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....
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...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, In the News, Press Releases
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Taxpayers Association and Libertas Institute, represented by attorneys from the Center for Competitive Politics, have reached a mutually agreeable settlement with the state of Utah over a legal challenge to state law that, in effect, silences...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 22, 2016 | News and Media, Blog, In the News
Earlier this week, the Utah Taxpayers Association President Howard Stephenson wrote an opinion article in the Daily Herald regarding Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz efforts to create a level-playing field among retailers as part of a national solution on remote sales taxes....
by Tax Watchdog | May 25, 2016 | Events and Meetings, News and Media, Taxes Now Conference, In the News
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 38th Annual Taxes Now Conference on Monday, May 16th at the Grand America Hotel. We had a group of excellent presenters who expertly displayed knowledge about tax-related issues from all sides of the policy and political...
