by Tax Watchdog | Dec 29, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Employers in Utah have wondered why their unemployment insurance rates have recently skyrocketed. They’re asking why we had a rate reduction in 2000 if rates were only to be increased three years later. They want to know why they’re...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 22, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Governor Olene Walker just unveiled her first (and probably last) proposed budget which, for me, is my twelfth as a State Senator. During my tenure in the legislature I’ve seen tight budgets, loose budgets, difficult budgets and easy...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 15, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson When federal taxes paid by Utahns are compared to federal receipts of all kinds, Utah is one of thirty-four states that are subsidized by the remaining sixteen states. In other words, for every dollar that Utah taxpayers sent to the federal...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 8, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A ten cent per gallon gas tax increase in FY2006 may be inevitable if Governor Walker and the legislature decide to raid the Centennial Highway Fund (CHF) of its remaining sales tax revenue in order to increase public education spending. Shifting...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 24, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Congress is currently considering two issues affecting tax policy for states and one issue that could raise federal taxes for generations to come. The Internet has given birth to two contentious taxation issues that have become confused. The first...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 17, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah statewide property tax revenues are expected to reach $1.69 billion in calendar year 2003, an increase of $81 million, or 5%, from the previous year, according to a recent report by the Utah Taxpayers Association. This estimate is based on...
