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Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Electric Fuel Excise Tax

Guidance regarding an excise tax on sales of β€œelectric fuel,” or electricity dispensed into an electric vehicle (EV) for purposes of propelling the EV.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

911 Surcharge Rate

Details on the 911 surcharge rate.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Water Service Excise Tax

Water Service Excise Tax (WET), effective July 1, 2018, exempts the sale of water service from state sales tax, but imposes a 6% excise tax on the sale of water

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Photography and Retouching Services

Guidance related to photography and retouching services.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Medical Clinics and Related Businesses Iowa Sales and Use Tax Information

Guidance related to medical clinics and similar businesses, not to nonprofit hospitals or hospices.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Food Delivery Services as Marketplace Facilitators

Effective 1/1/2019, businesses that meet the definition of marketplace facilitator must collect and remit Iowa sales tax and applicable LOST

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Taxation of Specified Digital Products, Software, and Related Services

Beginning 1/1/19, prewritten computer software is subject to sales tax whether delivered or accessed as tangible personal property or electronically.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Storage of Tangible or Electronic Files, Documents, or Other Records

Beginning 1/1/19, the sale of storage services for tangible or electronic files, documents, and other records are subject to Iowa sales tax and applicable LOST.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Landscaping, Lawn Care, Snow Removal & Tree Services

Landscaping, lawn care, tree trimming and removal services are subject to Iowa sales and use tax.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Sales and Use Tax Permit, Return Filing, and Payment Changes

Guidance regarding Senate File 2367 that changed filing and payment requirements for sales, use, and excise taxes in Iowa.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Sales Tax Treatment of Computers and Computer Peripherals

Elimination of exemption for computers used in processing/storage of data or information by an insurance company, financial institution, commercial enterprise.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Streamlined Sales Tax Advisory Council

Information about the Streamlined sales tax advisory council.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Iowa's Annual Sales Tax Holiday

General overview of the annual statewide sales tax holiday

Sales, Use & Excise Tax

Remote Sellers & Marketplace Facilitators

Guidance explaining Senate File 2417 that expands the types of businesses required to collect Iowa sales tax and local option sales tax.

Sales, Use & Excise Tax
Individual Income Tax

Schedule C Filers May Need Sales Tax Permit

Information taxpayers who file federal 1040, schedule c

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