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What Taxpayers Should Know About City Enterprise Fund Transfers

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...

Efforts Towards Major Tax Reform in Utah Stalls, Work to Continue Throughout the Year

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...

December My Corner: Ballot Question for $750 Million Income Tax Increase for Public Education will Fail, Create Lasting Ill-Will

by Tax Watchdog | Dec 6, 2016 | Resources, News and Media, Featured Articles

Written by Association President Howard Stephenson Published on December 6, 2016 On November 29, 2016 education advocacy organizations Prosperity 2020 and Education First announced their intention to seek voter approval of a $750 million permanent increase in Utah’s...

Don’t let a famous company dazzle us into a bad deal

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 22, 2016 | News and Media, Featured Articles, In the News

Economic development and jobs are top priorities for us. As Salt Lake County mayor and as a state senator, we’ve supported many projects where businesses get tax support in exchange for creating good-paying jobs and bringing more economic growth to the state....

Is West Jordan’s Discus deal a sound investment in the future or corporate welfare?

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 11, 2016 | News and Media, Blog, Featured Articles, In the News, Press Releases

The City of West Jordan is currently negotiating an Economic Development Area (EDA) in the Southwest corner of the city to attract a large technology company to build a number of data centers within that area. The area is called the Pioneer Technology District EDA....

Cities, Counties, Special Service Districts Propose Tax Increases

by Tax Watchdog | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Tax Alerts, Featured Articles, In the News

In last month’s edition of the Utah Taxpayer, we reviewed a few cities and school districts that are looking to increase their levies on taxpayers. As happens every summer, cities and school districts, along with a few special service districts, prepare their budget...
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