by Malah Armstrong | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
While the State of Utah is swimming in surplus revenue (the Fiscal Year 2022 budget surplus is at least $1.4 billion), an often forgotten piece of legislation will be causing an automatic tax hike in a few months. Beginning January 1st, 2023, the Utah gas tax will...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Voters in the Alpine School District will be voting on the largest proposed school district bond issue ever in the state of Utah, at $595 million. Your Utah Taxpayers Association issued a statement about the proposal along with an explanation of our NEUTRAL position...
by Malah Armstrong | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
For over 50 years, Utah has used Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to fund development projects across the state. TIF projects have included infrastructure construction, the mitigation of blight, and the acquisition of parcels of land, but, at times, have lacked...
by Rusty Cannon | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In 2021 in Kansas, the House and Senate passed Senate Bill 13 by overwhelming bipartisan majorities and the Democrat Governor, Laura Kelly, signed it into law. SB 13 was modeled after Utah’s 1985 “Truth in Taxation” law and will bring transparency to the area of...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 2, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Utah Taxpayers Association is proud to announce the hiring of our new Vice President of Research and Policy, Malah Armstrong. As Vice President, Malah will continue to further the mission of the Utah Taxpayers Association as Utah’s tax policy watchdog- devoted to...
