BEEHIVE FAMILY – TYPICAL UTAH FAMILY
The Bob and Brooke Beehive Family is a family of five designed to help illustrate the annual tax burden of a “typical” Utah family.
This typical family has been created using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and several publications from the Utah State Tax Commission.
All calculations are done by the Utah Taxpayers Association.
Newsletter Archive
December 2021 Newsletter – A Very Unpopular Statement, but a Truthful One: Eliminating the Sales Tax on Food is a Bad Idea– 2021 Year in Review: Many Wins for Taxpayers– Guest Commentary – Scott Smith: Tax Commission and Association Work to Clarify Auditing Process–...
New Association Report Details Tax Burden of the Typical Utah Family
The second annual Beehive Family Report published by the Utah Taxpayers Association sheds a lot of light on the tax burden the typical Utah family faced in 2021. Policymakers can look to the report to understand the overall burden taxpayers face, as well as the impact...
Increase in Property Tax Values and Federal Funding Drastically Change Public Education Expenditures in FY 2021
According to a new Association report, rising property values have impacted tax rates across the state. The annual School Spending Report, released in February, examines spending, revenues, and tax rates from all 41 school districts and combined charter school...