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March 2026
March 4: Iowa Senate Republicans push for 'deeper' property tax system overhaul - Des Moines Register
March 16:  Property Taxes by State and County, 2026 - Tax Foundation
March 17:   Health insurance tax hike to offset Medicaid budget deficit advances in Iowa Legislature - Iowa Public Radio
March 18: Iowa GOP at odds with business groups over health care tax increase - Des Moines Register
March 18: Insurers, business groups urge Iowa lawmakers to abandon HMO tax hike - Radio Iowa
March 20: PRESS RELEASE: Iowa Taxpayer Report Released Today - Iowa Taxpayers Association and Iowa Taxpayers Association Foundation

February 2026
February 26: Iowa senator warns of need to 'move the needle' on property tax cuts - Des Moines Register

January 2026

January 20: How High Are Sales Taxes in Your State? - Tax Foundation

January 29: Iowa House subcommittees advance 2 property tax relief bills - Iowa Public Radio

January 29: Iowa House lawmakers hear feedback on dueling property tax proposals - We are Iowa

January 30: Iowans get first chance to weigh in on property taxes. What they said: - Des Moines Register

January 30: Local leaders warn Iowa GOP property tax plans could squeeze services as cost rise - The Gazette


December 2025

December 1: Bruce W Baker to Receive the 2025 Linda S Weindruch Award (ITA press release)

December 1: ITA Announces 90th Tax Symposium (ITA press release)

December 4: Iowa’s economic development head hoping to ‘tell our story’ in her final year on job - The Gazette

December 5: 38 days 'til 2026 Iowa Legislature begins, lawmakers till mulling property tax ideas - Radio Iowa


October 2025
October 9: IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2026 - IRS

July 2025
July 9: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Tax Foundation
July 31: State Tax Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Tax Foundation

May 2025
May 14: Property tax reform in Iowa likely won't occur this year, observers say - Business Record

April 2025
April 11: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she will not run for reelection - Iowa Public Radio

March 2025
March 14: Iowa House bill would claw back Deere's tax credits due to layoffs - Radio Iowa
March 17: Iowa bill would take back research tax credits from John Deere over layoffs - The Gazette
March 19: Bill proposes to cut state economic development funding to Iowa's four biggest counties - The Gazette
March 19: Deere Layoffs May Result in Lost Tax Credits - Construction Equipment
March 20: Iowa lawmakers demand Deere repay tax credits after layoffs - AGDAILY
March 24: Securing Property Tax Relief in Iowa - Future of Iowa Foundation publication produced by the Tax Foundation
March 28: Lawmakers call proposal revamping Iowa's tax incentives a 'good start." - Des Moines Register

February 2025
February 4: State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2025 - Tax Foundation
February 17: 7 takeaways from Power Breakfast on property taxes - Business Record
February 18: State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025 - Tax Foundation

January 2025
January 5: Iowa Republicans want to cut property taxes. Here's what it could mean - The Gazette
January 6: What should grassroots lobbyists know before visiting the Iowa Capitol? - The Gazette
January 7: Americans Moved to Low-Tax States in 2024 - Tax Foundation
January 14: 2025 Condition of the State - governor.iowa.gov
January 21: State Corporate Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025 - Tax Foundation
January 24: IEDA chief seeks to revamp incentives as Iowa's tax climate shifts, job growth lags - Des Moines Register
January 28: Iowa research tax credit should go back to incentivizing high-paying jobs - Des Moines Register

December 2024
December 2: Governor Kim Reynolds Honored with the 2024 Iowa Taxpayers Association's Weindruch Award
December 2: Iowa Taxpayers Association to Host 89th Annual Tax Symposium
December 5: Gov. Kim Reynolds: 'The best is yet to come' on Iowa tax policy - Iowa Capital Dispatch
December 19: Iowa Taxpayers Association provides Comment on State Budget - Press Release
December 26: ITA comments on state budget - Butler County Tribune-Journal
December 30: Iowa Taxpayers Association Provides Comment on State Budget - Community Newspaper Group
December 30: Iowa's income tax rate is dropping on Jan. 1. Here's how much and what that means - Des Moines Register
December 31: Top Iowa economic development official emphasizes 'placemaking' - Radio Iowa

September 2024
September 5: How much did property tax bills surge in Des Moines, metro suburbs this fall? - Des Moines Register

July 2024
July 10: Iowa Taxpayers Association Appoints Nate Ristow as Incoming President & CEO - Press Release
July 10: Tom Sands to Retire as President & CEO of Iowa Taxpayers Association - Press Release

May 2024
May 2: Reynolds signs bill enacting flat tax in 2025 - The Iowa Torch
May 17: Gov. Kim Reynolds signs final bills from the 2024 legislative session - Iowa Capital Dispatch

