by Malah Armstrong | Jan 2, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
When my husband and I were in college, our budget rule was, “every dollar has a job”. We’d assign the dollars needed for rent, groceries, gas, and savings, but even the “leftover” dollars got jobs, usually for our vacation and date funds. There was no surplus, and no...
by Malah Armstrong | Jan 2, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Although Christmas markets were once just a German tradition, they’ve become increasingly popular in Utah. Thousands of us now bundle up and go to our local parks and community centers to peruse handcrafted goods and treats to buy as stocking stuffers and gifts. While...
by Malah Armstrong | Nov 3, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have proposed scrapping taxes on tips during their respective campaigns, but this proposal is nothing more than a red herring: a distraction from the really important tax stuff. Rather than truly help anyone, the proposal to ban...
by Malah Armstrong | Nov 3, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
With Amendment A officially disqualified from the November 2024 ballot, you might think we’d be done talking about education spending for now, but Speaker Schultz and the Higher Education Committee have a different idea. As reported by the Salt Lake Tribune, Speaker...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 5, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
A recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy showed that, in Utah, undocumented immigrants paid more than $235 million in taxes overall. Offering some insights on the figure, the study’s research director Carl Davis said that undocumented immigrants...
