Tag: Iowa

Posted on June 27, 2018
Jason Dinesen
State Taxes
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Do IPERS Contributions Count Towards the Retirement Savers Credit?

do amounts an employees’ puts into IPERS – the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System — count towards the retirement savers credit? The short answer is no, because IPERS is a defined benefit plan, not a defined contribution plan — even though employees do make contributions to IPERS.

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Posted on December 16, 2010October 15, 2021
Jason Dinesen
State Taxes

Deducting Charitable Mileage (And Other Miscellaneous Charitable Deductions)

An often overlooked charitable deduction is the deduction for mileage driven for charitable purposes. Taxpayers can take a deduction — 14 cents per mile (this amount is set by statute and is not adjusted for inflation, so it’s been 14 cents for many years) — for mileage driven in giving services to a charitable organization, […]

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