We must consider what tax breaks are already in place for commercial property.
Posted tagged ‘tax fairness’
No commercial tax relief until we see TIF reform
December 27, 2010Estate tax debate to continue, as billions trickle away to rich
December 7, 2010We’ll get to have the same arguments for the next two years, while more untaxed billions trickle away in windfalls to the rich.
Who ‘gets it’ on estate tax? This fellow does
July 21, 2010Return the estate-tax debate to the real world.
Tax Day spin: Find refuge in the facts
April 15, 2010It is quite possible there is no more heavily spun day on the calendar.
Beyond estate-tax scare tactics
December 3, 2009“The multimillionaires and billionaires who walk among us have already been well cared-for, thank you, by many politicians who want to pretend they’re looking out for the dead.”
When corporations write their own tax laws
November 24, 2009As an IFP report noted, Iowa could put up signs: “Welcome, Multistate Corporations: Cheat on Your Taxes Here.”
Iowa Fiscal Partnership supports suspension, investigation of film credit program
September 22, 2009A critical problem with Iowa tax credits is a lack of transparency.
Federal deductibility: the reality
April 6, 2009The word of the month in Iowa tax discussions is “federal deductibility.” It means you can deduct your federal income tax from your state income at filing time. Only a handful of states let their residents do it. Iowa is one of only three states that permit taxpayers to deduct the full amount of federal [...]
Common sense, stability in tax reform
April 1, 2009Statement of Beth Pearson, Iowa Policy Project Public Hearing on Income-Tax Reform • Iowa House Chamber • March 31, 2009 Thank you, and good evening. In my capacity as a researcher at the Iowa Policy Project, I evaluate potential budget and tax policies according to whether they make our overall fiscal system more sound and [...]
