State and Local Tax Structure

Sales Tax

State - 6%

Local/County - 1%

STATE CORPORATE TAX

Iowa’s Corporate Income Tax is based on a single factor non-unitary tax formula.  Tax is levied only on the net income derived from sales conducted within the State of Iowa.

For those business entities that do have State Corporate Tax in Iowa the 2024 rate ranges from 5.5% to 7.1%.   The goal for the State of Iowa is to achieve a flat 5.5% State corporate tax rate in the next several years.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CONTRIBUTION RATE

The new employer's rate is 1.0% (lowest permitted rate by federal law) of the first $38,100 of each employee's wage for non-construction jobs in 2024.

WORKERS COMPENSATION - Decreased final January 1, 2020

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) made a rate filing to the Iowa Insurance Division proposing an overall 3% rate decrease for workers' compensation from the current rate that was effective January I, 2019. The new rates became final January I, 2020.

NO PROPERTY TAX ON MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT

Manufacturing machinery and equipment, as well as computers, used to process data by insurance companies and financial institutions are exempt from property tax.

SALES/USE TAX EXEMPTION STATE OF IOWA

Certain business products and services are exempt from sales and use tax.

• Manufacturing Machinery

• Manufacturing Inventory
• Pollution Controls
• Computers to Process Data - by insurance companies, financial institutions, or certain commercial
• enterprises.
• Materials in Production

PROPERTY TAX

There are no property taxes on new industrial machinery and equipment in Iowa. Also, there are no property taxes on inventories.

Property tax rates on land and buildings are at levels determined by each local community.
Generally, those property taxes are levied at a rate of $25-$40 per $1,000 of the assessed value with the assessment being 90% of the market value for commercial and industrial property.

Utility Franchise Fee

City of Waterloo - Supplemental Utility Franchise Fee: 3% gas & electricity

Utility (Sales) Tax

Type Telecommunications Electricity/Gas Internet Access

Percentage 0% Interstate/Intrastate 6% Interstate - Portion used in manufacturing exempt Exempt