Federal Tax Law Change Raises Cost of Refinancing Debt for State and Local Governments

State and local governments have enjoyed hundreds of billions of dollars in interest cost savings by refinancing their debt, but that all changed in 2018, costing taxpayers billions. Iowa’s state and local governments have almost $21 billion in outstanding debt obligations, with two-thirds of that total borne by local property…


Iowans Still Seek Tax Protections, Favor Trump Over Harris

The most recent Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation Poll, conducted by Cygnal, shows a majority of Iowans still want protections from income taxes and property taxes, and favor Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in November’s election. Almost 70 percent (68.6%) of those surveyed want the State Legislature to limit the…

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Let’s be honest, big government is big bureaucracy, and common sense tells us big bureaucracy is ineffective. That’s why ITR Foundation works to:

  • Research principled solutions
  • Educate Iowans about our solutions
  • Activate Iowans in support of our solutions

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ITR Foundation set the policy groundwork for many recent taxpayer victories in Iowa:

  • Increased property tax transparency and spending restraint
  • A 3.8% flat individual income tax rate by 2025
  • Elimination of income taxes on retirement income
  • Elimination of inheritance tax
  • Creating a path to reduce corporate income tax to 5.5%
  • Phasing-out special tax incentives in the corporate tax code
  • Banning local universal basic income programs

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