by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2020 | Newsletters
Due to the United States Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, since January 1, 2019, sales tax from online purchases has been collected and remitted for purchases made in Utah. In addition to that, sellers on platforms such as Amazon that are independent...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2020 | Newsletters
Not everyone knows why Utah’s economic outlook has been ranked first in the nation 12 years running, the best place to do business, highest job growth, lowest unemployment, and repeatedly #1 on the Family Prosperity Index. While many factors have affected the positive...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2020 | Newsletters
After many months of deliberation and public meetings, the Utah Legislature passed Senate Bill 2001 – Tax Restructuring Revisions (Hillyard) in a special session on December 12th. The refinement that has taken place over the last nine months has produced...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 5, 2019 | Newsletters
In the September issue of the Utah Taxpayer, I explained in detail why Utah’s 51st ranking in spending per student is a flawed metric. I wrote in the October issue about Utah’s ugly little secret of grotesque differences among Utah’s school districts in spending per...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 5, 2019 | Newsletters
Exempting Sales Tax for Business Inputs for Oil and Gas and Electrical Generation In the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee, taxpayers scored a major victory as a bill sponsored by Sen. Ron Winterton passed committee and is headed to the 2020...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 5, 2019 | Newsletters
As the debate over tax reform in Utah comes to a crescendo with a special legislative session in December, a big question still remains: how big of a net tax cut should Utah taxpayers see? How much of taxpayers money should be returned to them, following years and...
