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House approves change to property-tax ‘circuit breaker’ to aid late applicants
Summary
The Utah House passed HB201 to limit homeowner-credit rebates to no more than assessed property tax and to allow applicants who miss the Dec. 31 deadline to qualify within 90 days after review, a change sponsors say corrects Salt Lake County administration problems.
The Utah House on Jan. 20 approved a measure clarifying who may receive the homeownercredit, commonly known as the property-tax "circuit breaker," and how late applicants may qualify.
Representative Wayne Harper, sponsor of House Bill 201, told the chamber the change makes two principal adjustments: it bars a homeowner's credit that exceeds the property's tax assessment and allows the Public Service Commission (and local officials) to approve applications up to 90 days after the existing Dec. 31 cutoff if exceptional circumstances apply. "This is a good bill for those…
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