Gottheimer Statement on New Jersey’s IRS SALT Lawsuit

Jul 17, 2019
Press

Fight He Has Led Since January 2018

U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)

Statement on New Jersey’s IRS SALT Lawsuit — Fight He Has Led Since January 2018

“Attorney General Grewal’s lawsuit today was exactly the right action to fight back against a regulatory overreach by the IRS that is, once again, raising taxes on New Jersey residents and other Blue States — and giving big tax breaks, yet again, to Red States.

After gutting the State and Local Tax deduction (SALT) in the Tax Hike Bill, the IRS is now preventing New Jersey towns and taxpayers from utilizing the charitable tax deduction, a deduction that residents in thirty-three other states have been taking for decades now. It wasn’t enough that the Red States tossed a bomb at New Jersey, the Treasury Secretary had to go further and rewrite the tax code to favor Moocher States even more.

We need to cut taxes and take advantage of every opportunity to provide relief to New Jersey tax payers. That’s why I’ve been focused on the charitable deduction and other tax cuts for years now. My first announcement on the charitable deduction was on January 5, 2018, in Fair Lawn, NJ, with then-Governor-elect Phil Murphy. New Jersey’s Tax Cut Plan was then signed into law on May 4, 2018. Last month, I introduced a resolution in Congress to prevent the IRS from enacting its capricious rule against our state and did so again yesterday. This is a welcome fight from our Attorney General and I’m glad that New Jersey is on the front lines against the Moocher States.”

###

Recent Posts


Sep 16, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Gottheimer, Lawler, Torres Join Roundtable Hosted by Columbia Jewish Students to Discuss Campus Safety

Above: Gottheimer, Lawler, Torres with Columbia Jewish students and organizations. NEW YORK CITY, NY — Today, September 16, 2024, as the school year starts, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), joined Jewish students at Columbia University and organizations to discuss campus safety. They also highlighted the importance of passing the Antisemitism […]



Sep 13, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Gottheimer, Bacon, 30 Bipartisan Members Launch New Unity Commitment

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, September 13, 2024, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Don Bacon (NE-2) launched a bipartisan “Unity Commitment” which commits Members to respecting the results of the 2024 presidential election, attending the inauguration, and serving as a voice for calm, regardless of who wins. The full “Unity Commitment” can be found here, which 32 […]



Sep 12, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Gottheimer’s Bipartisan FIRE Cancer Act Introduced in the Senate by Helmy and Booker

Above: Gottheimer in Hackensack announcing his new FIRE Cancer Act to provide all firefighters with early cancer detection tests. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced that his bipartisan Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act (FIRE Cancer Act), has been introduced in the Senate by Senator George Helmy (D-NJ). The FIRE Cancer Act will save […]