2026 tax year · Utah
Rental host taxes in Utah
Airbnb, Turo and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is your costs, in Utah that gap is worth $2,675 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $39,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the rental host page $10,100 comes off and $28,900 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Utah and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Utah
Utah taxes income at a flat 4.5% for 2026, applied on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $4,083 |
| Federal income tax | $861 |
| Utah income tax | $1,209 |
| Total tax | $6,153 |
| Effective rate on gross | 15.8% |
Earning more in Utah
A single filer taking the standard deduction, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Utah tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 | $544 | $2,381 | 18.3% |
| Steady side income | $39,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $1,631 | $8,827 | 22.6% |
| Full-time | $63,000 | $0 | $63,000 | $2,635 | $15,363 | 24.4% |
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Utah specifics that change the number
Utah is one of the twelve states that still taxes Social Security benefits, which matters if you are drawing benefits alongside self-employment income.
Local taxes on an Utah let
The income tax below is only part of it. Short-term lets attract occupancy, lodging or transient taxes levied by the city or county rather than Utah, often at rates that dwarf the state income tax. Some platforms collect and remit them; some collect only part; in some places the host is on the hook entirely. That is a local question this calculator cannot answer, and it is the one hosts most often get wrong.
On $28,900 of profit, what the states around Utah would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | No income tax | −$1,301 |
| Wyoming | No income tax | −$1,301 |
| Arizona | $723 | −$578 |
| Colorado | $1,156 | −$145 |
| Idaho | $1,532 | +$231 |
- Nevada has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,301 less in state tax than it does in Utah.
- Wyoming has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,301 less in state tax than it does in Utah.
- Arizona would take $578 less, $723 against Utah's $1,301.
- Colorado would take $145 less, $1,156 against Utah's $1,301.
- Idaho would take $231 more, $1,532 against Utah's $1,301.
Rental host tax questions in Utah
How much should an Utah host set aside?
About 15.8% of gross on the $39,000 example, $6,153 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,209 to Utah. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $39,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Utah taxes?
No. Utah taxes profit, not gross. After $10,100 of deductions the taxable figure is $28,900, so the Utah bill is $1,209 rather than what gross alone would suggest.