Hawkeye Reporter

TEF – Iowa analyzes, compares individual cities' property tax rates

By Colin Froment | Nov 1, 2019

The Tax Education Foundation (TEF) – Iowa recently released its official City Property Tax scorecard that analyzes the property taxes of each city to inform residents of their relative rates.

Iowa has fourth highest tax burden in the U.S., TEF guide shows

By Colin Froment | Nov 1, 2019

As part of a series of indexes to educate the public, the Tax Education Foundation (TEF) – Iowa released Iowa’s Tax Burden guide comparing the state’s 2019 individual income, corporate income and sales tax rates with other states throughout the U.S.

Iowa's Tax Education Foundation releases county property tax scorecard

By Colin Froment | Oct 31, 2019

The Tax Education Foundation (TEF) – Iowa published a county tax index comparing property taxes of all Iowa counties and cities in order to educate residents on the tax status of their communities.

Iowa one of only a handful of states able to pay all its bills

By Colin Froment | Oct 2, 2019

Truth in Accounting’s (TIA) latest Financial State of the States report highlights how Iowa is one of only a few states financially able to pay off all its bills.

Iowa's disabled veterans still waiting for VA to refund wrongly charged home loan fees

By Colin Froment | Sep 17, 2019

More than a month after a July 31 deadline, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has yet to release an update on what it is doing to identify and refund the approximately 73,000 disabled veterans -- including some in Iowa -- who were wrongly charged funding fees when issued VA loans.