by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
State officials are predicting tax payments to the State of Iowa will drop by a little less than one percent during the current budgeting year due to previously approved tax cuts. Iowa Department of Management director Kraig Paulsen is the governor’s top budget...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 1, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
A tax debate is looming for federal policymakers because Trump era tax cuts expire at the end of 2025. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is proposing a change in federal tax policy rather than an extension of the tax cuts approved in 2017. “I do...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 30, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is calling for an investigation of the Internal Revenue Service after a watchdog report found the agency lost the backup data from millions of taxpayers’ returns. Grassley says a fortune has been spent to upgrade IRS technology in recent...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 4, 2023 | Education, News
Iowans who plan to do some back-to-school shopping today and tomorrow will be able to stock up on new duds at a discount as it’s the state’s annual Tax-Free Holiday. John Fuller, spokesman for the Iowa Department of Revenue, says the tax holiday always...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 6, 2023 | News
A preliminary report indicates net taxes paid to the State of Iowa over the past 12 months declined slightly when compared to the previous fiscal year. The state fiscal year ended last Friday, June 30. The initial report indicates the state collected over $9.6...