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County auditor warns Provo of taxable-value error; officials recommend correcting certified rates now
Summary
Utah County auditors told Provo City Council the county discovered an error that inflated taxable value in Provo by about 5%; the county recommended adjusting certified tax rates before tax bills issue and the school board voted to correct its rate.
Utah County officials told the Provo City Council on Sept. 9 that a data-upload error created roughly $500 million in phantom taxable value in Provo, lowering the certified tax rates that were calculated and mailed in preliminary notices. County staff recommended correcting the certified tax rates immediately rather than deferring correction until next year.
Utah County auditor Rod Mann and staff said the error affected valuation inputs that feed the certified tax-rate calculation: an internal change caused values to increase in the upload step, producing a lower calculated tax rate than would otherwise apply. Mann said the county will give municipalities direct access to the…
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