Tax Action Alerts
Periodic calls to action for ITR members, informing them of important Legislation awaiting action in the Iowa Legislature.
Alerts
2010 Iowa Governor Candidate Questionnaire
See the individual responses by each 2010 Iowa Governor Candidate by clicking the candidates link below.
(Candidates in speaking order)
Tax Action Alert - Protect Federal Deductibility
The 2010 Legislative Session will begin on Monday, January 11th, which is just a few short days away.
Tax Action Alert - No Tax on a Tax!
We need your help!
You can also contact them with a phone call to the statehouse or by email.
Protect Your Right to Vote on Local Option Tax for School Buildings! STOP a Car Tax Increase!
February 21, 2008
Since its inception, the local option sales tax for school infrastructure (SILO) has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to build, repair, and maintain Iowa school buildings. The SILO has undoubtedly saved significant dollars for Iowa property taxpayers, because many major school construction projects have been funded by local option sales tax that otherwise would have been paid for by raising property taxes.
But now there is heavy pressure to replace the SILO with a permanent one-cent sales and use tax increase. This change would remove the essential citizen input that has made SILO a successful partnership between voters and local school boards, and would raise property taxes.
“Non refundable deposit”: Governor Culver invents new term to justify $40 million tax increase!
Governor Culver calls it a non refundable deposit.
We call it a TAX INCREASE!