by Tax Watchdog | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Utah taxpayers can now see exactly which local governments are proposing property tax increases in 2026—and what those increases could mean for their household budgets. The Utah Taxpayers Association’s updated Truth-in-Taxation list includes cities, towns, school...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Utah’s 29 counties recently mailed property tax notices to every Utah property owner. These notices indicate the property’s market value, taxable value, the property tax rate each taxing entity with jurisdiction over the property intends to levy, the anticipated total...
by Billy Hesterman | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Why We Are Challenging the State’s New Targeted Advertising Tax Last week, the Utah Taxpayers Association filed a legal complaint challenging a new state law passed during the 2026 legislative session. This is not an action we take lightly. Utah’s governor and...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 1, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
The tax on beer in Utah will increase starting July 1, as the tax will again go up by 25 cents, the same amount it has increased in each of the previous two years. The increase, which makes Utah’s tax $13.85 per 31-gallon barrel, comes from legislation passed by the...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 1, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
At the June interim meeting of the Legislature’s Revenue and Taxation Committee, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute presented a timely report on a growing piece of Utah’s property tax system: non-primary residential property. These properties include vacation homes,...
by Billy Hesterman | Jul 1, 2026 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
The Tax That Helped Launch a Nation On a cold December night in 1773, dozens of Boston colonists, many disguised to conceal their identities, boarded three East India Company ships in Boston Harbor. Once aboard, they opened 342 chests of tea and dumped them into the...
