Despite the widespread public alarm over the effects of the new tax law's capping of
state and local tax deductions at $ 10,000, that tax change had little effect on Schumer and Weinshall and the Gillibrands.
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement to Capital Tonight said he has «grave concern» over the federal proposal to eliminate
state and local tax deductions as part of a broader effort to cut taxes.
Minutes before the vote this morning, New York Comptroller Tom DiNapoli issued a report that says state resident stand to lose $ 72 billion a year in
state and local tax deductions under the GOP tax plan.
About 3.3 million New York state taxpayers (34 percent of all New York filers) itemized their federal returns and
claimed state and local tax deductions of about $ 68 billion in 2014, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer pointed to the $ 10,000 cap on
state and local tax deductions by the federal government as having «changed the game» for taxpayers in New York, making the limit on tax levy increases all the more important.
Cuomo also talked about the possibility of establishing a payroll tax and exploring other avenues to help make up for
lost state and local tax deductions under the new federal tax law.
In June, NAR's Jamie Gregory told The Real Deal that doubling the standard tax deduction and
cutting state and local tax deductions — which both bills propose — would effectively eliminate the mortgage interest deduction as an option for most homeowners.
New York and New Jersey's governors signed orders allowing taxpayers to pre-pay local taxes before a $ 10,000 cap on
state and local tax deductions goes into effect next year.
Congressman John Faso also said while he wanted to see a tax reform bill that sparked economic growth — but the elimination of
state and local tax deductions doesn't work for New York families.
Perhaps the most eyebrow - raising news from Cuomo's State of the State was when Cuomo hinted at a plan to have the state skirt the $ 10,000 cap on
state and local tax deductions with a payroll tax or changes to charitable deductions.
With lumber prices skyrocketing, skilled labor in short supply and new limits on
state and local tax deductions already raising the effective cost of homeownership, a rise in short - term interest rates will force even more potential buyers to the sidelines.
Cuomo's payroll tax was unveiled this week and is meant to act as a workaround for the federal cap on
state and local tax deductions set at $ 10,000, part of the December tax law approved by Congress.
It also strives to relieve some of the burdens placed on the state by the Trump administration, notably with a workaround for the reduction of
state and local tax deductions contained in Trump's tax bill.
In a conference call, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the federal tax overhaul plan that severely
restricts state and local tax deductions is «political retaliation» against 12 states that are run by Democrats.
How Trump's new tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,
changes state and local tax deductions, brackets, the child tax credit, medical deductions, property taxes, mortgage deductions, home equity debt, charitable contributions, itemized deductions, alternative minimum tax, residential gain on sale exclusion and small business taxes.
«There's no way around the fact that any proposal that marginalizes the mortgage interest deduction and eliminates
state and local tax deductions essentially disincentives homeownership and is a potential tax hike on millions of middle - class homeowners,» says Brown.
It is unclear if the final bill would
expand state and local tax deductions beyond the limited $ 10,000 in property tax deductions proposed in the separate bills already passed by the House and Senate.
In addition to federal funding being at risk, the tax reform plan proposed by Trump and the GOP, which will eliminate a
popular state and local tax deduction on which high - tax states such as New York, New Jersey, California and Virginia depend.
«If that particular cap was repealed by Congress or if the state basically found a way to let their residents totally avoid it, we found that 67 percent of the benefits would go to the richest 1 percent of New Yorkers,» Wamhoff said, referring to his organization's research that was done in response to a bill proposed by Reps. Pete King and Nita Lowey to restore the
full state and local tax deduction.
Compounding the problem, President Trump and congressional Republicans aim to eliminate or
curtail state and local tax deductions to help pay for federal income - tax rate cuts in top brackets.
In a 227 - 205 vote, the Republican majority approved the tax legislation despite opposition by 13 of its members, including both Long Island GOP congressmen, over the removal of
significant state and local tax deductions.
Local - level groups in New York with disparate interest ranging from real estate to law enforcement on Wednesday sent a letter to members of Congress in a last - ditch effort to
save state and local tax deductions.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an emergency executive order allowing localities across the state to collect property taxes early, so people can claim the soon - to -
disappear state and local tax deduction.
Federal lawmakers are considering allowing taxpayers to mix and match income, property and sales tax deductions up to $ 10,000, softening initial proposals that tried to eliminate
state and local tax deductions completely.