by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Maybe now is not the right time to point out that Utahns’ property tax burden is the seventh lowest in the nation. It certainly doesn’t feel that way when 66 entities are proposing tax hikes this year and residents’ property tax bills get higher every year as a result...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
While Utah voters will have numerous issues to vote on this November, perhaps none will change the future of Utah’s politics and spending than Constitutional Amendment A, which proposes to allow income tax revenues to fund any state needs after fulfilling the...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
There’s a story told around the office that an elected official once said that they’d rather run naked across a stage in front of their constituents than hold a truth-in-taxation hearing. If that doesn’t already clue you in and how good the system is, I don’t know...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 5, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
A recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy showed that, in Utah, undocumented immigrants paid more than $235 million in taxes overall. Offering some insights on the figure, the study’s research director Carl Davis said that undocumented immigrants...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
As I begin my new position here I want to take a few minutes to introduce myself. In the future you can expect to read messages focused on Utah tax policy in this space but for this first time, I want to share who I am with all of you. When I was a young...
by Rusty Cannon | Jul 8, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
undaunted: : courageously resolute especially in the face of danger or difficulty : not discouraged Merriam – Webster Dictionary Carefully preserved on a bookshelf at the office of the Utah Taxpayers Association, we have an original copy of the very first...
