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Schneider Slams GOP Plan to Make SALT Deduction Restriction Permanent

September 12, 2018

New study shows Lake and Cook County in top three of all Illinois counties in use of SALT deduction

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) highlighted just released data that illustrates the negative effects to Tenth District families of President Trump and Congressional Republican's decision to limit the State and Local Tax Deduction to $10,000 in last year's tax reform bill.

The new IRS data shows that in both Lake and Cook County, the SALT deduction was heavily utilized in 2016 and on average families claimed far above the new $10,000 limit.

  • In Lake County, 42 percent of tax filers claimed the SALT deduction averaging $18,369 – the highest average deduction in any county in Illinois.
  • In Cook County, 31 percent of tax filers claimed the SALT deduction averaging $12,949 – the third highest average deduction in any county in Illinois.

"While everyone may be entitled to their own opinion, they do not get their own facts," said Schneider. "This new data shows clearly that Tenth District families who have long relied on the State and Local Tax Deduction will be hurt by the punishing new limits included in last year's tax bill. The decision by President Trump and Congressional Republicans to shrink this important deduction was a punitive measure to put the burden of a tax cut for the most fortunate on the backs of payer states like Illinois. Rather than making this misguided change permanent, I urge Republican leaders to end their go-it-alone partisan approach and instead allow input from Democrats to craft true tax reform that is responsible and does not penalize working families."

Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brad (R-TX) said he intends to make the cap of the SALT deduction permanent in the next round of tax reform.

County

Total # of Returns

# Claiming SALT

SALT Amount (in thousands)

