Core Viewpoint - Republican senators are considering setting a $30,000 cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction as a compromise between the current law and the more generous limit proposed in the House version of the Trump tax law [1] Group 1 - A key Republican negotiator, Senator Thom Tillis, indicated that the aim is to reduce the House-approved $40,000 SALT cap to at least $30,000 [1]