Cities Hike Property Taxes Despite Restrictions
Cities collectively increased property taxes on their residents by nearly $115 million, even with the restrictions set forth in the property tax reform law. Iowa is home to 940 incorporated cities, and their property taxes increased approximately 7% in total over last year’s collections. That percentage represents almost $115 million…
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Increased transparency ensures accountability and provides opportunities to push back against unwarranted federal interference. States like Iowa have shown that legislators remain responsive to constituent input, making public awareness a powerful tool for addressing federal overreach. State-based solutions are critical in addressing federal government overreach and ensuring local governance remains…
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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:
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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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