by Billy Hesterman | Dec 1, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Don’t overthink it, just cut taxes This year has brought a flurry of ideas from state legislators on how to change Utah’s tax system. Lawmakers are responding to constituents who have contacted them about increases in their property taxes, the rising fees imposed by...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
In Utah there are fiscal year entities that hold truth-in-taxation meetings in August when they are seeking to increase taxes and there are calendar year entities which hold truth-in-taxation meetings mostly in November/December when they want to increase their...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer, Special Reports
The Utah Taxpayers Association has released its 2025 Cost of County Government report, offering a detailed look at how much county governments across the state collect from taxpayers — and how that compares to residents’ income. The annual report calculates how many...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
In October, the Association released a report examining the impact of short-term rentals (such as Airbnb) on the state of Utah. As policymakers have discussed the cost of housing in the state, the question of short-term rentals (STRs) and their effect on housing has...
by Billy Hesterman | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
The Problem With Taxing Someone Else for Our Benefit U.S. Senator Russell B. Long once said, “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax the fellow behind the tree.” The saying has become a way to describe many states’ tax policies when they are looking for new revenue but...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 14, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer, Special Reports
This is a report we have prepared covering the impact of Short Term Rentals on the state of Utah. You can download the report here. ‹ Prev Page 1 / — Next...
