According to the IRS,
the average property tax deduction claimed in 2013 was $ 4,610.
(King's district, which covers the southern part of Nassau County, is the only one in the state where
the average property tax deduction is higher than the average income tax deduction.)
In the district of Rep. Dan Donovan (R - Staten Island), the only GOP House member from New York City, the gap between the average state income tax deduction and
average property tax deduction is $ 6,820.
Not exact matches
Texas, for example, has no state income
tax and its
property taxes on
average are lower than New York's, giving Texas taxpayers fewer reasons to claim the state and local
tax deduction.
Many a denizen of Nassau County — where the
average SALT
deduction in 2015 was $ 20,000 — spent the week between Christmas and New Year's fighting for her
tax planner's attention; waiting in long lines to prepay her 2018
property taxes, in hopes of getting in one last, unlimited
deduction before the new rules take effect — and then learning that those prepaid
taxes might not actually be deductible, anyway.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New Yorkers would have to pay an
average of $ 5,300 more in federal income
taxes each year without the
deduction for income and
property taxes.
Several of the counties had
average property taxes well over the new
deduction limit of $ 10,000 for state and local
taxes.
Citing state figures, Schumer said removing the
property tax deduction could result in an
average $ 4,300
tax increase for Long Island
property owners who file itemized
tax returns, and an
average $ 5,500 increase for New York City taxpayers.
Homeowners already save an
average of $ 3,000 a year in
taxes from mortgage - interest and
property -
tax deductions, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Even if a person only plans to live in the house for less than 5 years (the
average mortgage lasts ~ 5 years anyway), owning is better than renting due to the
tax deductions allowed for
property tax and mortgage interest paid.
When taking into account the generous
deductions and credits the District offers many homeowners, the
average effective
property tax rate in Washington, D.C. is just 0.57 %.