Trump Suggests Restoring the State and Local Tax Break He Once Limited NYT | Top Stories Andrew Duehren 18 September 2024 at 06:16 Former President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 tax law capped the state and local tax deduction at $10,000. He said on Tuesday that he would lift that limit. © Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York TimesFormer President Donald J. Trump at a campaign event in Tucson, Ariz., last week.