We must consider what tax breaks are already in place for commercial property.
Posted tagged ‘tax reform’
No commercial tax relief until we see TIF reform
December 27, 2010Tax Day spin: Find refuge in the facts
April 15, 2010It is quite possible there is no more heavily spun day on the calendar.
Missing an opportunity for tax-credit reform?
March 18, 2010Nothing is objectionable about proposed tax-credit reforms — but much more needs to be done.
Watching your quarters — transparent state finances
January 22, 2010Companies receive secret checks. That’s business as usual in Iowa, where corporate giveaways are out of control.
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 [...]
Focus on Facts: Reform Lowers Rates
April 2, 2009There’s a lot of confusion being promoted by some about the tax-reform plan before the Iowa Legislature. There are three main points to it: • It lowers Iowa’s tax rates, taking the top rate down by 2 percentage points. • To enable the lower rates, it does away with federal deductibility. • There are additional [...]
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 [...]
