by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 18, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Republican legislators plan to cut Iowans’ income taxes by a billion dollars next year. Cuts approved two years ago would have implemented a flat rate of just under four percent in 2026. The new GOP plan goes lower, to 3.8% and it would take effect a year...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 1, 2024 | News
A deadline is coming up for those who may have unclaimed tax refunds from 2020. IRS spokesman, Christopher Miller, says there is a chunk of unclaimed money out there. “The IRS estimates there is nearly $11 million waiting for around 10,000 people in Iowa who did...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 1, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
County officials could decide if property owners in their county may continue getting a tax exemption for land with timber or fruit trees on it under a bill in the Iowa Senate. The bill, which changes the state’s forest preserve program, won House approval with...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 29, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Republicans in the Iowa House have released an overall state spending goal for the next budgeting year that’s $82 million higher than Republicans in the Iowa Senate have proposed. It’s also $35 million than Governor Reynolds proposed in January....
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 27, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa House Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment to set a higher threshold for any future state income tax hike. If Iowa voters approve the change, two-thirds of the members of the Iowa legislature would have to vote to raise the state income tax on...