by Tax Watchdog | May 5, 2022 | Publications, Newsletters
December 2021 Newsletter – A Very Unpopular Statement, but a Truthful One: Eliminating the Sales Tax on Food is a Bad Idea– 2021 Year in Review: Many Wins for Taxpayers– Guest Commentary – Scott Smith: Tax Commission and Association Work to Clarify Auditing Process–...
by Tax Watchdog | May 3, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters
The second annual Beehive Family Report published by the Utah Taxpayers Association sheds a lot of light on the tax burden the typical Utah family faced in 2021. Policymakers can look to the report to understand the overall burden taxpayers face, as well as the impact...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, School Spending
According to a new Association report, rising property values have impacted tax rates across the state. The annual School Spending Report, released in February, examines spending, revenues, and tax rates from all 41 school districts and combined charter school...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, How Utah Compares
Utah’s state and local government tax and burden ranked higher than the nation’s during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association’s annual calculations in the How Utah Compares report. Tax burden is expressed as the percentage of total...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 6, 2021 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters
The Utah Taxpayers Association just released its annual report, the “2021 Cost of County Government.” The report, based on 2019/2020 data, shows the relationship between county government revenue and citizen income in Utah’s 29 counties. On average, Utah county...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, Cost of Government
The Utah Taxpayers Association just released its annual report, the “2021 Cost of City Government.” The report, based on FY 2020 data, compares the tax burden placed on citizens in Utah’s 50 largest cities by population. On average, Utah city governments (including...
