2021 Utah Taxes Now Conference Utah and the Nation’S Economic Outlook and Tax Policy 43Rd Annual Conference on Taxes & Spending

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2021 Utah Taxes Now Conference Utah and the Nation’S Economic Outlook and Tax Policy 43Rd Annual Conference on Taxes & Spending

2021 Utah Taxes Now Conference Utah and the Nation’s Economic Outlook and Tax Policy rd 43 Annual Conference on Taxes & Spending Thursday, May 13, 2021 – 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah Moderated by Association President Rusty Cannon Thanks to Room Sponsor: Sinclair, and Keynote Sponsor: Reynolds American 7:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast 10:00 A Revolutionary Approach to Tracking Public Sponsored by Education Tax Dollars and Spending Utah State Auditor John Dougall 10:20 Perspective from the Utah House 8:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks Speaker Brad Wilson Jennifer Somers, Chair, Utah House of Representatives Utah Taxpayers Association 10:35 The Impact of Taxation on Utah Families 8:05 Introduction Senator Lincoln Fillmore Rusty Cannon President, Utah Taxpayers Association 10:50 COVID-19 and Federal Policy, and Its Effect on State Tax Landscape 8:15 PPP Loan Forgiveness and Its Related Jared Walczak, Considerations Vice President of State Projects, Tax Foundation Chair John Valentine Utah State Tax Commission 11:30 One Utah Roadmap: Priorities for the Cox – Henderson Administration 8:30 Revenue Forecasting in an Age of Uncertainty Sophia Dicaro, Executive Director Andrea Wilko and Maddie Orritt Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst 12:00 Luncheon/Awards 8:50 Property Tax Relief for Those Most in Need Sponsored by (SB 26) Senator Gene Davis 9:00 Perspective from the Utah Senate Recognition of 2021 Friend of the Taxpayer President Stuart Adams award winners Utah State Senate Exemplary Public Service Award: John Dougall 9:15 Economic Update in Utah and Nationwide – John Ulibarri The Great Reopening Robert Spendlove, Senior Vice President, Keynote Speaker: Federal Policymaking as a Economic and Public Policy Officer New Representative Zions Bank Congressman Blake Moore 9:45 BREAK Sponsored by .

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2012 Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Scorecard
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