by Tax Watchdog | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, School Spending
According to a new Association report, rising property values have impacted tax rates across the state. The annual School Spending Report, released in February, examines spending, revenues, and tax rates from all 41 school districts and combined charter school...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, How Utah Compares
Utah’s state and local government tax and burden ranked higher than the nation’s during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association’s annual calculations in the How Utah Compares report. Tax burden is expressed as the percentage of total...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, Cost of Government
The Utah Taxpayers Association just released its annual report, the “2021 Cost of City Government.” The report, based on FY 2020 data, compares the tax burden placed on citizens in Utah’s 50 largest cities by population. On average, Utah city governments (including...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 20, 2021 | Blog, Historical, Property Tax Report
Most Utah property tax payers saw their taxable values increased dramatically this year and the natives are getting restless. The Utah Legislature’s joint Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee held a public hearing last Wednesday to hear from local property tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, Annual Reports, Average Family Taxes
Have you ever been curious how much you pay across all major taxes in a year? The Utah Taxpayers Association has released a new annual report, titled “The Beehive Family – The Tax Burden of the Bob and Brooke Beehive Family”. The report examines the annual tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 5, 2021 | Cost of Government
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