by Tax Watchdog | Dec 8, 2014 | In the News
For years, county assessors have been conducting personal property tax audits in a way that is becoming a significant burden to small business owners. Many businesses have shared stories of county auditors coming into their business and auditing personal property for...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 3, 2014 | In the News
Only two calendar-year taxing entities are planning Truth in Taxation hearings this December for a property tax increase. Counties and Special Districts in Utah are to be commended for their fiscal restraint. Wayne County Wayne County, home to Canyonlands National...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 24, 2014 | In the News
The Utah Legislature is once again looking at funding options for the state’s critical transportation needs. Lawmakers considered addressing the issue in the 2014 legislative session but couldn’t settle on a solution before their 45-day time limit ran out. Once the...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 13, 2014 | In the News
Wireless service has become essential to daily life for individual consumers, businesses, and government. Few other services have seen the kind of explosive growth in subscribers that wireless service has enjoyed. Unfortunately, government has viewed this boon as a...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 4, 2014 | In the News
Salt Lake County needs to head back to the drawing board with its plan to subsidize a mega convention center hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. After claiming there were multiple developers interested in building such a facility near the Salt Palace, only one company...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 2, 2014 | In the News
Since Utah became a state in 1896, the Utah Constitution has included a partisan requirement in determining the make up of the Utah State Tax Commission. Perhaps that requirement was justifiable earlier in our history, but with the complexity of Utah’s 21st century...
