by Tax Watchdog | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Association President Howard Stephenson A few years ago a Time Magazine editorial related a twist of the story of Rip Van Winkle who awakens in the 21st century after a hundred year snooze and is of course utterly bewildered by what he sees. ‘Every place Rip goes just...
by Tax Watchdog | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
This article was originally published in the Deseret News on April 29, 2019. While the debate over “tax modernization” and expanding the sales tax base to include services rages on, Utah has a solution staring it right in the face: Cut the income tax rate. We’ve heard...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 10, 2019 | Events and Meetings, Taxes Now Conference
The 41st annual “Utah Taxes Now” Conference was held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from 8:00 am – 2:00 p.m. at the Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City.S Leaders from the Utah House of Representatives, the Senate, the Utah State Tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
2019 Session: There’s Still Plenty of Work to Do in the Coming Months Now that we’ve had some time to digest the 2019 General Session, one topic dominated much of the conversation. But plenty of other issues boiled up that will affect taxpayers for years to come....
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Utah Taxpayers Association annually releases a legislative scorecard ranking Utah’s legislators by their votes on the most important tax-related bills considered during the most recent legislative session. Out of 60 bills the Utah Taxpayers Association tracked...