How to maximize the bigger SALT deduction for 2025 under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

CNBC ^ | Dec 2 2025 | Kate Dore

[ProgressingAmerica]

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: deductions; salt

[ProgressingAmerica]

You know what I love more than anything?

Blue states pass higher taxes. And you know who gets the privilege of getting to pay for it? I do!

Yippiee!!!

[TauntedTiger]

And it only helps the high earners anyway. Most average Americans won’t even use the higher SALT deduction because they still fall below the standard deduction.

[volare737]

Agreed. This was disgusting, Hochul and Newsome loved it.

[DoodleBob]

I agree.

It was disgusting to cap the deductibility of state income and real estate taxes.

Any time a politician limits tax deductions they are stealing more money from working Americans.

It was very socialist to cap the deductibility of state income or real estate taxes. After all, that lets Leviathan consume more, which back in the day conservatives hated.

Anyone who’s unhappy about the raising of the cap on tax deductions is a tax-and-spend leftist, pure and simple.

Disgusting indeed.

[crusty old prospector]

[mass55th]

"Most average Americans won’t even use the higher SALT deduction because they still fall below the standard deduction."

I'm 78, and I've never used it.

[light-bulb]

I apologize in advance…

And?

I am a high earner, are you telling me because I make more money that I should pay more? I do! I make more I pay more. Should I not have any sense of not wanting to be double taxed? I live in Virginia, I will pay just shy of 80k in state taxes, I also employ many people, I have grown the pie, built products, paid for healthcare, but are people on this board going to say… yea but it only impact high earners? Or it hasn’t ever impacted me?
We are supposed to be republicans, conservatives, I should damn well keep more than 50%of the money I make. So when something comes my way that finally improves my taxable perspective people are going to bitch? Go join the Democrats, how I am the evil business owner who barely puts in 90 hour weeks yes please tax my capability more. I mean from those with the greatest ability to those with the greatest need right?
We are the ones that build, we are the ones that employ, we are the ones that start, we are the ones that risked it all to begin. Get behind this, it is also good for those of us who are entrepreneurs, not just the big city people.
All we do is pay. Never had family tax credits, never had anything back from the government as a hand out, we just build, it’s in our nature, so I suppose I should not be shocked to hear here, that we should take more from me. I pay an endless stream to Medicare for you, you’re welcome. I cap out social security, you’re welcome. I pay high state tax, High property tax, sales tax, we consume more and pay more in tariffs yet won’t receive a dime.

Yea flame away, Conservative? You damn right I am. Everyone needs to wake up and realize the reality is simple. Without us builders, us makers all we have is an unmotivated, underdeveloped labor force wondering how they put food on the table.