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Taxing Your Doctor Visit? Professional service providers oppose taxation plan

October 19, 2019 by Pamela Manson Leave a Comment

In March, Utah legislative leaders put on hold a bill that would have imposed a 3.1 percent sales tax on a wide range of services such as accounting, landscaping, life coaching, construction and plumbing—but opponents are worried the measure could be revived as lawmakers continue working to overhaul the state’s taxing system. Doctors' & Lawyers' Concern Over House Bill … [Read more...]

Lobby on the Dark Side – Payday Loan Industry

February 18, 2015 by Connie Lewis Leave a Comment

...continued from part one. Many lobbyists work to protect the businesses or rights of those they represent. But there are darker agendas. One of the most powerful lobby groups is the payday loan industry and Representative Brad Daw - Orem, knows first hand just how powerful they can be. Daw had been a representative for 8 years and he introduced legislation to regulate … [Read more...]

Wasting Water Along the Wasatch Front

October 1, 2014 by Ed Kosmicki 1 Comment

WATERLOGGED The states of Nevada and Utah are leading the nation in two undesirable categories, sprawl and water usage. In Utah’s case, population growth is the primary culprit. More people and more houses use more of everything, including water. Lots of water. As the second driest state, Utah is the second largest consumer of water per person in the nation (295 gallons … [Read more...]

Letter from City of Holladay to Business Owners

April 24, 2014 by Utah Stories Leave a Comment

Below is the letter from Holladay sent to all its businesses, cited in https://www.utahstories.com/2014/04/utah-business-license-fee/   … [Read more...]

Holladay: No Holiday for Small Business Owners

April 9, 2014 by Andrew Wankier Leave a Comment

Holladay business owners have had a rough ride. They lost their commercial core with the demolition of the Cottonwood Mall.  Then they lost another retail center when the former Video Vern’s and Pardner’s Restaurant buildings were also razed. Interestingly, it was the government that facilitated the destruction of these buildings, not the business owners. With a lack of income … [Read more...]

Tickets, penalties, infractions, red tape and more reasons to be a welfare recipient

March 13, 2014 by Richard Markosian 2 Comments

 Every month I need to set aside a few hours to do all the things I don't want to do: I pay my irregular bills, work on taxes. I pay fees and tickets and penalties and deal with my growing tangle of government red tape. It seems  law abiding active working citizens and especially a business owners are constantly penalized.  For what? For basically being in business and … [Read more...]

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