by Tax Watchdog | Sep 30, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The decision to earmark income tax for education was made in 1948 and, with some minor adjustments, has dictated the taxation and spending trends in Utah for the last 76 years. However, we’re not living in a post-WWII society, or economy, or education system, and...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 30, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
As spooky season is now upon us we thought it would be good to take a look at the fees charged by some of the scariest spots in many of Utah’s cities, the city cemetery. Municipal cemetery fees have a wide range in Utah. South Jordan has the highest fees,...
by Billy Hesterman | Sep 30, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
There are a lot of issues people consider when they decide who to vote for. Some vote strictly with the political party of their choice. Some look at the personality of a candidate and determine they’ll vote for the person with the personality they like the most....
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Below are listed the local bond issues which will appear on the November 2024 ballot of the constituencies they will affect. The average cost to the taxpayer listed is a calculation of the entity proposing the bond, not the Utah Taxpayers Association. ...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Maybe now is not the right time to point out that Utahns’ property tax burden is the seventh lowest in the nation. It certainly doesn’t feel that way when 66 entities are proposing tax hikes this year and residents’ property tax bills get higher every year as a result...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletters, How Utah Compares
An expensive but popular tenet of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act was the cut in corporate income tax from 35% to 21%. Unlike many of the provisions of the TCJA which are set to expire at the end of 2026, this cut was supposedly permanent. However, both presidential...
