by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In its September meeting, the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee discussed Utah’s current sales tax exemptions. Your Taxpayers Association has long argued for a broad sales tax base and a low sales tax rate. The exception to this is using these exemptions as tools...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Utah has ranked number one in economic competitiveness and economic outlook for the 13th year in a row, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 2020 “Rich States Poor States” report. In addition, Utah was also ranked the Best State for Business...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Latest data reveal that Utah is the fastest growing state with the fastest job growth. Utah has ranked first place in economic outlook all 13 years for which the Rich States, Poor States economic study has been published. A recent report by 24/7WallSt ranked Utah’s...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The City Council of Lehi, Utah, one of the largest subscribers to the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Small Modular Reactor project, voted unanimously to withdraw from the project on August 25th. Lehi joins Logan, who withdrew earlier in the month,...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
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, Publications, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, 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...
