by Malah Armstrong | Aug 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
It’s no secret that “California” is synonymous with “high taxes”, and the state’s recent legislative session shows they have no intention of shirking that title. Over $203.7 billion in new taxes and fees are being considered, and a budget of $310.8 billion was signed...
by Rusty Cannon | Aug 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
While sales tax is a tax we pay the most often as we go about our daily lives, it is often the least understood tax. Rarely will a receipt have all the information about the various parts of the sales tax that is being paid, and even more rarely do people take the...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 17, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
By Malah Armstrong Originally published by the Salt Lake Tribune on August 16, 2023 “Utah public school students deserve more from all of us”, wrote The Salt Lake Tribune’s Editorial Board on July 9. By “more,” of course, they mean more money. And by “all of us,” they...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
UDOT’s final decision on the construction of a gondola to ease traffic in the Little Cottonwood Canyon was made mid-July, and with that decision came the resurgence of old arguments that the project will only benefit some – specifically, those who own or frequent the...
by Rusty Cannon | Aug 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In June, Utah’s Congressman Blake Moore and Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee passed three new tax bills aimed at providing tax relief to families and businesses. The three bills are packaged as the American Families and Jobs Act. Together, they take aim at...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In July, the Utah Taxpayers Association published a list of the 78 entities proposing to raise taxes in 2023. In reviewing the reasons behind some of these proposals, common themes included hiring new law enforcement and public safety personnel, making city employee...
