by Malah Armstrong | Apr 29, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
My dad and brother flew out from Scotland in January to “come visit” for a week. I hardly saw them. They spent every day at Brighton ski resort from dawn til dusk. They didn’t want to risk their snowboards getting damaged on the flight, so they rented at the resort;...
by Malah Armstrong | Apr 29, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Legislative Auditor’s report on property taxes, presented on April 17th, confirmed what many have long suspected: property taxes are not made equal. They concluded that commercial properties are undervalued, and that many Utah taxpayers are confused by the...
by Rusty Cannon | Apr 29, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Between 2021 and 2023 a wave of state tax cuts swept across the nation. 27 states, including Utah, reduced the rate of a major tax. Typically, the income tax has been reduced because everyone knows that is the best way to drive economic growth and grow tax revenues...
by Rusty Cannon | Mar 29, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
This article was first published in the Deseret News on March 19th, 2024 Utah taxpayers will soon be taking home more of their paychecks. Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Spencer Cox and Republicans in the Utah House of Representatives and Senate, the individual...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 29, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The following is a response to the Salt Lake Tribune article published March 28th, 2024. Could the Fairpark redevelopment project divert money from Salt Lake City schools? The Fairpark redevelopment project will temporarily divert money not currently collected from a...
by Malah Armstrong | Mar 29, 2024 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
I know it doesn’t feel this way, but for the last six years, you’ve had a pretty good deal on your federal taxes. Thanks to the TCJA passed in 2017, the standard deduction was almost doubled, the child tax credit was doubled, tax brackets were widened and marginal tax...
