Balanced approach on gas tax
IFP BACKGROUNDER / Raise the Gas Tax — Raise the Wage: Minimum Wage Boost Would Offset Higher Cost of Gas Tax ...
IFP News: No income taxes, big checks from state
Lucrative program lets big companies erase taxes, and get extra in checks IOWA CITY, Iowa (Feb. 11, 2015) — More companies are benefiting ...
Beyond Battelle: Let’s broaden the dialogue of Iowa economic health
As Iowa legislators this week start work on a course to a more robust and diversified economy, discussion already has focused on ...
Cementing Inequity: Richest Iowans Pay Lower Tax Rate
• New Study Confirms Long-Term Trend — Low- and Middle-Income Iowans Pay Largest Shares of Income • New Cuts Would Compound Unfairness ...
Balanced approach on gas tax
1IFP News: No income taxes,
2Beyond Battelle: Let’s broaden the
3Cementing Inequity: Richest Iowans Pay
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When spending priorities are not part of budgeting
Spending on autopilot — this is the legacy of Iowa’s reckless treatment of what are known as “tax expenditures.” The clearest example is the state’s “Research Activities Credit,” which is a tax credit that in most cases is not used to reduce taxes, but to provide big subsidies to big companies outside the budget process. In 2013, 140 companies picked up $36 million in checks this way — without paying a dime of state income tax. Other taxpayers paid the bill.
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