Carbon County staff told the County Commission on July 2 that every property owner in Carbon County will receive a property tax disclosure notice in the mail around July 20 and emphasized that the notice is not a tax bill.

The notice shows a property’s assessed value as of Jan. 1, 2025, compares last year’s and current values and tax rates, and explains a property owner’s right to appeal. County staff said tax bills are mailed Oct. 31 and are due Dec. 1. Appeals must be filed by Sept. 15, 2025, and late appeals will not be accepted; staff said appeals can be filed from July 31 through Sept. 15 or within 45 days of the mailing date of a notice.

County staff described the notice as a way to show how tax dollars are shared across local taxing entities and to notify property owners of proposed tax increases. Staff also explained that any taxing entity that seeks to raise property taxes must go through the “truth in taxation” process, which involves public hearings before a vote. Staff said Wellington appears to be the only taxing entity in the county pursuing a truth-in-taxation process this year.

Commissioners and staff urged residents to read the back of the mailed notice, which contains appeal instructions and other details, and said property owners who do not receive a notice should contact the county.

County staff listed six property tax relief or exemption programs that may apply to primary residents: an age-and-income program for residents 66 and older with household income under $42,623; a county hardship program for disabled residents or those in extreme hardship with income under $51,148; a disabled-veteran exemption for veterans with at least a 10% VA disability; an active-duty military exemption for those deployed outside Utah for 200 or more days in the prior year; a blindness exemption for legally blind homeowners or qualifying surviving spouses/orphans; and a 65-and-older deferral for residents 65 or older with income under $85,246. Staff said the 65-and-older option is a deferral that postpones payment until a triggering event such as a change in deed ownership.

Commissioners said they will continue to remind residents that the Sept. 15 appeals deadline is firm for this year and reiterated county contact information for people with questions.