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Taxpayer Service Entities

As shown on your property tax notice, your total property tax payment is divided among several local entities that provide services in your community. These entities may include schools, cities, the county, libraries, fire districts, water districts, and other public service providers.

Each entity receives a portion of the property tax revenue to help fund its annual budget and support the services it provides to residents. The amount each entity receives depends on its approved budget and tax rate for the year.

Tax Entity Categories

Learn how property tax revenue supports community services.

County School Districts

  • Canyons
  • Granite
  • Jordan
  • Murray
  • Salt Lake

Budget Categories:

  • Operations - School operations
  • Charter Schools - Effective January 1, 2017, the Utah Legislature separated out funding from each school district and established a new charter school levy. This levy separation is meant to provide more transparency in school funding. It is set by the Utah Legislature and is distributed based on charter school enrollment (similar to the State Basic School Levy).

Statewide School Districts:

  • State Basic School Levy - The state mandates SLCo taxpayers to contribute to other counties statewide based on per-pupil funding to ensure equitable education.

City funds can include various services like - Emergency Services, Parks & Recreation, Administrative Services, etc.  The Treasurer collects for and distributes to the following cities: 

SLCo taxpayers exclusively contribute to a fund for other counties in Utah who cannot fund their own tax assessment and collections.

These funds are for the Central Utah Water Conservancy Project.