by Tax Watchdog | Oct 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In addition to the 78 entities which proposed tax hikes during the summer, 27 more entities which run on a calendar financial year, will be voting on their proposed tax hikes in the coming weeks. We have compiled a list of these entities along with relevant...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
This year’s election day falls on Tuesday, November 21st, and in several counties, cities and districts, voters will be able to vote not just on their elected officials, but on bond issues, too. We have compiled a list of the 2023 bond proposals, reviewed the...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, How Utah Compares
Our 2023 How Utah Compares report, published in September, challenges the narrative that Utah’s tax burden is extraordinarily low by comparing the percentage of personal income devoted to various taxes and fees to that of each of the 50 states and the nation as...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Budget of the State of Utah for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 is 572 pages long – longer than Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and Pride and Prejudice – and far less familiar than any of those classics. Each year, the Legislature appropriates billions of dollars to...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Since its founding in 1922, the Utah Taxpayers Association has cautioned that government should not be in the business of business. For over two decades, mostly under the radar of taxpayers, local governments have marched down the perilous road of borrowing and...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
UDOT’s final decision on the construction of a gondola to ease traffic in the Little Cottonwood Canyon was made mid-July, and with that decision came the resurgence of old arguments that the project will only benefit some – specifically, those who own or frequent the...
