Were you one of the 1,604 Brigham City residents who signed up for UTOPIA’s 20-year lien?
 Did you have all relevant information before you agreed to place a lien on your home? Were you one of the 4,000 Brigham City residents who did not sign up for UTOPIA’s 20-year lien?
 Do you know how much UTOPIA will cost you?

Utah’s taxpayer advocate for more than a quarter century, Jack A. Olson, passed away on November 5, 2009 of natural causes at the age of 84.

Mayor Ralph Becker announced that the Utah Taxpayers Association will support Salt Lake City’s Proposition 1: Public Safety Facilities Bond.

“Utah Taxes Now” Annual Conference: Friday, May 8th, 2009 at Little America Hotel. The 31st annual Utah Taxes Now conference is new and improved this year with a format designed to involve the audience throughout the program…

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 [...]

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
RE: Salt Lake Chamber Tax Increase Proposal
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Proposed Sales Tax Increase for Transit and Transportation Has Numerous Problems
This week, the transportation lobby requested a special legislative session that would enact legislation enabling counties to increase their transit/transportation sales tax rate to a full 1.0%. The [...]

October 24, 2005 For Immediate Release

Contact: Andrew Stephenson 972-8814 or 891-1385(cell)

Utah cities and counties spending millions on lobbyists!

Utah’s largest cities and counties are paying over $1 million annually to contract lobbyists which state agencies are prohibited by law from hiring, according to a recent report by the Utah Taxpayers Association. Association Research Analyst Andrew Stephenson said, “ Utah’s 30 largest cities and 5 Wasatch Front area counties already pay more than $1million dollars a year to the League of Cities and Towns and Utah Association of Counties to lobby the state legislature and congress. We don’t see the need for spending an additional $1 million on contract lobbyists.”

EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:30 PM FRIDAY
Thursday, September 29, 2005
RE: 50-State Property Tax Comparison
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Utah Property Tax Burdens Lower Than U.S. Average
Truth-in-Taxation protects property owners without harming local governments.
Utah ’s state and local tax burden is one of the highest in the nation, but Utah’s property [...]

Monday, May 9, 2005
RE: 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of The Year
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Rep. David Clark Receives 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of the Year
The Utah Taxpayers Association has awarded Rep. David Clark (R-Santa Clara) the 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of the Year for his sponsorship of HB213. HB213 reformed the process [...]

Monday, May 9, 2005
RE: 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of The Year
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Supreme Court Decision Violates Civil Rights and Sound Tax Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo et al v. City of NewLondon violates basic American civil rights and allows cities to continue the insidious practice of using [...]