Utah Bill Cracks Down on Drivers Using Sales Tax Loophole

March 6, 2025, 9:13 PM UTC

Legislation cracking down on Utah drivers who register their cars and boats in Montana to evade state sales and use tax is headed to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) after winning broad support in the House Thursday.

House members passed SB 52, which will kick off an enforcement initiative designed to bring thousands of vehicle and vessel owners into tax compliance later this year. The bill won approval in the House by a vote of 66-6 after passing the Senate on Feb. 19.

The proposed law allows data sharing between the Utah Tax Commission and the state’s Uninsured Motorist ...

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