Property Tax Increases on the Ballot
Get out and VOTE Tuesday, March 7! Iowans living in 35 counties can make their…
Gov’t In Your Pocket
You Should Listen to ITR Live
Too many local elected officials say the sky is falling as they attempt to justify taking more money from Iowans. Over the last few weeks, that is exactly what happened when state lawmakers corrected an error in how the residential assessment rollback is calculated.
The correction resulted in cities and counties getting a smaller than anticipated windfall of property tax revenue. Even with passage of the bill, cities and counties still get to take more of your money next year without raising their rates. But that didn’t stop them from…
Iowa’s Fiscal Sanity In A Crazy World
“I would put what we have been able to accomplish over seven years against any…
They’re Making Your Property Tax Bill Right Now
Why do local elected officials expect you to cover higher prices for yourself and the…
Urbandale U-Plex Bond Would Spend Recreationally
A proposed $43 million expenditure will be placed on Urbandale’s March 7th ballot requiring 60%…
Confronting Government’s Overcollection of Tax Dollars
A bill has been introduced that would change the Taxpayer Relief Fund’s name to the…
Kick the football, Charlie Brown!
It is the property taxpayer who has had the football pulled away from them. It…
Freeze Property Tax Bills for Two Years
Property taxes in Iowa are the 10th highest in the nation, and as assessments go up, Iowans will receive significantly larger property tax bills.
ITR thinks it would be a good idea to implement a two-year property tax freeze so we can press pause and look at some ideas to fix the broken property tax system.
Taxpayers Are Winning
Putting the Pedal Down To paraphrase former President Obama, “We won. Deal with it.” Over…