SALT, energy credits divide GOP in tax bill debate

Behind the Big Debate Blocking the Trump, Republican Tax Bill

The differences between a tony suburb of New York and a small county in Wyoming highlight why the state and local tax break isn’t resonating with Republicans in the Senate.

How to handle the $10,000 SALT cap—enacted by Republicans in their 2017 signature tax law—is among the biggest intraparty sticking points in the debate over the $3 trillion tax-and-immigration bill now before the Senate.

Taxpayers in Westchester County, N.Y., are far more likely to claim the deduction, compared with, say, Laramie County, Wyo. That’s why lawmakers like Rep. ...