SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is defending how it uses and invests member donations after a former church employee alleged in a complaint to the Internal Revenue Service that the faith had improperly built a $100 billion investment portfolio using member donations […]
Lawmakers are no closer to finding a solution to what they call an imbalance in the state’s taxing structure. Their next step forward will be to look at the multitude of ideas that were discussed over the summer to find a solution that is capable of getting enough votes to […]
Members of the Utah State Legislature are continuing their listening tour, with a better understanding of rural issues after a town hall in Richfield Friday evening. The meeting was part of the tax restructuring and equalization task force’s listening tour–with the ultimate goal to update the state tax code. About […]
The Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force is on their way to Central Utah. The task force will be in Richfield Friday evening for a town hall meeting to hear from taxpayers on changing the state code. During the 2019 General Legislative Session, the legislature created the task force after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah would charge electric and hybrid vehicle owners for miles driven under a voluntary program intended to compensate for diminishing gas tax returns. The state will be one of the first to collect the road usage charge for such a purpose, The Deseret News reported Wednesday. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood is proposing a substantial property-tax hike to give police and firefighters a pay raise. The Deseret News reports that Wood night proposed a 31% property tax hike to the City Council on Wednesday. The new tax would bring in about $1.6 […]
The Monroe City Council is moving forward with a plan to increase city property taxes by 100 percent. The money will be used to update and improve the streets. The property tax increase will only affect the city’s portion of property taxes according to City Councilman, Michael Mathie. Mathie says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have approved a tax change they say will help protect large families who might otherwise be adversely impacted by federal tax reform. Supporters said the $30 million tax credit approved during a special Legislative session Wednesday would not entirely make up for the […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Salt Lake County officials are moving forward with a $58 million sales tax for transportation after receiving support from Sandy and Draper city councils. The Deseret News reports the tax hike will raise taxes by roughly one cent for every $4 spent to pay for transit and road […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state tax official says lawmakers should meet in a special session this summer to stave off a higher tax bill that some Utah families could face next year. Utah Tax Commission Chairman John Valentine said Tuesday at a conference of the Utah Taxpayers Association […]
