Show State income tax above national average Utah State Stale income taxes are higher than the national average said Jack A. A Olson Executive Vice President Utah Taxpayers Association In a report released Monday Mr Olson said that of 44 stales collecting individual income taxes in 1976 Utah ranked in income taxes per capita and in income taxes per 1000 of personal income The figures compiled from recently released Census Bureau information show Utah's 1976 per capital income tax lax to lo be compared to lo lothe the national average of The highest stale state was Alaska al at Other western states stales and their per capita rankings were Colorado Idaho 17 and Arizona u IId l C. C u lIst Nevada has no income lax tax lo 10 terms lerms of state stale income tax lax revenues per 1000 of personal income the report showed Utah's figure to be 2368 compared to loa a national average of 1713 The highest stale state was Alaska at al Other western states stales and their rankings per 1000 of personal income are Idaho 2334 Colorado 2112 and Arizona 13 1 M. M lIst All of Utah's Ulah's individual income income income in in- come tax goes to the Uniform School Fund Many people do donot donot donot not realize this Olson said Schools also take lake about 60 percent of or the property properly taxes collected in Utah |