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First Look: House Bill 741 Would Raise Taxes on One Quarter of Idahoans

  • Hardworking Idahoans of modest financial means are facing rising costs, especially in rents and property tax bills as Idaho’s housing market has boomed. State

An Increased Grocery Tax Credit Would Help Idahoans and Preserve State Budgets

  • In the grocery aisle Idahoans – particularly low and moderate income residents – are feeling the effects of rising prices. We can all agree

How Two Possible Property Tax Fixes Shape Up

  • The state property tax reduction program, commonly known as the “circuit breaker” is a highly targeted and relatively low-cost tool that supports older and

Idaho Families Would Benefit From Move to Include More Children in State’s Child Tax Credit

  • From housing to child care, hard-working Idaho families face high costs in our growing state. Since 2018, Idaho’s tax code has supported families through

HB 436 Tax Cuts Benefit Wealthy Idahoans

  • The tax cuts proposed in HB 436 would benefit wealthy Idahoans the most, as the chart below illustrates. The bill would also collapse the

Idaho School Funding: Long-Term Challenges and Opportunities to Put Students First

  • The pandemic has created significant disruptions and barriers to learning, leaving many Idaho students behind and unable to achieve their full academic potential. But

Five Key Facts About Idaho's Economic Recovery

  • Idaho’s economic recovery from the pandemic-induced recession has produced unexpected and often contrasting outcomes. As vaccination rates climb and Idahoans return to – or

House Bill 389 and Idaho's Property Tax Circuit Breaker

  • House Bill 389 is a complicated bill that would affect many different components of the Idaho property tax statute. Revenue from property taxes, both

Analysis and Considerations Related to House Bill 380

  • The Idaho Legislature is considering a proposal that would reduce the number of income tax brackets from seven to five, cut income and corporate

Eliminating the Business Personal Property Tax in Idaho

  • Out-of-state shareholders who own stock in large businesses based in Idaho pay the vast majority, approximately 83 percent, of the state’s personal property tax.

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