by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, How Utah Compares
Our 2023 How Utah Compares report, published in September, challenges the narrative that Utah’s tax burden is extraordinarily low by comparing the percentage of personal income devoted to various taxes and fees to that of each of the 50 states and the nation as...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Budget of the State of Utah for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 is 572 pages long – longer than Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and Pride and Prejudice – and far less familiar than any of those classics. Each year, the Legislature appropriates billions of dollars to...
by Malah Armstrong | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
For the last 20 years, the Utah Taxpayers Association has maintained this simple position when it comes to government-owned fiber networks: the government should not be in the business of business! The merits and risks of government-owned fiber networks are hotly...
by Rusty Cannon | Jun 1, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Ever since the passage of Truth in Taxation laws in 1985, the Utah Taxpayers Association has battled back countless attempts to weaken it, erode it or repeal it. As the Legislative interim season begins in 2023, a new idea is surfacing that would be yet another...
by Rusty Cannon | May 31, 2023 | Newsletters
In May, lawmakers in Iowa secured a big win for Iowans on their property tax bills. Going forward, Iowa will operate with “Truth in Taxation” and a revenue based system that is modeled after Utah’s almost 40 year old program. With the passage of House File 718 on a...