by Tax Watchdog | May 16, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Tax reform is a cornerstone of economic development, according to Governor Jon M. Huntsman. The Utah Legislature agrees and has expressed that agreement in the formation of a Tax Reform Task Force which has already begun meeting to propose changes...
by Tax Watchdog | May 9, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In one of the most egregious cases of Redevelopment Agency (RDA) corporate welfare, Holladay City, Salt Lake County, and Granite School District recently approved an economic development agency (EDA, a type of RDA) that will divert $13.6 million...
by Tax Watchdog | May 2, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah Taxpayers last Tuesday recognized four distinguished Utahns for their service to taxpayers. At its annual conference, held April 26 at Little America Hotel, the Association presented recently retired Governor Olene Walker with its Lifetime...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 25, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Deseret Morning News recently published an article on the Redevelopment Agency debate with particular emphasis on Farmington City’s latest proposal. In the article Farmington officials stated that their RDA is addressing legitimate blight...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 18, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In its recently completed General Session, the Utah Legislature ran out of time before taking action on a number of important bills. One of these is DORA, the Drug Offender Reform Act which I wrote about in an earlier column. Another deals with...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 4, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Contrary to popular belief, not all Utah sales tax exemptions go to businesses. In fact businesses receive 47% of total sales tax exemption amounts, according the Utah Taxpayers Association’s analysis of Tax Commission data. Elected officials, the...
