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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, signed into law by President Donald Trump, capped the total SALT deduction at $10,000 for the tax years 2018 through 2025. [24] The bill also increased the standard deduction, which significantly reduced the number of taxpayers who claim the SALT deduction. [25]
Democratic Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet claims state and local tax (SALT) deduction benefits “the wealthiest people in these very blue states in the east and west coasts.” Verdict: True The ...
While it did lower marginal income tax rates across the board, reducing the top rate from 39.6 percent to 37 percent, it also capped the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) at $10,000 annually.
State taxes are generally treated as a deductible expense for federal tax computation, although the 2017 tax law imposed a $10,000 limit on the state and local tax ("SALT") deduction, which raised the effective tax rate on medium and high earners in high tax states. Prior to the SALT deduction limit, the average deduction exceeded $10,000 in ...
A tax deduction or benefit is an amount deducted from taxable income, usually based on expenses such as those incurred to produce additional income. Tax deductions are a form of tax incentives, along with exemptions and tax credits. The difference between deductions, exemptions, and credits is that deductions and exemptions both reduce taxable ...
The vocal advocates for reforms to state and local tax (SALT) deductions have often been able to garner plenty of attention for their cause but have proven markedly less able to get their demands ...
The issue stretches back to the 2017 Trump-era tax bill, which cut an array of taxes but actually raised costs in this arena by capping the SALT deduction at $10,000.
Trump, 78, previously signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which capped SALT at $10,000, disproportionately affecting blue states with higher taxes, like the Empire State.