by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Every year, your Utah Taxpayers Association staff members attend a couple of annual meetings that bring together sister taxpayer associations from states across the country along with tax professionals, CPAs, legal professionals and policymakers. In October, Howard...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Every year the Tax Foundation in Washington DC releases its “State Business Tax Climate Index” that ranks states in a unique way. It seeks to compare state tax systems by not only looking at how much states collect in tax revenue, but more importantly how they are...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Each year, your Utah Taxpayers Association reviews all of the various bond proposals floated by taxing entities around the state. While we generally try to meet with school districts to reduce overall bonding costs through the encouragement of cost-cutting...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
I have either lobbied or served in the Utah Legislature since April 1, 1977. From my MPA experience I was already aware that the Utah Legislature avoids the costly duplication and unnecessary competition among dueling staffs that exist in so many other states. The...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In its October meeting, the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force, after months of public input and weighing options, began taking action on proposals that were placed before it. The Task Force reviewed five options from various members of the Task Force, with...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 3, 2015 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Monthly Newsletter “The Utah Taxpayer” The Utah Taxpayers Association publishes a monthly newsletter, The Utah Taxpayer. Email spencer@alowhuta.wpengine.com to have the newsletter sent to your inbox every month. February 2019 Newsletter- Cutting the Income...