Mad Dog Blog
Let's revisit the Utah Legislature in 1994
Author: Mike Henle Date: June 17, 2010
We take you to the Utah Legislature in 1994. Times are good, President Bill Clinton is leading the nation and some of the smart minds of Utah are seeing good times ahead.
The Speaker of the House opens the session greeting everyone and thanking the group for its dedication to the state. ...
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Utah
Author: Mike Henle Date: June 14, 2010
Editor's Note: The law addressing the taxation of primary residences in Utah was adopted in the 1994 Utah Legislature. It was passed into law Jan. 1, 1995.
In the meantime, the owners of second homes are paying 100 percent.
Utah Code
Title 59 Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 2 Property Tax Act
Section 103 Rate ...
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Even though we're great customers, there are some in Utah who feel we should pay double the taxes as full-time residents
Author: Mike Henle Date: June 10, 2010
Editor's Note: The following is a rebuttal written by Cedar City resident Burke Wilkerson to a column I wrote recently about the tax inequity in Utah as it relates to those of us who are the owners of second homes in the state.
Read it and weep especially realizing that ...
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Life under I-15 was just fine for the man who had been told he would never amount to anything
Author: Mike Henle Date: May 15, 2010
The spoken word can be not only be hurtful, but long-lasting. I actually learned that back in the early-1980s while working as a sports writer and desk man at the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
While traveling to work one morning, I waited under the freeway for the light to ...
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Unfair statewide law in Utah penalizing the owners of second homes could be discriminatory
Author: Mike Henle Date: May 10, 2010
A recent column written by yours truly about a huge property tax inequity in Southern Utah struck a nerve, to say the least.
However, as I discovered shortly after the original column was published, the rule of taxation on second homes is actually Utah-wide.
For the record, it has been determined that (a) ...
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