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March 1, 2022Taxes Should be Part of the State of the Union Agenda
President Biden should elevate his tax and revenue proposals which remain essential if we are to pay for environmental restoration, health priorities and peacekeeping, the front-burner items that may dominate…
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February 10, 2022Common Good Iowa: New Income Tax Cuts – a Recipe for Disaster and Inequity
Iowa lawmakers have repeatedly cut taxes over the last three decades in ways that provide the greatest benefits to the highest-income taxpayers while ratcheting down investments that historically made the…
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October 17, 2018Iowa Fiscal Partnership: Tax Inequity: Iowa’s Continuing Story
Iowa taxes its middle- and low-income families more as a share of income than it does wealthy families, a long-term trend worsened by the 2018 tax overhaul. The latest “Who…
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June 26, 2018Gas Taxes Rise in Seven States, Including an Historic Increase in Oklahoma
A rare sight is coming to Oklahoma. The last time the Sooner State raised its gas tax rate, the Berlin Wall was still standing, and Congress was debating whether to… -
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May 22, 2018Most States Have Raised Gas Taxes in Recent Years
An updated version of this blog was published in April 2019. State tax policy can be a contentious topic, but in recent years there has been a remarkable level of agreement… -
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May 5, 2018Iowa Fiscal Partnership: Tax Plan Facts vs. Spin
As Iowa lawmakers consider the agreed-upon tax plan developed by Republican leadership and Governor Reynolds, sharp differences are clear from earlier proposals by the Governor and the House Ways and…
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April 29, 2018Iowa Fiscal Partnership: IFP’s Tax Policy Kit
IFP's Tax Policy Kit offers resources for the public, advocates and policy makers who want to better understand the stakes — and sort away the spin — on state tax… -
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March 19, 2018Iowa Fiscal Partnership: Passing Through a Special Break for Wealthiest Filers
The tax bill that recently passed the Iowa Senate included a provision from the recent federal tax cut bill that provides preferential tax treatment for certain kinds of business income… -
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March 19, 2018Iowa Fiscal Partnership: Passing through a special break
The tax bill that recently passed the Iowa Senate included a provision from the recent federal tax cut bill that provides preferential tax treatment for certain kinds of business income…
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State Tax & Revenue Information
Tax Expenditure Reports
- Iowa Tax Expenditures
- Tax Credits Tracking and Analysis Program: 2007 Report to the General Assembly