Taxes
SALT Proposal Gives Windfall to Top Earners in High-Cost Areas
Here's how Democrats' plans affect Americans with big state and local tax bills
A house in Rye, New York
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Well-off professionals in costly areas of the U.S., such as New York and California, are set to get a windfall from competing plans by Congressional Democrats to change the deduction limit for state and local taxes.
Americans with six-figure salaries and high property and state income tax bills will see the most noticeable effects from lifting the $10,000 SALT cap, according to an analysis by accounting firm Marcum conducted for Bloomberg News.