Utah closings

Property Tax Proration Calculator

Enter the property details and closing date to get the seller and buyer property tax split for the settlement statement or Closing Disclosure.

Property address

Optional. Add it for the printout, and use the lookup to pull the real annual tax from the county record.

Look up Salt Lake County taxes Statewide parcel map

Utah counties each keep their own tax records, so the lookup opens the county’s property search in a new tab. Copy the annual tax into the “Actual annual taxes” tab below.

Annual property tax

Estimate it from the property value, or enter the actual annual tax from the county notice.

County

Market value

Property use

Effective rate % (optional)

Percent of market value, e.g. 0.54. Leave blank to use the Salt Lake County average of 0.51%.

Closing details

Closing date

Taxes for 2026 already paid?

Utah taxes are due November 30, 2026. Defaults from the closing date; change it if the county shows otherwise.

Day count

Day of closing charged to

Months of taxes collected at closing

Auto-set from the closing date — whole months to the next Nov 30 installment plus a 2-month cushion. Override it to match your lender’s escrow analysis. Collected from the buyer as a prepaid (Closing Disclosure Section F).

Proration

Tax year 2026

Credit to buyer

$1,550.96

Taxes for this year are not yet paid, so the seller credits the buyer for the seller's ownership period. Show this as a debit to the seller and a credit to the buyer; the buyer pays the full bill when it comes due.

Collected from buyer (escrow)

CD Section F

$1,275.00

6 months of taxes collected at closing to fund the escrow account. This is a prepaid charged to the buyer — separate from the proration credit above.

Seller share (222 days): $1,550.96
Buyer share (143 days): $999.04
Annual property tax: $2,550.00
Taxable value: $275,000.00
Effective rate applied: 0.510% of value
Daily amount: $6.99
Monthly amount: $212.50
Escrow collected (6 months): $1,275.00
Days in tax year: 365

Estimate only. Using Salt Lake County's average effective rate of 0.51% for 2025. Exact bills depend on the property’s tax area — city, school district, and local service districts. Confirm the actual annual tax with the county treasurer, or pull the Tax Rates by Area documents from the Utah State Tax Commission.