by Billy Hesterman | Dec 1, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Don’t overthink it, just cut taxes This year has brought a flurry of ideas from state legislators on how to change Utah’s tax system. Lawmakers are responding to constituents who have contacted them about increases in their property taxes, the rising fees imposed by...
by Billy Hesterman | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
The Problem With Taxing Someone Else for Our Benefit U.S. Senator Russell B. Long once said, “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax the fellow behind the tree.” The saying has become a way to describe many states’ tax policies when they are looking for new revenue but...
by Billy Hesterman | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters
At September’s Interim Committee meeting of the Legislature’s Revenue and Taxation Committee, it was revealed that nearly 40 taxing entities in the state are in jeopardy of not receiving their approved tax increase, despite having voted for the increase and holding a...
by Billy Hesterman | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Modernizing Truth-in-Taxation Truth-in-Taxation has been in place in Utah since the 1980s. It has played a significant role in keeping Utah’s property tax burden low and has limited government spending. As noted in previous newsletters, the Truth-in-Taxation system...
by Billy Hesterman | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
August is property‑tax‑increase season in Utah because this is when cities, school districts, and special service districts adopt their final budgets after holding truth‑in‑taxation hearings with their taxpayers. These meetings give elected officials a chance to...
