(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would eliminate the state sales tax on food. House Bill 54 was passed by the state Senate yesterday and will head back to the House for a final vote before heading to the governor’s desk. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two state lawmakers are hoping to push their colleagues into discussing a proposal to eliminate the state’s sales tax on food. Democratic Representative Rosemary Lesser and Republican Representative Judy Weeks Rohner plan to speak to reporters about the issue this morning. Governor Cox has already […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A group of Utah lawmakers and religious leaders are asking the legislature to end the state’s sales tax on groceries. Members of the Coalition of Religious Communities called for the elimination of the tax yesterday during an event in Salt Lake City. Speakers at the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A report sent to leadership in the Utah Legislature is calling for the state to eliminate the sales tax on food to help address food insecurity. The Food Security Task Force found one-out-of-ten homes experience some form of food insecurity in the state. Homes with […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shoppers in Utah County soon will begin paying an extra penny for every $4 spent on taxable goods, excluding food, starting April 1. The Utah County Commission on Tuesday voted to implement the fourth-quarter cent sales tax to fund roads and transit. The tax is expected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation forcing online companies to collect sales tax beginning in 2019, although much of the new revenue has already been earmarked for a tax break for manufacturers. The vote in a special Legislative session came roughly one month after the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah could collect another $60 million in online sales tax revenue after a key U.S. Supreme Court decision, but most of that money is expected go to an already promised tax break for manufacturers, officials said Thursday. The revenue would come on top of about […]
