by Tax Watchdog | Dec 6, 2021 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Whenever the debate surrounding the sales tax on food reignites, hyperbole and emotion sometimes get in the way of facts and data. Your Taxpayers Association would like to explain a few facts that seem to always be missing from the conversation. Since 2008, purchases...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Utahns took to the ballot to decide issues throughout the state that will have implications on taxpayers for years to come. Keep in mind, these results are only preliminary and may change as the vote tally continues to update. Summit County Bond for Open Space Voters...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
While many lawmakers in Washington DC scream at the top of their lungs about “the rich not paying their fair share of taxes” (which is not true by the way, as I wrote in May of this year) and waive their arms in anger, they hope that you don’t notice what they are...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
During legislative interim meetings at the Capitol in October, your Utah Taxpayers Association presented the case for a sustainable income tax cut to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee. As our annual Beehive Family Report shows, state income tax is the 2nd...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 1, 2021 | News and Media, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, In the News
Every month – with the exception of August and September – we watch for the State Tax Commission’s TC-23. The report provides a snapshot view of the State’s revenue picture. As we have been saying for over a year now, revenue is incredibly strong. The first quarter of...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
We’re often here writing about proposed tax increases on a local level and what citizens can do to try to prevent or argue against them. However, we’re seeing a proposal in Salt Lake County that would provide an ease for the tax burden on property owners in the...
