1. A. "Transitory personal property"means tangible personal property that is used or operated primarily at a location other than a fixed place of business of the property owner or lessee.
2. B. Transitory personal property in the state on January 1 shall be assessed at 100 percent of fair market value.

3. C. Transitory personal property that is not in the state on January 1 is subject to a proportional assessment when it has been in the state for 90 consecutive days in a calendar year.

   1. 1. The determination of whether transitory personal property has been in the state for 90 consecutive days shall include the days the property is outside the state if, within 10 days of its removal from the state, the property is:

      a) brought back into the state; or

      b) substituted with transitory personal property that performs the same function.

4. D. Once transitory personal property satisfies the conditions under C., tax shall be proportionally assessed for the period:

   1. 1. beginning on the first day of the month in which the property was brought into Utah; and
   2. 2. for the number of months remaining in the calendar year.

5. E. An owner of taxable transitory personal property who removes the property from the state prior to December and who qualifies for a refund of taxes assessed and paid, shall receive a refund based on the number of months remaining in the calendar year at the time the property is removed from the state and for which the tax has been paid.

   1. 1. The refund provisions of this subsection apply to transitory personal property taxes assessed under B. and C.
   2. 2. For purposes of determining the refund under this subsection, any portion of a month remaining shall be counted as a full month.

6. F. If tax has been paid for transitory personal property and that property is subsequently moved to another county in Utah:

   1. 1. No additional assessment may be imposed by any county to which the property is subsequently moved; and
   2. 2. No portion of the assessed tax may be transferred to the subsequent county.

KEY: taxation, personal property, property tax, appraisals

Date of Last Change: January 1, 2026

Notice of Continuation: November 9, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art. XIII, Sec 2; 9-2-201; 11-13-302; 41-1a-202; 41-1a-301; 59-1-210; 59-2-102; 59-2-103; 59-2-103.5; 59-2-104; 59-2-201; 59-2-210; 59-2-211; 59-2-301; 59-2-301.3; 59-2-302; 59-2-303; 59-2-303.1; 59-2-305; 59-2-306; 59-2-401; 59-2-402; 59-2-404; 59-2-405; 59-2-405.1; 59-2-406; 59-2-508; 59-2-514; 59-2-515; 59-2-701; 59-2-702; 59-2-703; 59-2-704; 59-2-704.5; 59-2-705; 59-2-801; 59-2-918 through 59-2-924; 59-2-1002; 59-2-1004; 59-2-1005; 59-2-1006; 59-2-1101; 59-2-1102; 59-2-1104; 59-2-1106; 59-2-1107 through 59-2-1109; 59-2-1113; 59-2-1115; 59-2-1202; 59-2-1202(5); 59-2-1302; 59-2-1303; 59-2-1308.5; 59-2-1317; 59-2-1328; 59-2-1330; 59-2-1347; 59-2-1351; 59-2-1365; 59-2-1703