North Dakota Tax Commissioner Candidates Voice Differing Positions on Eliminating the Income Tax and the State's Tax Direction
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota — Candidates for North Dakota tax commissioner voiced differing positions on October 26 on eliminating the income tax and the direction of the state's taxes. Incumbent commissioner Brian Kroshus said officials must be careful when it comes to keeping the revenue tools needed to fund the services the state provides, and he favors finding ways to raise the credit amounts for the primary residence, disabled veteran and homestead tax credits, and paying more attention to the renter's refund program. The challenger criticized the state Republican supermajority's governance and noted that after the 2025 Legislature raised the primary residence property tax credit, renters may not have felt any relief.
Reports noted that after the 2025 legislation, property taxes have been eliminated for 50,000 households. The tax commissioner oversees a two-year budget of more than $127 million and an office of 117 full-time employees, and the position's annual salary is $145,314. The candidates' disagreement centers on whether revenue tools are sufficient and how the benefits of tax reduction are distributed, and voters will make their choice in the November 3 election.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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