Utah Court Less Than Charitable Towards Pro Sports Drug Testing Lab

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer The Utah Constitution provides that property owned by a nonprofit entity is exempt from property tax if it is used exclusively for charitable purposes. Would the tax exemption apply to a laboratory that tests blood and urine samples for government agencies and charitable organizations for free or at a deep discount but charges market rates for professional sports leagues? The Supreme Court of Utah considered the issue in Sports Medicine Research and Testing Labo