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 | 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...
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...
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....
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....
