Navigating Changes in Education

If the services provided by Iowa’s AEAs are critical, the need for transparency and accountability is even more important, not less. Leaving an entire system on autopilot does a disservice to students, school districts, and the taxpayer. Governor Kim Reynolds has introduced legislation aimed at reforming the state’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs), stirring vigorous debate among the public. Some of the bill’s reforms could directly affect property taxes, but their significance lies in broader governmental…

Iowans Favor Eliminating State Income Tax

Iowans want their taxes cut and support legislative efforts to reduce their property and income tax burden. It’s plain as day. By a 2-1 margin, Iowans favor gradually reducing the state’s income tax until it…

Universal Basic Income is Socialist Welfare

It should be simple and non-controversial to stop socialism in Iowa. However, this bill has met some resistance and apparently does not have the support to move forward. Should local governments in Iowa be allowed…

How has your local gov’t spending impacted YOUR property tax bill?
Find out at ITR Local.

The True Cost of Property Taxes

Many city, county, and school governments seem to disregard Iowans’ struggle to achieve when their only focus is more taxpayer money to spend on their…


What Does ITR Do?

The government takes too much of your money and time. That’s why Iowans for Tax Relief (ITR) works to:

  • Educate Iowans about our solutions
  • Activate Iowans in support of our solutions
  • Influence elected officials to enact our solutions

So the government will get out of your pocket and off your back!

Recent Victories:

  • Increased property tax transparency and spending restraint
  • Created a 3.9% flat individual income tax rate
  • Eliminated state income taxes on retirement income
  • Eliminated Iowa’s inheritance tax
  • Set a path to reduce the corporate income tax from 9.8% to 5.5%
  • Phased-out special tax incentives in the corporate tax code
Governor Kim Reynolds at the 2022 ITR Tax Day

“ITR has been fighting for Iowa taxpayers for over 40 years. I can’t tell you how important that is.

When ITR is at the Capitol, they are not working for just one business or industry. They represent ALL Iowa taxpayers.”

– Governor Kim Reynolds

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Your Property Tax Bill:

The chart below shows the total property taxes collected by local governments across Iowa have grown much faster than the state’s population and inflation.

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