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Indiana imposes a 7% sales tax on most transactions. [6] City governments in the state are also permitted to impose sales taxes. Notable exceptions to the state sales tax are food and prescription drugs. The sales tax is set entirely at the state level, although some of its proceeds are used to fund local government.
Indiana's code is 18, which when combined with any county code would be written as 18XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county. [5] In Indiana, the most commonly seen number associated with counties is the state county code, which is a sequential number based on the alphabetical order of the county.
Many of the state's counties also collect income tax. The state sales tax rate is 7% with exemptions for food, prescription medications and over-the-counter medications. [202] In some jurisdictions, an additional Food and Beverage Tax is charged, at a rate of 1% (Marion County's rate is 2%), on sales of prepared meals and beverages. [203]
The Wake County Board of Commissioners levied a Prepared Food and Beverage Tax of 1% of the sale price of prepared food and beverages effective January 1, 1993, bringing the total to 8.25%. [ 165 ] There is a 40.5¢ tax per gallon on gas , [ 166 ] a 45¢ tax per pack of cigarettes, a 79¢ tax per gallon on wine, and a 53¢ tax per gallon on beer.
All Indiana counties have a local income tax reported on Form IT-40. The rates for readers in the local area: St. Joseph (.0175), Elkhart (.02) and Marshall (.0125).
Marion County has raised taxes for food and beverage sales, auto rental taxes, innkeeper's taxes, and admission taxes for its share of the costs. Meanwhile, there has been an increase in food and beverage taxes in the eight surrounding doughnut counties (with the exception of Morgan County) and the sale of Colts license plates. [4]
Mar. 20—GREENSBURG — The Decatur County Council voted March 19 to lower the special purpose jail tax to 0.60 from 0.65. A public hearing will be held at next month's meeting, at 9 a.m. April 16.
DeKalb County lies on the east side of Indiana; its east border abuts the western border of Ohio. Its low, rolling terrain is entirely devoted to agriculture or urban development. [ 12 ] Its highest point (1,060 feet/320 meters ASL) is a small rise in the NW portion of the county, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Fairfield Center . [ 13 ]