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Commission waives $1,500 of Fine Arts Center's tax bill for tithing building purchase
Summary
Susan Neider of the Fine Arts Center requested waiver of a $1,594.89 tax bill on a recently acquired building; after treasurer explanation, the commission voted to remove $1,500 of the tax bill with one commissioner opposed.
The Box Elder County Commission agreed to remove $1,500 from a tax bill covering the first half of 2024 for a building recently purchased by the Fine Arts Center.
Susan Neider, representing the Fine Arts Center, said the group acquired a neighboring former tithing building on June 27 and later received a bill for $1,594.89 covering the portion of the year before the property's nonprofit tax-exempt status applied. County Treasurer Sean Thornley explained that when a property converts from taxable to exempt mid-year, he adjusts taxation to the period the property was legally taxable, and the commission has the authority to request removals.
Commissioner Summers moved to waive $1,500 from that bill. Commissioner Bingham raised concerns about the optics in a year when residents are sensitive to taxation, but the motion passed with one no vote. "I wouldn't have a problem with removing that $1,500 in tax," Commissioner Summers said in supporting the motion. The Fine Arts Center thanked the commission for the relief.
