by Tax Watchdog | Apr 15, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Today, April 15, federal and state income taxes are due. But the day ought to be changed to April 19 – a very special day in the history of the United States and the world. On this day the American protests against taxation without representation...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 8, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson When Governor Leavitt held back $56.6 million from the fiscal year 2001 budget near its close last June there were some who criticized him for not allowing the gap to be made up with a portion of the state’s $120 million “rainy day fund”. That was...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 25, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Although the Utah Legislature is no longer in session, some of its most important work goes forward. During the interim between regular sessions, the various committees of the legislature are empowered to study issues and draft legislation for the...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 18, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Last week in this column I described how the Utah Legislature in its recent session successfully resolved a $256 million revenue shortfall. Taxpayer-friendly legislators were successful in quashing any serious consideration of general tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 11, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Legislature ended its 2002 General Session last Wednesday at midnight, successfully dealing with budget shortfalls without a general tax increase. The $256 million deficit was addressed with spending cuts and a cigarette tax hike of 18...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 4, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Each time I have to wait for my personal computer to re-boot, or whenever I have to re-write a document that was lost due to a computer crash, I think of Bill Gates and wonder how rich he would be if he had to pay $10 an hour for all of the lost...
