer required to notify taxpayer of impending penalty:(Utah Code 52-2-307(2)(b)) "The penalty under Subsection (1)(a) ... may not be imposed until 30 days after the postmark date of mailing of a subsequent notice." That subsequent notice will be mailed in a timely manner prior to the filing deadline of May 15, 2013 ... therefore the late filing penalty will be "applied to all accounts that have not filed by May 15, 2013. The penalty is not appealable."

Businesses that are new and have not filed previously. You will need to fill out the Personal Property Statement Form below and send it in to our office.  Use the 2013 Valuation Schedules to determine the market value for each asset.  A sample of this is listed below.

Businesses that have previously filed. Our office already has summarized value information from your 2012 return.  If you need a copy of this, please contact our office at (801) 399-8572.  Using Schedule A, please add any personal property you purchased in 2012 and/or delete any property sold or disposed of in 2012.

Leasing Companies.  Statute requires you to report business assets except Real Property (land and buildings) you own as of January 1, 2013 on the Personal Property Statement Form below.  You can compute your own tax by selecting the correct property code and percent good figure from the Valuation Schedules below.  Apply that percent good to the cost new to arrive at the market value.  Next, multiply the total market value by your tax rate.  Please call our office at (801) 399-8572 for your current tax rate.  This will give you the tax amount due.  Please provide us with a list of the names and addresses of the companies and individuals that you are leasing to in Weber County only.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO CALCULATE TAX AMOUNT DUE

(Use the forms in the table below to complete this process)

Step 1: Find the asset's Property Code and Percent Good according to the year the asset was acquired on the Valuation Schedule.

Step 2: Calculate the Market Value by multiplying the asset's Cost New by the asset's Percent Good.

Step 3: Complete this process for every asset that your business has as of January 1st.

Step 4: Add each asset's market value to arrive at the Total Market Value.

Step 5: Calculate the Tax Amount Due by multiplying the Total Market Value by the Tax Rate.  If you do not have your current tax rate, please contact our office at (801) 399-8572.

Example:

Sample Schedule D

2013 Business Personal Property Letters & Forms

Existing Business Cover Letter (PDF) New Business Cover Letter (PDF) Schedule D (PDF) Signed Statement Existing Companies (PDF) Signed Statement New Companies (PDF) -- Sample(PDF) Personal Property Schedule A (PDF) (Acquired & Disposed Property) Business Change Form Online or you may download the form Here (PDF) Letter for Leasing Companies (PDF) New Class 28 Instructions (PDF) Valuation Schedule Pages I & II 2012 Area Tax Rates

2012 Business Personal Property Letters & Forms

Existing Business Cover Letter (PDF) New Business Cover Letter (PDF) Schedule D (PDF) Signed Statement Existing Companies (PDF) Signed Statement New Companies (PDF) -- Sample(PDF) Personal Property Schedule A (PDF) (Acquired & Disposed Property) Business Change Form Online or you may download the form Here (PDF) Letter for Leasing Companies (PDF) Valuation Schedule Pages I & II 2011 Area Tax Rates

2011 Business Personal Property Letters & Forms

Existing Business Cover Letter (PDF) New Business Cover Letter (PDF) Schedule D (PDF) Signed Statement Existing Companies (PDF) Signed Statement New Companies (PDF) -- Sample(PDF) Personal Property Schedule A (PDF) (Acquired & Disposed Property) Business Change Form Online or you may download the form Here (PDF) Letter for Leasing Companies (PDF) Valuation Schedule Pages I & II 2010 Area Tax Rates

2010 Business Personal Property Letters & Forms

Existing Business Cover Letter (PDF) New Business Cover Letter (PDF) Schedule D (PDF) Signed Statement Existing Companies (PDF) Signed Statement New Companies (PDF) -- Sample(PDF) Personal Property Schedule A (PDF) (Acquired & Disposed Property) Business Change Form Online or you may download the form Here (PDF) Letter for Leasing Companies (PDF) Valuation Schedule Pages I & II 2009 Area Tax Rates

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Prior Years

2009 Business Personal Property Letters & Forms

Legislation Changes for 2009 Presonal Property Taxes (PDF) Instructions Letter (PDF) Schedule D (PDF) Signed Statement Existing Companies (PDF) Signed Statement New Companies (PDF) > Sample (PDF) Personal Property Schedule A (PDF) (Acquired & Disposed Property) Business Change Form Online or you may download the form Here (PDF) Letter for Leasing Companies (PDF) Valuation Schedule Pages I & II 2008 Area Tax Rates