Utah · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026
Utah property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)
Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Utah that our guide lists, from disabled-veteran exemptions to breaks for surviving spouses. What each is worth, the VA rating it needs, the deadline and how to apply.
Short answer
The main property tax break for veterans in Utah is the Veterans with a Disability Exemption. Your VA disability percentage times $535,459 (the 2026 limit) comes off the taxable value of your home.
Your VA disability percentage times $535,459 (the 2026 limit) comes off the taxable value of your home. A 100% rating or individual unemployability gets the full $535,459. Unused exemption can go toward vehicle fees or other personal property. Surviving spouses and minor orphans of service members killed in action or who died in the line of duty get a full exemption.
Who qualifies
A veteran with a service-connected disability of at least 10%, or the unmarried surviving spouse or minor orphan of a disabled veteran or of a veteran killed in action or who died in the line of duty. The home must be the applicant's primary residence (not a rental). No citizenship test applies.
How to apply
File the county's disabled veteran exemption application with your county (Salt Lake County Treasurer). Attach your discharge papers (DD-214) and a VA letter dated within the last year showing your combined disability percentage and its effective date.
By September 1 of the tax year. The county must give you one more year if the VA decision came in an earlier year or for illness, a death in the family, or similar reasons.
Renewal
One-time after approval, unless your rating, ownership or occupancy changes, you use it on vehicles, or you buy a new home.
Your whole primary residence is exempt from property tax for the year (Salt Lake County applies it on up to one acre).
Who qualifies
Active or reserve members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served on active duty outside Utah at least 200 days in a continuous 365-day period beginning in the prior year.
How to apply
Apply to your county with military orders, a DD-214 or a commanding officer's letter showing the qualifying days.
Deadline
By September 1 of the year after the year of qualifying service.
Renewal
Apply in the year after each qualifying period of service; one exemption per period of service (Utah Code §59-2a-602).
Deadline: By September 1 of the tax year. The county must give you one more year if the VA decision came in an earlier year or for illness, a death in the family, or similar reasons.
Renewal: One-time after approval, unless your rating, ownership or occupancy changes, you use it on vehicles, or you buy a new home.
Apply to your county with military orders, a DD-214 or a commanding officer's letter showing the qualifying days.
Deadline: By September 1 of the year after the year of qualifying service.
Renewal: Apply in the year after each qualifying period of service; one exemption per period of service (Utah Code §59-2a-602).
Savings estimate for Utah
Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.
Eligibility finder for Utah
Answer a few questions to see which property tax breaks may fit you. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.
Pre-set for veterans: you own and live in the home and are a veteran. Add your VA rating, and change any answer.
Document checklist for Utah
Pick the breaks you plan to apply for. You get a checklist of forms, documents, steps and deadlines to print or keep on your phone.
Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Utah
Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Utah?
Veterans with a Disability Exemption: A veteran with a service-connected disability of at least 10%, or the unmarried surviving spouse or minor orphan of a disabled veteran or of a veteran killed in action or who died in the line of duty. The home must be the applicant's primary residence (not a rental). Active or Reserve Duty Armed Forces Exemption: Active or reserve members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served on active duty outside Utah at least 200 days in a continuous 365-day period beginning in the prior year.
Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Utah?
Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.
When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Utah?
Veterans with a Disability Exemption: By September 1 of the tax year. The county must give you one more year if the VA decision came in an earlier year or for illness, a death in the family, or similar reasons. Active or Reserve Duty Armed Forces Exemption: By September 1 of the year after the year of qualifying service.
Do veterans have to reapply every year in Utah?
Veterans with a Disability Exemption: One-time after approval, unless your rating, ownership or occupancy changes, you use it on vehicles, or you buy a new home. Active or Reserve Duty Armed Forces Exemption: Apply in the year after each qualifying period of service; one exemption per period of service (Utah Code §59-2a-602).
Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Utah?
Your county runs every program. The county assessor applies the primary residential exemption; the county treasurer or auditor (in Salt Lake County, the Treasurer's tax relief office) takes applications for the veteran, blind, low-income and senior programs. For the Veterans with a Disability Exemption: File the county's disabled veteran exemption application with your county (Salt Lake County Treasurer).