by Tax Watchdog | Dec 2, 2019 | Newsletters, Tax Alerts, Press Releases
After examining the budget proposal from the Utah County Commission for 2020 and studying the history of property tax rates and spending for the last several decades in the county, the Utah Taxpayers Association believes that an adjustment in the certified rate is...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 21, 2019 | Annual Reports, Cost of Government
In the Utah Taxpayers Association’s 2019 Cost of County Governments report, Daggett County ranks highest for cost of government, where residents pay on average $82.65 of each $1000 they earn. The lowest ranked county is Washington County, where residents only pay...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Every year, your Utah Taxpayers Association staff members attend a couple of annual meetings that bring together sister taxpayer associations from states across the country along with tax professionals, CPAs, legal professionals and policymakers. In October, Howard...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Every year the Tax Foundation in Washington DC releases its “State Business Tax Climate Index” that ranks states in a unique way. It seeks to compare state tax systems by not only looking at how much states collect in tax revenue, but more importantly how they are...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Each year, your Utah Taxpayers Association reviews all of the various bond proposals floated by taxing entities around the state. While we generally try to meet with school districts to reduce overall bonding costs through the encouragement of cost-cutting...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 8, 2019 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
I have either lobbied or served in the Utah Legislature since April 1, 1977. From my MPA experience I was already aware that the Utah Legislature avoids the costly duplication and unnecessary competition among dueling staffs that exist in so many other states. The...
