Davis County has approved an agreement to return sales tax revenue from the Syracuse Costco to Syracuse City, according to a November 13 report. The Davis County Commission unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with Syracuse on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
County staff told commissioners that the Costco opened in Syracuse this past summer and that the Utah State Tax Commission was not notified in time. As a result, the county has been receiving the sales tax distribution instead of the city. Syracuse requested that the county return the funds.
Under the agreement, the county will redirect the distribution it received to Syracuse once the Tax Commission completes a final manual calculation. Staff stated that the state is not expected to finish that calculation until January or early February 2027.
The agreement does not list a specific dollar amount. For Syracuse residents, sales tax rates at the register will remain the same, as the agreement only affects which local government receives the city's share of the revenue used to fund city services.
