by Tax Watchdog | May 13, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Last week the Utah State School Board refused to implement HB 174 – Utah’s newest education voucher law – because the original voucher law – HB 148 – has been referred to the ballot. Seems the twelve of fifteen board members who voted to violate...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 16, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A median-income Utah household consisting of two parents and three children pays 25.3% of its income in direct federal, state, and local taxes, according to an analysis by the Utah Taxpayers Association. A median-income Utah family earns $57,700...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 13, 2007 | Average Family Taxes
A median-income Utah household consisting of two parents and three children pays 25.3% of its income in direct federal, state, and local taxes, according to an analysis by the Utah Taxpayers Association. A median-income Utah family earns $57,700 in wages and salary....
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson It’s time to double Utah’s motor fuel tax. There. I said it. The President of Utah’s 85 year old tax watchdog organization is calling for the biggest highway tax rate hike in Utah history – or for that matter the history of any state. No, this...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 2, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Following the recent signing of SB223 – the $220 million omnibus tax cut package – there was broad media coverage of the individual income tax cut which makes up $109 million of the cut and $80 million in sales tax cuts. These were viewed as tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 26, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In the past two years, Gov. Huntsman and the Utah Legislature have dramatically changed Utah’s tax structure. Many people have wondered how the combined effects of income tax changes and multiple sales tax changes will affect them. Utah Taxpayers...
