by Tax Watchdog | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Last week, on March 26th, weekly initial unemployment benefit claims reached the highest level in the history of our country. Claims were five times higher than the worst week during the Great Recession of 2008 at almost 2.9 million claims. We are likely to see more...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Publications, Uncategorized, Legislative Scorecard, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
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 76 bills the Utah Taxpayers Association tracked...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In its October meeting, the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force, after months of public input and weighing options, began taking action on proposals that were placed before it. The Task Force reviewed five options from various members of the Task Force, with...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog
I recently spoke at the annual convention of COST (Committee on State Taxation) in Phoenix, along with other western states taxpayers association representatives. Many state reports told of challenges in getting state legislators to enact appropriate economic-growth...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog
With nearly half of all state funds in Utah’s budget going towards public education, each year your Taxpayers Association scrutinizes all of Utah’s school districts to determine per pupil expenditures. However, not all of that amount goes towards district schools....
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog
This November, Utahns have the opportunity to weigh in on issues that will affect their taxes. The questions being asked have the potential to impact all three of Utah’s major taxes (sales, property and income taxes) depending on how voters react to the questions. The...
