Utah will increase its state sales tax rate to 4.85% on April 1, 2019. The current rate is 4.7%. Utah voters approved the statewide sales tax increase in November of 2018.
Businesses will begin reporting and paying the new rate with the following periods:
Utah Tax Bulletin 01-19, which announced the rate increase, also includes several types of rate changes at the county level. (Tax Bulletin No. 01-19, Utah State Tax Commission, January 2019)