Register for the “Teed off on Taxes” Golf Tournament
Golf Tournament: Friday, June 26th, 2009 at The Eaglewood Golf Course in North Salt Lake. Hole in one prizes include Harley Davidson motorcycle, Gold Rolex watch, and other skill prizes galore. There will be tons of raffle prizes at lunch so you can be sure you will not leave empty handed. Registration and sponsorship information is [...]
June Newsletter — The Utah Taxpayer
Utah Retirement Systems Take A Hit; Taxpayer Contributions May Have to Increase click-here-to-view-a-pdf-version Financially, 2008 was a bad year for just about everyone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average de-creased 34%, and the S&P 500 decreased 37%. NASDAQ was down 41%. In 2008, the Utah Retire-ment System, the defined benefit pension program for state and local government employees, expe-rienced [...]
Tax Alert — Transparency Website
Transparency Website Unveiled Utah taxpayers have a new tool to hold state government accountable. Thanks to the Utah Legislature and Senator Wayne Niederhauser, sponsor of the transparency in government spending legislation, Utah now has the nation’s best transparency website, transparent.utah.gov With this new website, anyone can see how Utah spends every taxpayer dollar. From reimbursements to [...]
Taxes Now Conference — Video Available Soon
In case you missed the Taxes Now Conference, you can view the video below. Congressman Jason Chaffetz gave a Washington D.C. update to those attending the luncheon. Rep. Carl Wimmer and Tax Commissioner Pam Hendrickson given awards. Several attendees commented on the quality of presenters, thanks to those who attended and presented this year.
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION OPPOSES EXTRAVAGANT NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND
19 June 2009
Salt Lake City—The Utah Taxpayers Association today announced its opposition to the Nebo School District’s proposed $160 million bond on the Tuesday, June 23, 2009 primary election. “Nebo taxpayers simply can’t afford to pay another $302 per year in taxes,” said M. Royce Van Tassell, vice president of the Utah Taxpayers Association. “The Nebo School District’s [...]
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2009 Fast Tax Now Available
18 June 2009
click-here-to-view-report The 2009 Fast Tax is now avilable. The Fast Tax is a summary of the taxes paid by Uthans. Click the link above to view the report.
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School District Spending Report
29 May 2009
The latest School District Spending report is now available. Click here to read the School District Spending Report
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Tax Alert — UTOPIA to call on member cities’ sales tax pledges
12 May 2009
In 2009 UTOPIA, Utah’s largest municipal telecom system, will begin to draw on sales taxes pledged by UTOPIA’s member cities, despite vehement and repeated statements by UTOPIA representatives that the sales tax pledges would never be called. Now taxpayers in cities that joined UTOPIA will face property tax hikes to pay for the services those [...]
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Chaffetz to Speak at Taxes Now Conference — Friday May 8th
27 April 2009
Chaffetz to Speak at Taxes Now Conference Congressman Jason Chaffetz will discuss the current federal budget situation, focusing on recent proposals to dramatically increase taxes, spending, and borrowing. Specifically, Congressman Chaffetz will discuss President Obama’s proposed tax increases on individuals and businesses. Chaffetz will be one of many speakers who will discuss budget, tax and economic issues. [...]
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10th Circuit Upholds Utah’s Paycheck Protection Law
22 April 2009
Paycheck protection has been controversial for most of the past decade. For Utah taxpayers, the controversy is over. Following the Supreme Court’s Ysursa decision, the 10th Circuit Court has upheld Utah’s Voluntary Contributions Act (VCA) or paycheck protection law. Taxpayers should never have been asked to subsidize political donations for unions, or any other group [...]
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April Newsletter - The Utah Taxpayer
10 April 2009
Two new reports paint a mixed picture of Utah's tax and economic policies. Despite leading the nation on the ALEC-Laffer State Economic Outlook ranking, Utahns' overall tax burden remains one of the highest in the nation, as measured by a new report from the Tax Foundation of Washing-ton, DC...
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Good News, Bad News: Utah’s Tax Burden falls to 13th highest,Tax and Fee Burden Rises to 3rd highest
27 March 2009
by Howard Stephenson Utah’s state and local tax burden fell from 9th highest to 13th highest in the U.S., according to the Utah Taxpayers Association’s annual analysis of state and local tax burdens. According to the Association’s study, Utah’s state and local tax and fee burden increased from 10th highest to 3rd highest. Burdens are determined as [...]
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