April 2024
April 19: Iowa's New Income Tax Has Mixed Reviews - WHO 13 News

January 2024
January 9: 2024 Condition of the State - Iowa PBS

December 2023
December 11: Senate GOP Aims to Eliminate State Income Tax

July 2023
July 20: IDR Releases New Tax Guidance: Pass-Through Entity Tax

June 2023
June 1: History of Taxes

April 2023
April 5:  Suffering sticker shock from huge property tax reassessments? Here's how you can protest
April 7: Jeff Angelo: What To Do About Property Taxes NEWSRADIO 1040 WHO
April 14: 'Truth-in-Taxation' would benefit Iowa property taxpayers

March 2023
March 28: Gov. Reynolds Appoints Mary Mosiman Director of Iowa Department of Revenue

February 2023
February 6: Iowa lawmakers want to reduce property taxes - but how?

March 2022
March 14: Iowa Enacts Sweeping Tax Reform
March 29:  Facts & Figures 2022: How Does Your State Compare?

February 2022
February 1: State Legislatures Take Up Tax Reform in 2022

January 2022
January 11: Gov. Reynolds Delivers 2022 Condition of the State
January 16: Flat tax: What is it, what will it mean for Iowa (Daily Nonpareil)
January 16: Flat tax: What is it, what will it mean for Iowa (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
January 18: Economists, tax groups weigh in on income tax proposal

November 2021
November 29: Ambassador Terry Branstad to Receive the 2021 Iowa Taxpayers Associations Weindruch Award
November 29: Legislative Tax Leaders to Address Business Tax Group

October 2021
New Iowa Redistricting Maps - https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/redistricting

May 2021
May 10: Iowa mental health, local government groups voice concerns over massive tax plan

March 2021
March 5: Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration

January 2021
January 12: Gov. Reynolds Delivers 2021 Condition of the State

December 2020
December 30: Tom Sands is guest on WHO Need to Know with Jeff Angelo
December 28: Cutting Taxes is Projected to Raise Revenue for Iowa
December 26:  Lawmakers Await Adjustments in Governor's Invest in Iowa Plan
December 25: Legislators Await Governor's Revised Invest in Iowa Plan

November 2020
November 16: Proclamation of Disaster Recovery

June 2020
June 10: Iowa Public Health Proclamation Effective June 12, 2020
June 2: Iowa Nonconformity: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities (CARES) Act of 2020

May 2020
May 29: REC Revises Estimates for FY2020, FY2021 and FY2022
May 20: Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration
May 14: States Swiveling to Pandemic Pause Plans to Tax Foreign Income
May 13: Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration
May 11: Tax Policy And The Coronavirus - Tax Foundation
May 6: Gov Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing the state Public Health Emergency Declaration
May 6:  Iowa Small Business Relief Tax Deferral Program continues with second round
 
April 2020
Apr 28:  Important Upcoming Iowa Department of Revenue Tax Deadlines
Apr 27:  Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration
Apr 16:  IRS Check on the status of your Economic Impact Payment
Apr 9:  IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief for Health Plans and Retirement Plans
Apr 9:  IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief for Businesses and Tax-Exempt Entities
Apr 9:  IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments for Individuals and Families
Apr 9:  IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments
Apr 8:  Release: Iowa Small Business Relief Tax Deferral Program still accepting applications
Apr 8:  COVID-19: Iowa Business Recovery Assistance
Apr 7:  IDR Removes Notarization Requirements on Select Tax Forms
Apr 7:  IDR Releases New State Tax Guidance
Apr 2:  FAQ on Federal Coronavirus Relief Bill (CARES Act)
Apr 1:  Senate Passes Updated Economic Relief Plan (CARES Act) for Individuals and Businesses
 
March 2020
Mar 27:  Iowa Department of Revenue - COVID-19 web page
Mar 26:  IRS Filing and Payment Deadlines Questions and Answers
Mar 22:  Gov. Reynolds signs additional State Public Health Emergency Declaration
Mar 21:  U.S. Small Business Administration Issues Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration for Iowa
Mar 21:  IRS Filing deadline extended to July 15, 2020. No need to file Form 4868 or 7004 . Notice 2020-18
Mar 20:  Gov. Reynolds signs additional State Public Health Emergency Declaration
Mar 20:  AT&T Creates $10 Million Fund to Support Parents, Teachers & Students Throughout COVID-19 School Closures
Mar 19:  Iowa to extend filing and payment deadline for income tax and other tax types
Mar 19:  Iowa to extend income tax withholding deposit due date
Mar 18:  News from the Iowa Department of Revenue - Appeals Operations
Mar 18:  News from the Iowa Department of Revenue in response to COVID-19
Mar 18:  IRS Payment Deadline Extended to July 15
Mar 13:  IRS Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Mar 1:  Member Spotlight - Iowans for Tax Relief
 
February 2020
Feb 27:  State tax initiative doesn't provide enough relief for businesses, taxpayer advocate says .