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Opinion Writer Published Urban Legend About Utah Legislative Arts Funding

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 23, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson We’ve all heard urban legends from time to time. These are sensational stories which are purported to be true, but contain little truth. They are often used to get people upset. It was once popular to spread urban legends through chain letters....

Utah Ranks Poorly in Business Tax Climate Study

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 9, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Two weeks ago I reported in this column that Utah ranks 27th among the fifty states and the District of Columbia in the Seventh Annual Small Business Survival Index. The SBSI ranks the fifty states and District of Columbia using 20 indicators...

Those Who Pay the Most Taxes Benefit Most from Tax Cuts

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 2, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson VICTORY FOR TAXPAYERS! According to the Treasury Department, there have been 19 significant federal tax cuts since the end of World War II. Three of them, including the $350 billion tax relief package signed last week, were enacted under the...

Utah Receives Mediocre Ranking in Small Business Survival Index

by Tax Watchdog | May 26, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Utah ranks 27th among the fifty states and District of Columbia for small business survivability, according to the Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC); a non-profit small business advocacy group with more than 70,000 members nationally. The...

U Lawsuit Supporting Gun Ban Shows Contempt for Rule of Law

by Tax Watchdog | May 19, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson The University of Utah is in the news again regarding their longstanding ban on guns on campus. University administrators have decided to file a second lawsuit to uphold the University’s ban on concealed weapons on campus. Their first...

Reagan Tax Advisor Urges Utah’s Elimination of Taxes on Business Inputs

by Tax Watchdog | May 12, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Utah should eliminate the taxation of business purchases and reduce or even eliminate the corporate income tax, according to Dr. Charles E. McLure Jr, an internationally recognized tax advisor and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at...
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