by Tax Watchdog | Jun 30, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized, The Utah Taxpayer
One major tax burden on small businesses is known as the tangible personal property tax or TPP. It is one of the more disliked taxes among business owners. Recently a prominent business owner in Utah told the Association they call it the “bull-sh**” tax because they...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 30, 2025 | The Utah Taxpayer
Truths, myths, and everything in between for Truth-in-Taxation season Utah’s cities, special service districts, and school districts have wrapped up their annual exercise of creating their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. These entities run on a July 1 –...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 30, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
From the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget With Congress underway with using the budget reconciliation process to enact broad swaths of the Republican agenda, lawmakers have a choice – take responsible steps to address our concerning fiscal trajectory or...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
We would like to thank our 2025 Friend of the Taxpayer award winners for their commitment to lowering Utahns’ tax burdens, ensuring fair and equitable taxes, upholding important protections for taxpayers, and supporting sound tax policy and a welcoming economic...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
A recurring theme in tax conversations lately has been the issue of businesses and whether they pay their fair share in taxes. The theme is misguided as it is impossible for businesses to pay taxes. Rather taxing businesses really is just a way for policymakers to...