SALT Takeup Rate

Avg SALT Value

Lake County

342,650

146,260

2,686,626

0.427

$ 18,369

DuPage County

469,380

205,340

2,951,339

0.437

$ 14,373

Cook County

2,520,680

781,520

10,120,025

0.310

$ 12,949

Kane County

245,990

97,360

1,184,747

0.396

$ 12,169

McHenry County

154,730

67,690

797,414

0.437

$ 11,780

Will County

332,230

143,130

1,602,789

0.431

$ 11,198

Peoria County

86,190

21,810

236,509

0.253

$ 10,844

Kendall County

58,070

27,070

290,740

0.466

$ 10,740

Monroe County

17,220

6,610

67,194

0.384

$ 10,166

Champaign County

84,500

21,750

218,120

0.257

$ 10,029

Boone County

25,470

8,090

81,095

0.318

$ 10,024

Woodford County

18,010

6,150

61,147

0.341

$ 9,943

McLean County

76,660

25,820

255,183

0.337

$ 9,883

Sangamon County

98,460

25,680

242,750

0.261

$ 9,453

Madison County

125,220

33,710

309,102

0.269

$ 9,169

Jo Daviess County

12,530

2,820

25,805

0.225

$ 9,151

DeKalb County

45,760

14,390

131,550

0.314

$ 9,142

Effingham County

17,430

3,420

31,023

0.196

$ 9,071

Tazewell County

63,480

17,480

155,042

0.275

$ 8,870

Macon County

47,990

9,840

86,028

0.205

$ 8,743

St. Clair County

120,780

30,620

267,223

0.254

$ 8,727

Winnebago County

134,770

34,710

302,870

0.258

$ 8,726

Grundy County

25,000

8,810

76,856

0.352

$ 8,724

Adams County

31,570

5,920

51,060

0.188

$ 8,625

Piatt County

8,030

1,970

16,990

0.245

$ 8,624

Henry County

23,710

4,950

42,600

0.209

$ 8,606

Moultrie County

6,720

1,210

10,389

0.180

$ 8,586

Jackson County

22,350

3,900

33,037

0.174

$ 8,471

Rock Island County

69,290

14,710

123,975

0.212

$ 8,428

Clinton County

17,570

4,520

38,064

0.257

$ 8,421

Coles County

20,880

3,310

27,729

0.159

$ 8,377

LaSalle County

53,970

12,220

98,794

0.226

$ 8,085

Kankakee County

50,220

13,750

110,775

0.274

$ 8,056

Menard County

6,070

1,580

12,681

0.260

$ 8,026

Ogle County

25,160

6,750

54,118

0.268

$ 8,017

Knox County

22,940

3,560

28,509

0.155

$ 8,008

Washington County

6,990

1,570

12,470

0.225

$ 7,943

Bureau County

16,590

3,020

23,869

0.182

$ 7,904

Jersey County

10,080

2,280

17,966

0.226

$ 7,880

Clark County

7,500

1,290

10,132

0.172

$ 7,854

Stephenson County

21,990

4,370

34,310

0.199

$ 7,851

Jefferson County

16,360

2,700

21,029

0.165

$ 7,789

Williamson County

29,760

5,940

45,988

0.200

$ 7,742

Wabash County

5,190

810

6,225

0.156

$ 7,685

Livingston County

16,940

3,590

27,354

0.212

$ 7,619

Carroll County

7,400

1,360

10,329

0.184

$ 7,595

Douglas County

9,900

1,630

12,370

0.165

$ 7,589

Saline County

10,160

1,540

11,620

0.152

$ 7,545

Morgan County

15,620

2,800

21,103

0.179

$ 7,537

McDonough County

11,810

1,990

14,993

0.169

$ 7,534

Whiteside County

27,550

4,900

36,649

0.178

$ 7,479

Crawford County

8,570

1,370

10,237

0.160

$ 7,472

Lee County

16,140

3,410

25,364

0.211

$ 7,438

De Witt County

7,540

1,480

10,964

0.196

$ 7,408

Mercer County

7,710

1,480

10,859

0.192

$ 7,337

Putnam County

2,960

600

4,348

0.203

$ 7,247

Marshall County

5,830

1,070

7,725

0.184

$ 7,220

Stark County

2,650

430

3,095

0.162

$ 7,198

Iroquois County

13,510

2,490

17,836

0.184

$ 7,163

Bond County

6,990

1,500

10,728

0.215

$ 7,152

Calhoun County

2,160

420

2,984

0.194

$ 7,105

Richland County

7,390

1,090

7,734

0.147

$ 7,095

Ford County

6,480

1,270

8,995

0.196

$ 7,083

Montgomery County

12,490

2,040

14,191

0.163

$ 6,956

Union County

7,650

1,350

9,386

0.176

$ 6,953

Gallatin County

2,210

240

1,660

0.109

$ 6,917

Christian County

15,320

2,280

15,735

0.149

$ 6,901

Vermilion County

33,190

4,530

31,152

0.136

$ 6,877

Marion County

17,490

2,430

16,436

0.139

$ 6,764

Logan County

12,440

2,360

15,662

0.190

$ 6,636

White County

6,190

930

6,170

0.150

$ 6,634

Fulton County

15,360

2,100

13,913

0.137

$ 6,625

Wayne County

7,210

1,010

6,653

0.140

$ 6,587

Schuyler County

3,120

470

3,094

0.151

$ 6,583

Massac County

6,280

1,160

7,624

0.185

$ 6,572

Mason County

6,360

920

6,044

0.145

$ 6,570

Edgar County

8,060

1,170

7,670

0.145

$ 6,556

Macoupin County

21,030

3,600

23,547

0.171

$ 6,541

Hancock County

8,580

1,320

8,543

0.154

$ 6,472

Warren County

7,850

1,160

7,505

0.148

$ 6,470

Randolph County

13,530

2,250

14,550

0.166

$ 6,467

Pike County

6,930

970

6,196

0.140

$ 6,388

Shelby County

10,160

1,660

10,517

0.163

$ 6,336

Hardin County

1,530

150

929

0.098

$ 6,193

Hamilton County

3,560

530

3,280

0.149

$ 6,189

Cumberland County

4,900

720

4,419

0.147

$ 6,138

Fayette County

8,930

1,460

8,930

0.163

$ 6,116

Jasper County

4,610

740

4,460

0.161

$ 6,027

Johnson County

4,900

900

5,387

0.184

$ 5,986

Clay County

6,140

770

4,605

0.125

$ 5,981

Brown County

2,310

430

2,563

0.186

$ 5,960

Perry County

8,760

1,370

8,090

0.156

$ 5,905

Henderson County

3,210

420

2,471

0.131

$ 5,883

Edwards County

2,880

370

2,149

0.128

$ 5,808

Franklin County

16,380

2,140

12,426

0.131

$ 5,807

Lawrence County

6,250

770

4,384

0.123

$ 5,694

Greene County

5,770

710

4,042

0.123

$ 5,693

Cass County

6,210

920

5,205

0.148

$ 5,658

Scott County

2,400

360

1,967

0.150

$ 5,464

Pope County

1,600

250

1,345

0.156

$ 5,380

Pulaski County

2,310

270

1,211

0.117

$ 4,485

Alexander County

2,440

230

913

0.094

$ 3,970

ILLINOIS

6,099,590

1,921,820

23,562,198

0.315

$ 12,260

Source: IRS.gov