by Tax Watchdog | Mar 3, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Over the final days of the legislative session, a lot will be said, good and bad, about the legislature’s plan to decrease the income tax rate. At the time of publication, the rate is expected to drop from 4.55% to 4.50%, which for an average Utah family is a return...
by Malah Armstrong | Jan 31, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The sight (or sound) of the Frontrunner train and various UTA buses and Trax has become a familiar one for many Utahns. Servicing over 40 million customers annually, the massive and complex transportation relies on various sources of revenue to operate, most notably...
by Malah Armstrong | Jan 31, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
What could Utah and New Jersey possibly have in common? On the topic of tax policy, no less. Well, it turns out SB 47 (Harper) is that common link. SB 47, Sales and Use Tax Remittance Amendments, removes the requirement that a seller pay or collect and remit sales tax...
by Billy Hesterman | Jan 31, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Each year during the second week of the Legislative session the Legislature adopts what is called the “base budget.” Through a series of bills the state lawmakers pass most of the budget so that should there be a hang up at the end of the session, the...
by Billy Hesterman | Jan 31, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In early January New York began its effort of congestion pricing for drivers entering the center of Manhattan. The program is a toll pricing system that varies throughout the day depending on how congested the roads are. If the roads are busy, drivers will pay...
by Malah Armstrong | Jan 2, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
When my husband and I were in college, our budget rule was, “every dollar has a job”. We’d assign the dollars needed for rent, groceries, gas, and savings, but even the “leftover” dollars got jobs, usually for our vacation and date funds. There was no surplus, and no...
