by Tax Watchdog | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee (Tangible Personal Property Tax and Tax Relief for Seniors) During the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee meeting on November 18th, your Utah Taxpayers Association provided testimony on two bills. First, Senator Lincoln...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Not only has the time come for tax relief for taxpayers in Utah, but there is also plenty of revenue available for a meaningful cut within the prudently managed budget that Utah’s Legislature has crafted during the pandemic. Sales Tax Revenues Are Growing Rapidly...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Total property tax revenues in Utah will reach $3.471 billion for 2019 (excluding motor vehicles), up from $3.202 billion the prior year, according to calculations by the Utah Taxpayers Association based on data from the Utah State Tax Commission. Considering property...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
As a member and sometimes chair of the Public Education Appropriations Committee during my 26 years in the Utah Senate, without question, the most difficult challenge we faced was the task of cutting school district and charter school spending during economic...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Your Taxpayers Association’s opposition to Utah municipalities’ participation in the financially risky and unproven small modular nuclear reactor project has led some to believe your Taxpayers Association opposes clean energy and nuclear energy. Nothing could be...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
This November, the residents of Kaysville will be voting on a proposal to have the city issue $22 million in debt to finance the buildout of a government owned fiber network. Evidently, the proponents of the project did not get the memo that the Berlin Wall fell more...