Senator Dan Dawson of Council Bluffs, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said that “one size fits all” number didn’t work, since it would wipe out most property tax revenue for ...

Lawmakers are working on a pair of reform bills that aim to revamp the state's property tax system. The bills, SSB 1208 and HSB 313, were filed on Thursday by State Representative Bobby Kaufmann ...

Senator Dan Dawson (R-Council Bluffs) told reporters he’s confident there’s still time to pass a bill. “There’s still more work to be done on this. And the reality, property tax is so ...

Iowa Republicans marked property tax relief as a key priority for this legislative session. The head of the Iowa Senate Tax Committee Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, who also authored the bill, ...

Iowa Senate Republicans are proposing a 25% discount on home values up to $125,000 for property tax relief, changing a proposed $50,000 homestead exemption to address smaller communities' concerns.

Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, and Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, chairs of their chambers’ Ways and Means Committees that handle tax policy, in March unveiled companion bills intended to ...

As of January 1, 2025, Iowa now has a flat tax of 3.8 percent. The corporate tax rate, currently at 7.1 percent, is scheduled to gradually decrease until it reaches a flat 5.5 percent.