| OCR Text |
Show 4taCi & aiilMiMiafeH sst ( Page 22 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September 21. 1995 responding ranks are as follows: Wyoming ($36.72) 10th place, Idaho ($26.28) 25th place. Of the 46 states that collect sales taxes, Washington collects the most at $54.42 per $1,000 of personal income, followed by New Mexico t$50.97) and Hawaii ($48.39). The states with the lowest sales taxes Utah state and local taxes rank 15th highest among 50 states Utahs stats and local tax Among Utah's neighbors, Utah has the second lowest property tax, with only 39th ranked Nevada den at 8.79, while citizens in Alaska paid 15.82 of personal income. Alaskans, however, received about $1,000 per person from the oil reserves fund as a supplement to their income. Outside of Alaska, the three highest tax paying states are: New York (14.13), Wisconsin (13.16), and Hawaii (12.98). In contrast, the states with the lowest tax burden are: New Hampshire (8.79), Tennessee (8.85), and Alabama (9.19). bur- den as a percent of personal income decreased from 11.59 FY 1994-9- 5 to 11.48 in FY 1995-9- 6 according to a new study by your Utah Taxpayers Association based on the most current data from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, Utah's overall tax burden still ranks high -15th among the fifty states. The study, "How Utah Compares, looks at the states three primary sources of taxes: property, sales, and individual income. The decrease is a departure from a long trend in which Utah state and local taxes have consumed an increasing share of personal income. From 1991 to 1995, Utah's ranking among the 50 states rose from 22nd to 13th in the nation. Among the surrounding states, Utahs tax burden ranked second heaviest just behind 14th ranked Utah's property tax rank improved slightly from 35th last year to 36th this year as property taxes dropped per $1,000 of personal income from $28.85 to $26.94. This year's decline follows in which Utah's property tax burden have dropped over five years from $30.36 to $26.94 and lowered Utah's ranking from 27th place to 36th. The decrease is due, in part, as a result law requir of the ing taxing entities to announce and hold a public hearing before exceed ing the certified tax rate. With this law, state and local governments have been reluctant to raise property taxes. Also, since 1995, state lawmakers have reduced property taxes by over $150 million. Wyoming(11.55).'nie other neighboring states percent of personal income paid to states and local taxes and their corresponding ranks are as follows: Arizona (11.28) 19th for 6, 5. . shire and Oregon. Utah has the third highest sales tax among neighboring states, with Nevada ($41.98) ranked 5th in the nation and Arizona ( $38.31 ) ranked 8th. The amount neighboring states paid per $1,000 of personal income The board also approved a total quota of 304 cougars to be taken on harvest objective units this season, compared to 230 last season. While the number of permits and quota of cougars to be taken would allow hunters to take a total of 647 cougars this season, the actual number taken would probably be closer to 415, said Bill Bates, mammals coordinator for the Division ofWild-lif- e Resources. For example, during the 1998 -1999 season, 446 limited entry permits were issued and a quota of 230 was set for the state's harvest objective units, allowing hunters to take 676 cougars. A total of3S0 were actually taken. Bates said about 50 percent of the hunters who hunt limited entry units in Utah take a cougar, and that about 80 percent of the total quota objective for harvest objective units is usually met. Four Units Changed To HarRiver, Box Box Elder-Ra- on all Near JO Hay Equipment - GfiSKI MSG TOTS! QDx- 36 Months 1 .5 variable rate for up to 48 Months 2.9 variable rate for up to 60 Months 0 10 Fixed Rate for up to Cash in lieu ft John Deere... Square Balers, Round Balers, On New . (NAPS) For tips on Internet shopping, contact Guthy-RenkInternet's Choice Mall, home to er rt books to flowers and movie merchandise, located at wwwxhoice mall.com. 290 Located Andre, who is 8 years old, went biking with cousin Reggie. Finance Option: i H I 8 200 South With.... Used L Equipment a .with his brother, Jimmy, while W Roosevelt Office Rod's Mini Labe & Phone rs Windrowers Self-propell- ed Recently Mike Rhoades and his son Andre from Sligo, Pennsylvania, spent two weeks in Roosevelt, where they visited Mike's parents, Ruth and Glendon Rhoades, as well as a daughter. Crystal, and her husband Junior Perez. The visitors spent some time looking for the Rhoades Mine and fishing and hunting in Uinta Canyon. Mike also found extra time for a lot of golfing EXCHANGE 722-358- Mower-Conditione- everything from apparel and tfiBKATOR S East 1 MF 1 Chalk Elder-Deser- t, I I ANNOUNCES s ft I cor- - Options: and Cache units from limited entry to harvest objective units is most of the reason limited entry permits dropped, but the quota of cougars to be taken on harvest objective units rose, for the upcoming season. The change was made to the Box Elder-RaRiver, Box Elder-Deseand Chalk Creek-Kama- s units to provide more huntingopport unities for cougars hunters. Bates