by Tax Watchdog | Apr 18, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In its recently completed General Session, the Utah Legislature ran out of time before taking action on a number of important bills. One of these is DORA, the Drug Offender Reform Act which I wrote about in an earlier column. Another deals with...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 4, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Contrary to popular belief, not all Utah sales tax exemptions go to businesses. In fact businesses receive 47% of total sales tax exemption amounts, according the Utah Taxpayers Association’s analysis of Tax Commission data. Elected officials, the...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 28, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson HJR 1, the resolution regarding financial institutions passed the recently concluded Utah Legislature. It is a resolution encouraging Congress to create fairness in the taxation of competing financial institutions and determine whether the tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 21, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The recently concluded Utah Legislature was hugely successful for taxpayers and political conservatives. However, there were a few important measures which did not pass because of infighting between the House and Senate or because legislators...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 7, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson It was interesting during the recent Utah legislative session to see the four new top state officials in action: Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Lt. Governor Gary Herbert, Senate President John Valentine, and House Speaker Greg Curtis. While there...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 28, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Those who argue against President Bush’s plans for personalizing a portion of social security use similar arguments of those who oppose school choice, medical savings accounts, and welfare reform. They liken those who support the notions of...
