SALT
English
Proper noun
SALT
- (politics) Acronym of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
Noun
SALT pl (plural only)
- (US, politics, usually attributive) Acronym of state and local tax(es) [deduction], a tax deduction whereby some portion of the money paid as taxes to state and local governments is not taxed at the federal level; the tax-deductible portion is nominally capped, but the cap is circumventable via special-interest loopholes.
- 2024 August 9, Andrew Lautz, “How SALT May Shake Up the 2025 Tax Debate”, in Bipartisan Policy Center[1]:
- Both the SALT limitations and the doubled standard deduction expire after 2025, putting SALT on the 2025 menu for lawmakers.
- 2025 May, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, in United States House Committee on Ways & Means[2], page 37:
- In general, income taxes paid or accrued in carrying on a trade or business or an income-producing activity are subject to the SALT cap. The SALT cap is set to expire for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Further reading
- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- state and local tax deduction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia