Each month, the Utah Taxpayers Association releases a newsletter. This newsletter features the latest tax news from across the state. From the Capitol, city halls, county commissions, and the nation, we’ve got you covered.
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–Why Utah’s Income Tax Cut is a Win for All
–Offer Ends Soon! Act Now!
–Biden’s Budget Proposal for 2025 – In With the Tax Hikes and Out With the Common Sense!
–Is the Fairpark Project Fair?
–Voting with their Feet – Migration Statistics and State Taxes
-Association Accomplishments in March
March 2024 Newsletter
–Sine Die – 2024 Legislative Session Roundup
–The Flat Tax Revolution
–New Fiscal Year Revenue Estimates Released for FY 2025, Teeing Up Another Conversation On Lower Taxes
–The Path to 0% Income Tax
-Association Accomplishments in February
February 2024 Newsletter
–2024 Legislative Priorities
–The Trend Continues: Americans Flock to Low-Tax States
–Bipartisan Tax Bill Proposes the Reinstatement of Key TCJA Elements
-Association Accomplishments in January
January 2024 Newsletter
–Socks and Underwear for Christmas – Time to Cut the State Budget
–New Year, New Ranking? Other States Chasing Utah out of #1 Spot
–The Cost of Connection: Cell Phone Taxes
-Association Accomplishments in December
December 2023 Newsletter
–Time to Recalibrate on Education Spending
–Money Talks, and It Says, “Leave California
–Post-Pandemic, How High are State and Local Taxes in Utah and the Nation?
–Herriman Makes the Right Decision and Concedes: Municipal-Owned Fiber Proposal Is Economically Unfeasible
–Utah Taxpayers Association Pledge Effort Gains Momentum
–November 2023 Bond Election Results – Taxpayers Say No to More Big Bonds
-Association Accomplishments in November
November 2023 Newsletter
–Time to Cool the Jets – Cut the State Budget
–Taxpayer Alert – 2023 Bond Issues on the Ballot
–Calendar Year Truth in Taxation Hearings
-Association Accomplishments in October
October 2023 Newsletter
–Utah Taxpayers Association Launches Statewide Pledge
–New Funding Follow-Up Report from LFA Promises More Accountability
–How Utah Compares Report Reveals Surprising Result
-Association Accomplishments in September
September 2023 Newsletter
–Sales Taxes, Just Like Ogres, “Are Like Onions”
–Billions More in Taxes is a Loss, Not a Gain, for California
–Pain at the Pump, But the Gas Tax is Still Needed
-Association Accomplishments in August
August 2023 Newsletter
–“Holding the Rate” is Raising Taxes
–State Auditor Releases Valuable Tool for Property Taxpayers in Utah
–Inflation isn’t Raising Your Taxes – Cities Are
–Utah’s Congressman Moore, Ways and Means Committee Forward Tax Relief out of Committee
–UDOT Issues Record of Decision on Gondola
-Association Accomplishments in July
July 2023 Newsletter
–Utah Taxpayers Association Kicks Off Signature Gathering in Bountiful To Force Vote On Fiber Debt
–Central Utah Water Conservation District Hikes Taxes For the 7th Year in a Row
–Those Who Use the Roads Should Pay for Them
–Calls for Bad Ideas Like A Carbon Tax Ignore the Real Problem With Rising Energy Costs – Permitting Reform
-Your Association Accomplishments in June
June 2023 Newsletter
–Sound the Alarms – Taxpayers Be Warned – A Bad Pandora’s Box Opened – Transportation Utility Fee
–Eliminate the State Corporate Income Tax
–Affordable Housing Isn’t an Excuse to Raise Taxes
–Iowa Passes Truth In Taxation Modeled After Utah’s Gold Standard Property Tax Law
-Your Association Accomplishments in May
May 2023 Newsletter
–Utah Ranked #1 For Best Economic Outlook For the 16th Year In A Row
–What Arizona Gets Right
–Another Budget Surplus? Revenues Stay Strong, However April Final Tax Payments Will Be the Key
–New Report On Social Security Confirms Insolvency In 11 Years – “Not Touching Social Security” Is Sham Of A Political Position
-Your Association Accomplishments in April
April 2023 Newsletter
–Bad Ideas In A Budget – Biden’s 2024 Budget Proposal Contains Almost $4.7 Trillion in Tax Hikes
–Grover Norquist and Rusty Cannon: Removing earmark on income tax would be a win for Utah
–The Case Against Individual Tax Credits
–The Importance of 60%
-Your Association Accomplishments in March
March 2023 Newsletter
–Tax Cuts and Major Milestones for Utah’s Legislators – 2023 General Session Summary
–Legislature Sets Upcoming Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 – Adds Over $1 Billion In Ongoing Spending and Over $4 Billion In One Time Spending
–Utah’s Tax Policy Response To Inflation
-Your Association Accomplishments in February
February 2023 Newsletter
–Once Again, the Data Shows the Claim “The Rich Don’t Pay their Fair Share of Taxes” is Still One Big Fat Lie
–Spending the Surplus?
