The Journal Times reports that on Tuesday, Mason, along with state Sen. Dave Hansen, introduced the «Higher Ed, Lower Debt» bill in Madison, which would create a state authority to help borrowers refinance their student loans at lower interest rates, extend
an existing state tax deduction to include student loan payments, and provide additional information and loan counseling to borrowers.
Not exact matches
The
state Senate bill approved Tuesday would remove the
existing state prohibition on itemizing a
state income
tax return if the taxpayer decides to take the higher federal standard
deduction.
The proposal would either replace or
exist alongside the current personal income
tax as a workaround to a newly approved federal cap on
state and local
tax deductions.
Other additions to the standard
deduction may also
exist for losses from a Federally - declared disaster zone, as well as
state / local real estate
taxes.
The bill would repeal the
existing deduction for
state and local income and sales
taxes, and would cap the
deduction for
state and local property
taxes at $ 10,000.
The transfer
tax adds additional burdens on first - time home buyers saving for a down - payment and covering the closing costs and runs contrary to
existing federal,
state, and local programs including the mortgage interest
deduction, low interest property maintenance loans, and grants to first time homebuyers.
Suburban REALTORS Alliance Position The Alliance is opposed to increases in the current transfer
tax for the following reasons: 1) As the transfer
tax is levied only on buyers and sellers of property, the burden per taxpayer is greater than the burden from a more broad - based
tax designed to generate the same amount of revenue; 2) Since public transportation is a benefit that is open to all members of society, the charge should not be placed solely on buyers and sellers of property; 3) The transfer
tax adds additional burdens on first - time home buyers saving for a down - payment and covering the closing costs and runs contrary to
existing federal,
state, and local programs including the mortgage interest
deduction, low interest property maintenance loans, and grants to first time homebuyers; 4) A real estate transfer
tax is a
state and local
tax assessed on real property when ownership of the property is exchanged between parties.