Republican lawmakers in the House appeared to have reached a new agreement late Tuesday on the state and local tax deduction, commonly referred to as SALT, which had been one of the key sticking points in the passage of President Trump’s giant tax-and-spending bill.

Breaking that out more, 20% of taxpayers in California’s 40th Congressional District — represented by Kim, it covers eastern Orange County and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties — claimed SALT deductions in 2017; only 7.5% did in 2022, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.

The higher SALT cap would mean millions of mostly high-income taxpayers in high-tax states would save thousands of dollars off their taxes. The changes could go into effect for th