by Billy Hesterman | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Modernizing Truth-in-Taxation Truth-in-Taxation has been in place in Utah since the 1980s. It has played a significant role in keeping Utah’s property tax burden low and has limited government spending. As noted in previous newsletters, the Truth-in-Taxation system...
by Billy Hesterman | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
August is property‑tax‑increase season in Utah because this is when cities, school districts, and special service districts adopt their final budgets after holding truth‑in‑taxation hearings with their taxpayers. These meetings give elected officials a chance to...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Utah’s 29 counties recently mailed property tax notices to every Utah property owner. These notices indicate the property’s market value, taxable value, the property tax rate each taxing entity with jurisdiction over the property intends to levy, the anticipated total...
by Billy Hesterman | May 29, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Last month the Utah Republican Party held its organizing convention and took up a resolution dealing with Utah’s property tax system. Those proposing the resolution argued that Utah’s property tax system has caused “hyper-inflated values and tax assessments on...
by Billy Hesterman | Mar 31, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
A common theme in the 2025 legislative session was lawmakers wanting to give their residents some kind of tax relief. Over the past five years we’ve seen the prices on pretty much everything increase which in turn has made the government cost more. The largest...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 30, 2025 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
From the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget With Congress underway with using the budget reconciliation process to enact broad swaths of the Republican agenda, lawmakers have a choice – take responsible steps to address our concerning fiscal trajectory or...
