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...
by Rusty Cannon | Aug 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In July, Utah State Auditor John Dougall and his staff released a new valuable tool that will help property owners all across the state. With the release of a new interactive website, https://transparent.utah.gov/property.php, taxpayers will be able to drill down to...
by Malah Armstrong | Aug 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
As locally elected officials begin another busy year of Truth in Taxation hearings and often make various claims about their proposed tax rate or budget, the Utah Taxpayers Association would, once again, like to make one thing abundantly clear: Holding the rate is...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 10, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, Property Tax Report
Over the next six weeks, around 78 taxing entities throughout Utah will hold public Truth in Taxation hearings to justify their proposed budget increases. This gold-standard property tax law, pioneered in Utah and replicated across the nation, facilitates transparency...
