Topics:
December 14, 2022 Last Edit: June 5, 2025
IOWA Small Business: NFIB 2023 Iowa Legislative Priorities
- NFIB, or the National Federation of Independent Business, has over 11,500 members in Iowa, nearly 300,000 members nationwide and a presence in all 50 states.
- 95% of NFIB Members have 10 employees or less and represent every industry from family farms to manufacturers to small-town store fronts.
- Small business owners are job creators who employ nearly 650,000 people in Iowa.
- Property Tax Reform
- Property taxes in Iowa are too high, uncompetitive and have increased by more than 120% in the last twenty years.
- Out of control city and county budget increases along with unfair tax exemptions have created an unsustainable property tax climate that continues to shift the burden of paying for essential public services onto the backs of small businesses and their employees.
- Income Tax Reform
- One of the top priorities for NFIB small business members continues to be the lowering of Iowa’s personal income tax rates.
- The best and most fair way to give every small business and their employees more of their hard-earned money while ensuring continued economic growth in Iowa is through personal income tax cuts.
- Frivolous Lawsuit Reform
- In the past several years, Iowa has seen a substantial jump in high-dollar medical malpractice awards and excessive settlements against Iowa’s trucking industry.
- Trial attorneys have deployed new tactics to exploit Iowa’s current soft cap on noneconomic damages resulting in higher healthcare costs, the reduction of access to care through closures of hospitals and clinics and the skyrocketing price of commercial trucking insurance.
State:
Get to know NFIB
NFIB is a member-driven organization advocating on behalf of small and independent businesses nationwide.
Related Articles
Related
April 23, 2026
NFIB Supports Legislation to Increase the Small Business Deduction to 23%
The Small Business Tax Cut Act would build on the success of Congress making the Small Business Deduction permanent
Read More
Related
April 23, 2026
New Tax Proposal Stalls in Illinois House
NFIB testified against the so-called millionaire’s tax in Illinois that would have disproportionately impacted small businesses
Read More
Related
April 22, 2026
READ: Arizona Small Businesses (Nervously) Await State Tax Conformity Deal Before Session Ends
“The Legislature has done its part. Governor Hobbs should finish the job, now, before one more small business owner has to guess about their future.”
Read More
Related
April 20, 2026
New NFIB Op-Ed in Washington Examiner: Small Businesses Need Relief from Rising Gas Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2026) In a new op-ed published in the Washington Examiner, Louis Bertolotti, NFIB Principal of Federal Government Relations, urges …
Read More