SALT deduction

A sizable increase to the current $10,000 limit on SALT write-offs would represent a major victory for a crucial group of swing-district House Republicans.

President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities in a meeting with Republican lawmakers, including expanding the state and local tax deduction.

The mood in markets and the financial situation are starkly different from 2017, when Trump and congressional Republicans passed a deficit-expanding tax cut.

The Washington National Tax Office of Grant Thornton points out the most important state and local tax developments to keep an eye out for.

Once primarily an issue for Democrats, GOP gains in New York have made the deduction an issue for them, too.

The Empire State is expanding a tax break that allows smaller companies to circumvent the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions.

Senator Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have struck a deal on a tax, energy and climate bill, breaking a deadlock on the Democrats’ long-sought legislation to enact major parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

Democrat-leaning states argue that the $10,000 SALT cap deduction is politically motivated and violates the U.S. Constitution.

Advocates say they'll continue pushing for the write-off, but it is not widely popular.

Well-off professionals in costly areas of the U.S. are set to get a windfall from competing plans to change the deduction limit for state and local taxes.