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SSB 1156

A bill for an act relating to the administration of the tax by the department of revenue by modifying provisions related to personal income, property, sales and use, motor fuel, and inheritance taxes, changing tax expenditure reviews, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa bill modifies personal income, property, sales, motor fuel, and inheritance taxes while changing tax expenditure reviews with retroactive provisions.

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 614.
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Bill Summary · SSB 1156

Legislative bill overview

SSB 1156 is a comprehensive tax administration bill that modifies Iowa's personal income, property, sales and use, motor fuel, and inheritance tax provisions. The bill also changes procedures for tax expenditure reviews and includes retroactive applicability provisions for various tax-related amendments.

Why is this important

Tax administration bills directly affect how state government collects revenue and how businesses and individuals comply with tax obligations. Changes to multiple tax categories simultaneously can have broad economic impacts on Iowa residents and businesses, potentially affecting state budget capacity and tax burden distribution across different income and property classes.

Potential points of contention

  • Scope and complexity: The bill addresses five major tax categories in a single measure, making it difficult for stakeholders to evaluate comprehensive impacts and potentially obscuring controversial provisions within broader legislation
  • Retroactive applicability: Retroactive tax provisions can create compliance uncertainty and unexpected tax liabilities for individuals and businesses who made decisions based on previous law
  • Tax expenditure review changes: Modifications to how tax expenditures are reviewed could affect transparency and legislative oversight of tax credits, deductions, and exemptions that reduce state revenue
  • Limited public information: The bill summary provides minimal detail on specific tax changes, making it unclear which taxpayer groups bear increased or decreased burden

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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