by Tax Watchdog | Jul 10, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, Property Tax Report
Over the next six weeks, around 78 taxing entities throughout Utah will hold public Truth in Taxation hearings to justify their proposed budget increases. This gold-standard property tax law, pioneered in Utah and replicated across the nation, facilitates transparency...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 31, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
On January 11th, 2023, it was announced that Utah’s Congressman Blake Moore (R- CD1) had been elected to the House Ways and Means Committee. This is a huge win for taxpayers in Utah. Utah has never had a Republican member on the committee since statehood and there has...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In January 1923, for the steep price of one cent per copy, the first edition of Utah Taxpayer, the monthly newsletter of the Utah Taxpayers Association, was published. This first edition, photographed in its entirety below, lamented the rising cost of government and...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Utah Taxpayers Association is pleased to announce the 1st edition of a new annual report, titled “The Pork Barrel”. The report is an annual analysis of the Utah State Budget to provide transparency and accountability. For the first edition of the report, the...