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| Lapan, Harvey E.; Moschini, GianCarlo; Caruth, Brad. |
| Under current U.S. law, taxpayers can deduct up to 100 percent of their state income taxes from their adjusted gross income when calculating their federal income taxes. As a result, Iowans currently pay approximately $251 million less to the federal government than they would otherwise pay. There is, however, no equivalent stipulation allowing for the deduction of state sales taxes. Consequently, by eliminating the sales tax and replacing the lost revenue with an income-based tax, Iowans could save a substantial amount of money on their federal tax returns without any change in revenue for the Iowa government. Alternatively, by replacing the sales tax with an income-based tax, the State of Iowa could increase its tax revenue without increasing the total... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Federal itemized deductions; Income tax; Sales tax; State budget; Tax policy; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18452 |
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