washington u.s. congress members focus august recess find ways low corporate tax rate industry group sectors society gear fight propose change personal income tax tax cut business garner headline lobbyists lawmakers concede rewrite corporate tax code long slog tackle personal tax rat easy many argue look easy legislative win ahead 2018 midterm elections lawmakers republican majority want cut individual incomes tax president donald trump push hard tax change year still propose change personal tax code already stir opposition realtors home builders mortgage lenders charities group say propose change hurt home sales cut charitable contributions national association realtors issue august recess talk point circular implore members remind lawmakers homeowners must treat fairly tax reform avoid another house crash group cite report commission pwc estimate home value could quickly dive 10 percent tax plan become law simplify tax code republicans propose eliminate nearly tax write-offs include state local tax double standard deduction would eliminate incentive itemize drastically reduce number taxpayers currently many taxpayers use itemize deductions claim write-offs things like charitable contributions interest pay mortgage state local tax standard deduction become large few taxpayers need itemize reduce incentive hold mortgage contribute charity currently 30 million taxpayers claim mortgage interest deduction 70 billion total claim accord robert dietz economist national association homebuilders estimate suggest half taxpayers would stop itemize propose plan dietz say warn would create large ripple effect economy say people early years mortgage would suffer along prospective home buyers home builders also fight propose tax code change think would call cakewalk say jerry howard head national home builders association say proposal face fierce resistance group represent 130,000 builders note members operate every congressional district employ million people charitable organizations argue increase standard deduction ask members congress consider create universal deduction taxpayers take standard deduction get additional credit donations without itemize taxpayers claim estimate 13 billion year charitable deductions charities fear give would plummet standard deduction double without create universal deduction gail mcgovern president ceo american red cross say reduce charitable deductions would devastate lobbyists defeat reform effort congress could try cut rat without structural tax code change say charles boustany former republican member tax-code write house ways mean committee leave congress january path least resistance become old-fashioned tax cut individual side say boustany pressure go relentless get late fall u.s. tax change proposals anger builders realtors charities