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...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 25, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Whew! What a ride! In many ways, I suppose we all feel a little like we’ve personally done the giant slalom. But wasn’t it worth it? From multiple foreign and local sources we’re hearing that these were, without a doubt, the best-hosted Winter...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 18, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Legislature is considering significantly higher taxes on tobacco products sold on non-federal and non-Indian property in the Beehive state. The 30 cent per pack tax increase called for in HB 238 (Saunders) would be distributed to the...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 11, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson It took years of preparation and finally the seventeen days we’ve been waiting for have arrived. During these winter Olympic games Utah’s story will be told to nearly four billion people around the world through the pens, cameras and microphones...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 4, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A Fourth Congressional District? Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and his team of lawyers have done a superb job in advancing Utah’s claim for a fourth congressional seat to the U.S. Supreme Court. And in anticipation of the possibility of a...
