Independent Analysis and Information on Iowa Tax and Budget Issues

Tax-increment financing permits some cities in Iowa to export as much as half or more of their property-tax liability to nonresidents.
See report from Peter Fisher of the Iowa Policy Project.
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2/15/2007
Looking Before We Leap
A Review of the Commercial Property Tax Task Force Recommendations

The Governor’s task force on commercial property taxes has reported its recommendations. Any review of this issue should be conducted in the context of Iowa’s overall tax system.

Read the backgrounder.
A joint effort of the Iowa Policy Project and the Child & Family Policy Center (logos).