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Beware Limiting the Federal Corporate State and Local Tax (C-SALT) Deduction Without Lowering Rates

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, April 03 2025

Amid rising economic uncertainty, few ideas could be more counterproductive than raising taxes on American businesses and employers. Alarmingly, however, some in Washington, D.C., advocate reduction or outright elimination of the federal corporate state and local tax (C-SALT) deduction without proportionally lowering the corporate tax rate. Doing so would increase the amount of revenue that businesses owe the federal government, thereby amounting to a tax hike by definition. Although unfamiliar to many Americans, the C-SALT deduction in question plays a crucial role…

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