April 2023 Newsletter

Senator Mike Lee and Rusty Cannon: Bad Ideas In A Budget - Biden’s 2024 Budget Proposal Contains Almost $4.7 Trillion in Tax Hikes

Thankfully, President Biden's recently released FY 2024 budget proposal is dead on arrival in the United States Congress. However, taxpayers nationwide should pay close attention to the details contained in the budget. The tax proposals paint a revealing picture of what the Biden administration would do with unchecked power

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Grover Norquist and Rusty Cannon: Removing earmark on income tax would be a win for Utah

As published in the Salt Lake Tribune

Utahns. It will increase efficiency in the state budget and ultimately create more opportunities for pro-growth policies that will ensure Utah remains an attractive place to live, invest, do business and raise a family

Read the full op-ed on our website.

The Case Against Individual Tax Credits

Although it is popular to propose tax credits, and deeply unpopular to oppose them, your Utah Taxpayers Association will continue to advocate for broad tax cuts that benefit all taxpayers rather than limited, superficial tax credits. By doing so, taxpayers in Utah can continue to enjoy a low rate of tax and fairness in their tax burdens.

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60% Threshold for Tax Hike Initiatives Protects Utahns

In November 2022, Arizona voters approved a constitutional amendment, Proposition 132, which would “require at least sixty percent of votes cast to approve an initiative or referendum that enacts a tax” This important amendment protects taxpayers, ensures broad consensus for initiatives that enact a tax, and promotes fiscal responsibility. Utah must follow Arizona’s example and pass the same amendment.

Read more about the policy here.

Register Now! Taxes Now Conference

Registration for our annual Taxes Now Conference is open!

Taxes Now will be held on Monday, May 8th, 2023 from 9am - 1pm at the Grand America Hotel.

Confirmed speakers include: Rep Blake Moore, Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, former Utah legislator and current lobbyist Frank Pignannelli and Tax Foundation's Jared Walzack.

For more information and to register, click here.

Teed Off on Taxes Golf Tournament

Our annual Teed Off on Taxes Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 at the Eaglewood Golf Course from 8am - 2pm.

More information and registration details to follow.

International Visitor Leadership Program

On Monday, March 27th, we met with a group from the International Leadership Visitor Program to discuss transparency in government and taxation, and the Utah Taxpayers Association's role in ensuring equity and transparency Over 10 different countries were represented by the participants.