Iowa State Daily, April 2019 Iowa State Daily, 2019 4-15-2019 Iowa State Daily (April 15, 2019) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2019-04 An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890 66 43 04.15.2019 Vol. 219 No. 132 MONDAY Divisive tax bill A taste goes into effect of global for first year cuisine BY JACOB.SMITH BY MIA.WANG @iowastatedaily.com @iowastatedaily.com At the close of last year’s legislative session, Gov. Kim The International Food Reynolds signed into law Senate File 2417, a tax reform Fair is an event orga- which will affect all Iowans this year. nized by the International Its goal was to lower personal income tax rates and Student Council (ISC) to provide $2.16 billion in cuts to Iowa taxes over the next showcase diversity on Iowa six years. The legislation additionally collapses the pre- State’s campus and bring vious nine tax brackets to four. people together through This is the first year Iowans and businesses are seeing cuisines from all over the the impact of the governor’s reforms to Section 179, as world. well as sales taxes. Section 179 is what allows taxpayers to deduct CUISINE pg4 the cost of personal properties on their income taxes. Reynolds’ changes in Section 179 will align the state’s levels with the federal levels. “On a federal level, Section 179 allows businesses to immediately expense personal property, mean- ing machinery and equipment, placed in service that International Food Fair year, instead of depreciating it over several years with [Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System],” said Anya Gedlinske, a graduate student in accounting. However, Gedlinske noted the maximum on Section 179. “There is a $1 million limit on this deduction, and this limit is reduced by the amount that property placed in service exceeds $2.5 million,” Gedlinske said. “This may provide smaller businesses with an incentive to purchase more equipment since they will receive more of a tax deduction for it.” Gedlinske said Section 179 changes will benefit smaller Iowa businesses and not “big corporations” by promoting growth and competition and because of the maximum on Section 179 deductions, saying if a busi- ness owner were to place more than $3.5 million worth of property into service, they could not take advantage the Section 179 deduction. Additionally, by adding new taxes on digital goods, ride sharing and subscription services, the tax overhaul is expected to generate new revenue for the state. “These demands, they are basically inelastic in the Top center sense that subscribers to Netflix are people who are Iowa State students perform a lion dance at the 2019 International going to be using no matter,” said Rajesh Singh, pro- Food Festival. The International Student Council held their event in fessor of economics. the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union on April 14. However, the bill has also received criticism for how much it will decrease state revenue. Bottom left “The bill would result in a loss of income tax revenue The Russian Club serve Borscht, a dish from Ukraine. to the state of more than $400 million a year — reve- nue the state needs for these programs,” said Sen. Rob Bottom right Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids when initially debating the The Thai Student Association serve green curry noodles. The club bill. “This tax bill will make the problem of budget cuts served their dish with spaghetti noodles. even worse.” An analysis by the Iowa Legislative Service Agency Gillian Holte/Iowa State Daily lays out all the changes to Iowa’s tax code. DID YOU DQ TODAY? Ames • Story City 02 Campus brief iowa state Daily Monday, April 15, 2019 CALENDAR FEATURE PHOTO 4.15.19 ums for data collection, present sketching exercise examples and share ways students Readings: Heal the Divide on Campus, can develop a practice of sketching to record Grant Wood Foyer, Parks Library at 12:15 their experience. p.m. Heal the Divide on Campus is a reading of new student-written plays. Students in Lecture: Countries of Conflict, Pioneer Charissa Menefee’s playwriting class partic- Room at 7 p.m. Members of the Internation- ipated in a workshop conducted by Protest al Student Council’s Humanitarian Awareness Plays Project founder Tiffany Antone and Committee will share stories and facts about created their own Heal the Divide on Campus people in nations facing humanitarian crises. plays. Readings also will done by other stu- The nations include Palestine, Libya, Myan- dents from ISU and different campuses. mar, Sudan, and Yemen. The event will kick off with a series of brief 10-minute presenta- Retirement reception: Jim Aanstoos, tions, after which attendees can view posters Agronomy Commons at 4 p.m. about the areas of crisis, ask questions, and James Aanstoos, senior lecturer in the geo- learn about ways they can help. logical and atmospheric sciences depart- ment, is retiring. Walk-in Craft: Grad Cap Decorating, The Workspace at the Memorial Union at 2 p.m. Mor- Sketching: The Mental Camera Roll, tar boards are perfect blank canvases for a positive Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design at 6 affirmation, a thank you to parents, or a good p.m. Sketching is a form of design notation laugh. Designs will be made on a board that will and communication, a way in which ideas attach to your grad hat, so you don’t have to bring KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY from the mental camera roll develop into yours in. We will have design ideas and a table full Learning to tango forms and spaces and eventually built space. of supplies so you will stand out in the sea of ISU Dancers learn how to tango during a Walk-in Argentine Tango class taught by Valerie Richard Alomar, Rutgers University associate graduates. professor of landscape architecture, will talk Williams at the Memorial Union on Sunday, April 14. about sketchbooks and journals as medi- All events courtesy of event.iastate.edu. IOWA STATE DAILY POLICE BLOTTER BUSINESS DIRECTORY 4.10.19 4.11.19 An officer investigated a property damage collision An officer checked on the welfare of an individual at Lot 50A (reported at 10:23 p.m.). at University Boulevard and S. 4th Street (reported Jackson Cleaning Service at 2:45 a.m.). 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