by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters
Utah’s 29 counties recently mailed property tax notices to every Utah property owner. These notices indicate the parcel’s market value, the taxable value, the property tax rate each taxing entity with jurisdiction over the parcel intends to levy, the anticipated total...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, Cost of Government
As part of our annual revenue of proposed tax increases, the Utah Taxpayers Association also compiles a report that calculates the amount of money paid per capita to city government by Utahns in the state’s 50 largest cities by population. The 2020 Cost of City...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters
Just this week Utah Education Association (UEA) President Heidi Matthews, during a KSL Sunday Edition interview, said that only a handful (the very smallest) of Utah’s 41 school districts should reopen this month and the rest should instead only provide online...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters
By September 14, 2020, city and town councils that have committed their municipal power ratepayers to the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Small Modular Nuclear Project (also known as the “Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) must hold a public vote to...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters
A cardinal rule during a recession is to not raise taxes. In our current unprecedented recession that Utah and the country is suffering through, following this rule is more important than ever. Your Taxpayers Association has heard from many individuals and businesses...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, Taxes Now Conference
Utah clearly leads the nation in fiscal responsibility according to leading national economist Stephen Moore speaking through a Zoom connection at the 42nd Utah Taxes Now Conference. He planned to speak in person but without advance notice, the White House called on...
