by Tax Watchdog | Jan 31, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
On January 11th, 2023, it was announced that Utah’s Congressman Blake Moore (R- CD1) had been elected to the House Ways and Means Committee. This is a huge win for taxpayers in Utah. Utah has never had a Republican member on the committee since statehood and there has...
by Rusty Cannon | Jan 31, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Property taxes were a hot topic in Utah in 2022 as residential property taxpayers faced a perfect storm that resulted in higher property tax bills for most residents. Three factors combined to form that storm. First, as we highlighted in the summer, over 90 taxing...
by Malah Armstrong | Jan 31, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Forecasts for FY2024 show a $3.3bn revenue surplus for Utah. While the Governor and both House and Senate leadership have all acknowledged that a portion of the surplus should be returned to taxpayers in the form of tax cuts, the Invest in Utah’s Future Coalition has...
by Rusty Cannon | Jan 31, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In today’s hyperbolic, Twitter-headline political environment, many “one-liners” get repeated endlessly to attempt to bludgeon a statement that is false into a morphed belief that is somehow seen as truth. With the conversation on tax cuts heating up soon, we will...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In January 1923, for the steep price of one cent per copy, the first edition of Utah Taxpayer, the monthly newsletter of the Utah Taxpayers Association, was published. This first edition, photographed in its entirety below, lamented the rising cost of government and...
by Malah Armstrong | Jan 5, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Ahead of the 2023 General Legislative Session, the Utah Taxpayers Association has produced the following guide outlining the daily schedule and important dates and statistics. We hope it will be of use to those who plan to attend hearings to offer public comment, or...
