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How Good Is Iowa For Remote Work?

 

2024 Rank: 28

2023 Rank: 26

Iowa is the 28th-best state primarily by virtue of its reciprocity agreement with Illinois exempting 45.7 percent of incoming commuters. The state does provide a minor filing threshold, but offers no withholding threshold at all. 

Category

Current Law

Score

Total Possible

Filing threshold

Local wage threshold: $1,000

2

10

Reciprocity agreements

Illinois

4.57

10

Convenience of the employer rule

None

0

0

Individual Income Tax Code

 

2.56

5

Withholding threshold

None

0

10

Total Score

 

9.13

35

Ways to Improve:

  • Pass filing and withholding thresholds of greater than 30 days
  • Seek reciprocity agreements with:
    • Nebraska: 22.49 percent of incoming commuters

For further ideas for how your state could improve, see our Example Remote Work Provision.

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