by Tax Watchdog | Dec 21, 2009 | In the News
The Utah Taxpayers Association continues to oppose UTOPIA and we appreciate your support! Our office has received over a hundred phone calls from Brigham City residents who were misled by UTOPIA and who remain strongly opposed to their business practices. The Utah...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 21, 2009 | In the News
SALES TAX COLLECTION – VENDOR COMPENSATION FACTS HISTORY In 1992 Representative Marty Stephens ran H.B. 338 that had two significant impacts on retailers. First, it required retailers that had $50,000 or more in sales tax collections annually to remit the sales...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 15, 2009 | In the News
Jason Lee December 14, 2009 The governor’s budget proposal to eliminate a discount given to retail businesses is drawing criticism from some business owners. On Friday, Gov. Gary Herbert released his 2010-11 budget plan in which he proposes that state lawmakers...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 14, 2009 | In the News
Express Pass is an electronic payment system that UDOT will implement along the I-15 Express Lanes by fall 2010. This system will replace the current decal program that allows a monitored number of solo drivers to pay a $50/month fee to use the lanes. EXPRESS LANES:...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 10, 2009 | In the News
Arthur Raymond December 10, 2009 A budget-trimming process that began last summer with a scalpel and ended with an axe and a tax increase culminated Tuesday night with final approval of Salt Lake County’s 2010 budget. It makes official a package that found about...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 9, 2009 | In the News
Jeremiah Stettler December 9, 2009 Empty chairs outnumbered people — even as the Salt Lake County Council considered approving its first property tax increase in nearly a decade. Wade Marshall sat alone in his row, leafing through a budget document and wondering...