by Tax Watchdog | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog, Featured Articles
In Utah, cities are allowed to have what is called an enterprise fund. The Utah League of Cities and Towns describes enterprise funds this way: “Enterprise funds are for services which charge a fee and the fund should be treated like a business organization.” Examples...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 6, 2017 | News and Media, Blog, Press Releases
The Utah Taxpayers Association is concerned with the proposal put forward today by the Our Schools Now initiative. Utah taxpayers already provide more than $4 billion annually to our public education system, and an increase of this magnitude without a sound, detailed...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog
In 1900, Americans paid 5.9% of their income in taxes. Now, in 2017, 31% of the national income is paid in taxes. This includes federal, state, and local taxes. That adds up to about $5.1 trillion. Additionally, Americans are expected to pay more in taxes than they...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog, Taxes Now Conference
The 39th annual “Utah Taxes Now” Conference will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017from 8:00 am – 1:30 pm at the Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City. To view the full agenda, please click here. Keynote Speaker: Chris Campbell,...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 24, 2017 | Blog
Each year, the Utah Taxpayers Association ranks each legislator based on the votes they cast on key, tax-related bills during the annual legislative session. The Utah Taxpayers Association annually releases a legislative scorecard ranking Utah’s legislators by their...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, Featured Articles
Throughout the 2017 General Session your Taxpayers Association was working alongside legislative leaders to put major tax reform efforts in place that would broaden and strengthen Utah’s tax base, while lowering the overall rates on sales, income, and corporate income...
