by Tax Watchdog | Aug 15, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
Mr. Howard Stephenson The national Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) which officially began in March 2000 is about to take effect in a significant way. SSTP is an effort to simplify and modernize sales and use tax collection and administration, according to James...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 8, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Despite significant start up costs, Utah charter schools are educating students at a total cost per student that is less than the total cost per student for Utah’s forty school districts, according to an analysis conducted by the Utah Taxpayers...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 18, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah’s Tax Reform Task Force is considering a flat state income tax with one rate and no itemized deductions or dependent exemptions. The proposal has been recommended by Income Tax Sub-committee and will now be considered by the full Task Force....
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 12, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The 900 pound gorilla now weighs in at far less than it used to. For many years the Utah Education Association (UEA), the state’s largest teachers union has had the largest political action committee (PAC) in the state due to having the state...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 5, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Last week in this column I began to discuss soccer and ReAL Salt Lake’s interest in getting taxpayers to fork over $30 million toward a $60 million dedicated soccer stadium in this valley. By the reaction, or lack thereof to my column last week,...
