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Utah County Commission approves transient room tax increase to 4.5%
Summary
The Utah County Commission voted 2-1 to raise the transient room tax on short-term rentals from 4.25% to 4.5%, citing new state authorization and potential uses including search-and-rescue and canyon road maintenance.
The Utah County Commission on 2025-07-02 voted 2-1 to approve an ordinance increasing the transient room tax (TRT) on short-term rentals from 4.25% to 4.5%, an increase enabled by recent state legislation and timed for collection beginning Oct. 1 if the county submits required paperwork by July 1.
County staff told commissioners the legislature revised how much counties may collect for TRT this legislative session. "Previously, it was 4.25%, and now we can collect up to 4.5%," a…
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