by Tax Watchdog | May 6, 2019 | Newsletters
The Canyons School District recently announced that they reached a tentative agreement with the Canyons Education Association that, starting this fall, would give teachers a $7,665 salary increase. That would be a double digit percentage increase for all teachers and...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 10, 2019 | Newsletters
January 2018 Newsletter– Herbert’s Proposed FY 2019 Budget Echoes Sound Tenets of Tax Policy– My Corner: Legislative Outlook Conference to Preview State Legislature’s Efforts of Tax Reform, and What Federal Reform Means for Utah– Utah’s State and Local Government Tax...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Cost of Government
Utah citizens are paying roughly $611 of their income to city government, which is roughly $24.72 of each $1,000 earned by residents in the city. This represents 2.4% of taxpayer income. The average cost of city government per $1,000 of income earned by city residents...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 1, 2018 | Fast Tax
Did you know there are more than 16 different types of sales tax? Or that 55% of property tax revenue collected in 2016 went to public education? Each year, your Utah Taxpayers Association researches major taxes and fees levied by the state of Utah and compiles...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 11, 2018 | Newsletters
January 2017 Newsletter – Economic Viability, Transparency Key Issues as 2017 Session Set to Begin – My Corner: The Dangers of Increasing Utah’s Income Taxes – Guest Commentary: The Cost of Yesterday’s Pension Promises to Public Education...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 11, 2017 | School Spending
Utah’s public education funding system disparity continues to grow, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association’s 2017 School Spending Report. The School Spending Report details school district and charter school spending during the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The report...