Show TAX VALUATIONS ARE ABE ADJUSTED BY STA STATE E V I Equalization Board Confines Changes to Livestock Total Livestock Total Total on Which U Utah h Wilt Will Pay Pas Tax Ic Levy for tOr 1023 is O 7 Such equalization between counties coun coun- coun ties ties tics as was done by the state board of oC equalization this year car had to do entirely with livestock The annual blanket raises and cuts cuts- were announced announced announced ano an an- o by the board thus closing work of the board the equalization I for the 1923 tax season The majority of the changes were caused by the decision of the board that the average of 22 a head fixed for range cattle earlier this year as asa n a suggested valuation was rather too loo in view of the condition of T eo 1 itne the beef cattle market ai UL January 1 JL and also to some extent of oC conditions condItions conditions condi condI- since The board therefore equalized this figure back to 20 a ahead ahead head hond necessitating reductions in the assessed valuations in twenty-one twenty counties In this this this' one item Raises were made in two other counties while in six the valuations placed by bythe bythe the assessor were already at a satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory figure All other raises and reductions were made to bring livestock to the average figures formerly suggested by the taxing officials These placed cattle other than range cattle usually usually usually ally purebreds or cattle at 45 a head average range sheep at about 7 a head and otherwise at 14 a head average Other Valuations Accepted k Contrary to the custom of former y years ars the board made no alterations in the valuations placed by any auy county assessor on any other class cHurs of property Usually there is considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able shifting of valuations on real estate and occasionally on other I I classes of oC property as well After a careful Investigation In all parts of or orthe I the state however the board found it was unable to assemble data that I coull be he sufficiently rolled relied on to challenge the figures made b by the re respective respective respective re- re county assessors This is in part due to the excellence of the work of the country assessors who are for Cor the most part experienced men and who by the wa way way- have been elected for Cor terms still to last three in part to ro the nature of the transactions in real estate that have haves s occurred throughout the state during tho past year Sales made on the open market and free from rom considerations consid- consid i rations which might seriously aCI af- af I feet the price actually paid have ha I been so Infrequent in many instances t that the board felt it would be unjust unjust un- un just to the assessors to rely on the valuations named in those sales as ashe the he true market value of the properties properties proper- proper ties ies affected Cit City Figures Such investigation as the board made its members told the Salt Lake county officials recently indicated that hat as a Ii whole real estate and improvements im- im ments in Salt Lake City are assessed assessed as- as at a higher proportion of the actual cash value than are such items elsewhere in the state There appeared appeared ap- ap eared to be some considerations however which would Indicate that even here with a large number of f transfers to draw an average from the he property was not so widely scat- scat ored as might be bo supposed The county commissioners promised to give careful caroul consideration to valuations valuations valuations placed on both farm and city property another year and presented present present- ed arguments to Indicate that perhaps per- per leaps haps laps less injustice would be caused by y letting the present assessments r stand than by ordering any blanket l reduction on city property in this county or any corresponding blanket increase on farm lands here I Cuts ordered by the board in the assessed valuation of range cattle were distributed among the counties countes as is follows the figures representing in tn each case the percentage reduction i each taxpayer will find in the assessed assessed assess assess- j ed cd valuation of the range sheep he heI hec c I- I Imay may be listed for i f Distribution Filed r c Beaver Deaver Carbon arbon Pluto Sanpete Wasatch Washington ton and 3 Wayne each 8 per cent Grand Rich 1 14 San Juan and Sevier each 5 per ent eat Daggett Emery Gart Garf Gar- Gar t f old ld Juab Millard Morgan Summit u and nd Utah each 10 per cent Valuations y lions of range cattle In Davis Davs counT county county coun- coun T ty y are increased 5 6 per cent and in Uintah 10 per cent I In cattle otherwise assessed a acut acut 11 cut of 5 per cent was ordered In Morgan Moran Mor- Mor tD gait gan an county and of G 6 per cent in Summit Summit Sum- Sum mit roll county raises rases were ordered as asI I follows 10 per cent coat in Duchesne a JJ and Wayne Wane 8 per cent in Daggett and San Juan 5 per cent ceat in Juab Salt Lako Lake and Washington In Garfield Garfiel d J county cattle In this class were wore rals- rals One Last Page TAX 5 lilt CAr From Page Ono O nn n i ed 50 per cent The fhe ures urea there showed ass such euch cattle of 27 2740 45 an aH per cent raise raise S on n I l Garfield will still sUll leave leavo 1 under the 45 avera tb t l this cass of or property y In ln t c ties In the state o oth I W bErt Er Valuation of or ran range L county w Was P D Raises Rases were ordered Cut an On 6 P aLU l follows Elute Piute a Salt Lake COUnty 5 county 8 J er i pete county 12 per tier JS r c W nt Bt cent ty 15 per cent v K 1 Ko o h er per r o Ot e lJ h Total TOL i ht Deere Decre ay The Tho valuation of of a tr 11 a assessed usually the h hi here hep ep ot or other purebreds Wa Olty l ty f creased 30 per cent in InT T rere ere ere while in n Wayne county Too at r creased 20 per cent tt It t s dock ocl On the time whole th the at lt J ably set a new record boa f tor r t equalization action thi i probably slightly dec decreased LS' LS r r. r Co G C- o of the assessed valuate hse t I rather than it 01 Iii increased Rb it f he past the net h re result b Vital most boa L tal uniformly to n net board has not cr yet s stricken lh N N. but approximately th the valuation on the tho stalest iOD ton re rc be- be would total about This will be increased 1 f r v y y whit bEl C property is found Sw Swon and all pea mea on the time assessment bin n ty officials rolls by t r F a au |