Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is proposing the first-ever “Iowa Farm Act” that includes a wide ranging of proposals, from targeted tax relief to promotion of agritourism. “It’s something that you can actually think of as being akin to...
The lawmaker who’s led tax reduction efforts in the Iowa Senate for nearly a decade says the legislature has been in “a cycle of putting band aides” on Iowa’s property tax system. Dan Dawson, the Republican who’s chairman of the Senate...
Most Iowans likely haven’t started filling out their tax forms yet, but they might be more eager to do so this year. Stacy Engle, a spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service, says projections point to higher refunds ahead, thanks to increased standard...
Democrats in the Iowa House are proposing a freeze on the property taxes Iowans 65 and older pay on their homes, plus a new cap on property tax increases. It would be a 4% annual limit on property tax increases. “What Iowans would like to know is certainty in...
Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh says he’ll “have a conversation” with his fellow Republicans about whether vaping products — the liquid pods or cartridges used in e-cigarettes — should be taxed in Iowa, just like cigarettes. “I...