said. Hunting opportunities will increase because there isn't a limit as to the number of hunters who can hunt of harvest objective units. On limited entry uiuts, only hunters who draw a permit to hunt the unit may do so. The hunt on a harvest objective unit can be closed before the end of the hunting season, though, if the number of cougars to be taken on that unit (known as its harvest objective) is taken before the season ends. If their harvest objective unit closes to hunting hunters may, for a $5 fee, exchange their permit for another harvest objective unit that's open to hunting. To protect the reproductive cougar population base on the three northern Utah units from added hunting pressure, the board voted to set female subquotas for each. The subquotas will close seasons on the three units prior to the units Creek-Kama- their LOOK CAREFULLY -- In this clever picture are hidden nine human faces. How many can you see? dfafty fifora Qp dS liEInra GfrrniQ overall quotas being reached, if the female subquotas are reached first The subquotas will protect cougar populations on the units by assuring that only a certain number of females are taken. Bates said. A total quota of eight cougars River was set for the Box Elder-Raf-t unit, with a female subquota of three. On the Box Elder-Dese- rt unit, a quota of 12 cougars was set, with a emale subquota of four. A quota of 12 cougars, and a female subquota of four, also was set for the Chalk Creek-Kama- s unit. To help struggling deer herds on the Cache unit in northern Utah, the board also voted to change the unit to a harvest objective unit A quota of 35 cougars to be taken was set for the unit. A female subquota was not set. The board voted to change the unit to a harvest objective unit, to increase the chances of taking 35 cougars off the unit by increasing the number of hunters. Results of the increased cougar harvest will be evaluated, to see if taking more cougars helped the units deer herds, Bates said. There are 21 limited entry cougar units and subunits, and 24 harvest objective cougar units and subunits, in Utah. son. vest Objective Changing the to sales taxes and season About 415 cougars will probably be taken in Utah during the 1999 2000 hunting season after the Utah Wildlife Board approved permit numbers and rules for the season at its Aug. 18 meeting in Salt Lake Citv. If 415 cougars are taken, that number would be similar to the 380 cougars taken during the 1998 1999 season. Fewer limited entry cougar permits will be offered for the upcoming season, but more cougars may be taken on harvest objective units. At the meeting the board approved a total of 343 limited entry permits, compared to 446 last sea- - $29.54 in 1994-9- 5 to $30.45 in 1995-9- 6 per $1,000 of personal income, Utah's rank dropped from 9th to 13th. The 3 increase in taxes paid by Utahns is due, in part, to LTtah's failure to adjust the income tax brackets for inflation since 1972. As a result, Utahns experience an automatic tax increase every year as income increases. Utah has the highest individual income tax among neighboring states. What neighboring states paid per $1,000 of personal income to individual income taxes and their corresponding ranks are as follows: Idaho ($28.75) 14th place, Colorado ($24.14) 29th place, and Arizona ($16.59) 38th place. Wyoming and Nevada do not have individual income taxes. New York residents bear the heaviest income tax burden at $41.69 per $1,000 of personal income. Along with New York, Oregon ($40.07), Maryland ($39.39), Massachusetts ($38.33), and Minnesota ($36.57) round out the five states with the heaviest income tax burden. Alaska, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming do not collect individual state income taxes. Sales Tax , Ranked 9th nationally in 1995-9Utah's high sales tax rank has remained the same since FY 1994-9Among the three taxes, sales taxes collected the largest share of money from Utahns. Utah sales taxes collected 21 more than the 46 state sales tax average of $3 1 .21 . Four states do not collect sales taxes: Delaware, Montana, New Hamp- Cougar hunting rules 1 999-200- 0 IndividuallncomeTax Even though Utah individual income tax collections rose from income. Truth-in-Taxati- place, Idaho (11.16) 23rd place, Nevada (10.82) 29th place, and Colorado (9.81) 46th place. New Hampshire showed the lowest lowest state and local tax bur Alaska ($7.48), Vermont i$14.35), and Maryland ($14.90) ($22.29) being lower. What neighboring states paid per $ 1 ,000 of per- aonal income to property taxes and their corresponding ranks are as follows: Idaho ($28.60) 33rd place, Colorado ($30.15) 29th place, Arizona ($34.57) 22nd place, and Wyoming ($43.19) 12th place. The state paying the highest property tax is New Hampshire, where citizens paid $59.28 per $1,000 of personal income, followed by Maine ($53.65) and Vermont ($53.64). Alabama ($12.03), New Mexico ($15.22), and Delaware ($15.76) have the lowest property tax collection per $1,000 of personal PropertyTaxes .1 Utah 722-273- 9 Automotive t , Waiver Until 2000 use Season 'V o O 722-36- 79 OR I -8- 00-535-BIG imjtmtmwtmaeSM B West Hwy. 40 - Roosevelt, Utah s ' ' - " It J?. '' , X v-- . W |