–SJR 1- Interim Property Tax Bill Moving Utah Down the Wrong Path
–Taxpayers in Utah Score Big Win – Congressman Blake Moore Elected to Powerful Ways and Means Committee
–Moving the Salt Lake Bees Ballpark
-Your Association Accomplishments in January
January 2023 Newsletter
–100 Years of the Utah Taxpayer Newsletter
–As 2023 Legislative Efforts Begin – Utah Taxpayers Association Takes a Position on ESG
–Legislative Session 101: A Guide
-Your Association Accomplishments in December
December 2022 Newsletter
–Upcoming Budget Surplus Continues to Swell – Past our Predicted $3 Billion and Counting
–Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola – The Best Alternative for Taxpayers
–UAMPS Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Program Backed by Municipal Power Companies Continues to Falter
–Congress Needs to Wake up to Taxpayers’ Largest Tax Burden – Social Security – It is Reaching a Breaking Point
–Howard Stephenson and Mark Buchi Interview
-Your Association Accomplishments in November
November 2022 Newsletter
–New Fiscal Year First Quarter Revenue Collections Are Out – An Even Bigger Surplus Than Previously Forecasted On the Horizon
–The Risks of Doing Tax Policy on the Ballot
–California’s Governor Newsom Ditches Common Sense On Gas Prices and Taxes – Gets an Economics 101 Lesson
–Utah 8th in State Business Tax Climate Index – How Can We Improve?
-Your Association Accomplishments in October
October 2022 Newsletter
–Utah Property Tax Law in the Spotlight: After Kansas Copies Utah in 2021, Nebraska Kicks off Truth in Taxation in 2022, Iowa Set to Follow
–Heads Up: Even with a Surplus a Gas Tax Increase of 14% is Coming January 1, 2023
–Alpine School District Proposes a Staggering Amount of Bonds to Issue – $595 Million, While Orem Proposes to Split From the District
–Legislative Audit Uncovers Problems with Tax Increment Financing in Utah
-Your Association Accomplishments in September
September 2022 Newsletter
–Memo to Governor Cox and the Utah Legislature: Idaho’s Governor Little and Legislature Listened and Led the Way- So Should You
–California Drives Off the Cliff With EVs in 2035, Colorado Hammers Residents With a $750 Million “Delivery Fee” For Transportation Funding – Where Does Utah Stand?
–St. George City Council and Tooele School Board Vote Down Tax Increases, Others Taper A Bit, and Most Forge Ahead With Tax Hikes
–Utah Taxpayers Association Hires New Vice President
-Your Association Accomplishments in August
August 2022 Newsletter
–UTOPIA Used Misleading Statements According To Utah State Auditor
–Like A Broken Record – Utah Has Another Massive Surplus of $1.4 Billion – Taxpayers Deserve Meaningful Relief – Simple Simple Math Shows the Way
–Demystifying Utah’s Property Tax Law and Why We Have the Best Property Tax Laws In the Nation
-Your Association Accomplishments in July
July 2022 Newsletter
–Arizona Blowing Utah Out of the Water On Lower Taxes and Spending Policy
–Primary Election Results – Many New Faces Coming To Utah’s House and Senate
-Your Association Accomplishments in June
June 2022 Newsletter
–Even After Previous Failures, American Fork City Council Gambling $30 million of Taxpayer Funds on Government Owned Fiber Network
–Worried About Californian’s Bringing Crazy Ideas To Utah? You Should Be. CalTax Report Highlights the Insane Asylum Known As the California Legislature
–Salt Lake City Taxpayers Will Need To Speak Up – Or Get Used To It. Bloated Salt Lake City Government Becomes Even More Bloated With What Has Become A Common Occurrence – A Property Tax Hike
–Latest Revenue Numbers Make It Abundantly Clear: The Right Decision For Utah Is Cutting Taxes for 2023 Now – Not More Spending
-Your Association Accomplishments in May
– As FY 2022 Nears An End, Revenue Numbers Give Plenty Of Reasons to Provide Additional Tax Relief
– Massive Tax Incentive In the Works For New Daybreak DevelopmentFamily
– New Association Report Details Tax Burden of Typical Utah
-Your Association Accomplishments in April
– Two Critical Steps the Utah Legislature Can Take Now To Address Inflation
– Big Tax Cuts In Other States Dwarf Utah’s Efforts So Far
– Tips For Fighting Proposed Tax Increases Under Inflation
– Your Association Accomplishments in April
– Legislature Provides Some Tax Relief and Acts On Other Statewide Measures Affecting Taxpayers
– Previewing the Utah Taxpayers Association Annual “Pork Barrel” Report: A Deep Look Into Government Spending In Utah
– American Fork City Explores (Again) the Possibility of Municipal Fiber
– Utah Taxpayers Association 100 Year Anniversary Honored By Utah Legislature
– Increase In Property Tax Values and Federal Funding Drastically Change Public Education Expenditures in FY 2021
-Your Association Accomplishments in March
– Legislature Kicks off 2022 Session, Income Tax Cut Moving Quickly Through the Process
– Cannon’s Canon: Legislature Can Be Prudent and Still Deliver Meaningful Relief to Taxpayers
– Tax Commission Commends Taxpayers Association on its 100 Year Anniversary
– Op-ed: Utah Shouldn’t Allow its Neighbors to Outcompete it on Tax Cuts
– Your Association Accomplishments in January
– Utah Taxpayers Association Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary, Founded in 1922
– Calls for Tax Cuts Increase, Other Legislative Priorities are Unveiled for 2022
– Utah’s Tax and Fee Burden Continues to Climb
– Cox’s Budget Recommends $160 Million Tax Cut
– Your Association Accomplishments in December