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Iowa s high property taxes are a growing concern. The Tax Foundation examined the effective tax rates on owner-occupied housing across the United States. Iowa ranked 12th highest in the nation. At the heart of high property taxes is local government spending. Unless spending is controlled, any property tax relief will be limited. Iowa s property tax system is complex, and more transparency is needed. Iowa should look to Utah s truth in taxation law, which since 1985 has been controlling the growth of property taxes and providing transparency and accountability for taxpayers. Utah s truth in taxation is the gold standard model for any property tax reform.
Jonathan Williams and John Hendrickson: Iowa Tax Cuts Will Work with Lessons Learned from Kansas - American Legislative Exchange Council alec.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alec.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 2018, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the legislature passed pro-growth tax reform that lowered income tax rates and broadened the sales tax base. Reducing tax rates, along with practicing fiscally responsible spending policies, is making Iowa more competitive and economically strong.
However, the annual report, Rich States, Poor States, describes how states across America continue to advance policies that help their taxpayers increase take-home wages and enhance their standard of living. This year, Indiana will once again lower its corporate income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 4.9 percent. Since 2012, Indiana has been gradually lowering the corporate tax rate from a starting point of 8.5 percent. Corporate tax rates vary greatly across the 50 states that tax business income, from the highest tax rate in Iowa of 12 percent to the lowest in North Carolina of 2.5 percent.
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Roughly 10,000 Students Would Be Eligible For Program
Legislation making its way through the Iowa Senate would, among other things, establish the Student First Scholarship Program, an education savings account (ESA) program open to children attending a “public school identified for comprehensive support and improvement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act [ESSA].”
These accounts would pay for “tuition and fees at a nonpublic school, textbooks, fees or payments for educational therapies, including tutoring or cognitive skills training, curriculum fees and materials for a course of study for a specific subjectmatter or grade level, tuition or fees for nonpublic online education programs, tuition for vocational and life skillseducation approved by the department of education, education materials and services for pupils with disabilities, including the cost of paraprofessionals and as