by Tax Watchdog | Feb 2, 2026 | Special Reports
Utah cities are major stewards of public funds. In FY 2024, cities statewide collected $8 billion and spent $7.4 billion, drawing from property and sales taxes, dozens of fees, and a variety of state and federal sources. With 123 distinct revenue categories available,...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Currently there are more than 700 items of legislation publicly available with more to come as the legislative session continues. If that sounds overwhelming, we have you covered for what bills deal directly with tax policy. As bills are released association...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer, Special Reports
As Utahns, we entrust our local cities with billions in public funds to deliver essential services like public safety, roads, and utilities. In 2024 alone, Utah cities managed over $8 billion in revenue and spent $7.4 billion. But how transparent are they with these...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Utahns are now benefiting from an automatic tax cut that took effect on January 1 of this year. The state’s gas tax ticked down from $0.385 per gallon to $0.379 per gallon. It is a small decrease, but a decrease nonetheless, for Utah taxpayers as we head into the new...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 1, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
In November the United States minted the last batch of pennies to be put into circulation. The move is an effort to save the federal government about $56 million per year to produce the coin that has become less utilized over the years in actual transactions and is...
