Texas teachers could be impacted if Congress ends teacher spending deduction

AUSTIN (KXAN) – As lawmakers in Congress continue working toward a tax reform proposal they can all agree on, Texas educators could end up feeling the impact.
Under the House GOP tax bill, the teacher spending deduction would be entirely cut. The Senate’s version aims to double the tax break from $250 to $500.
Susan Savoie, owner of Teacher Heaven in Austin, said 95 percent of their business comes from teachers spending their own money to get materials for the classroom.
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