Use this skill whenever asked about Iowa sales and use tax. Trigger on phrases like "Iowa sales tax", "IA sales tax", "IDR", "Iowa Code §423", "Iowa LOST". ALWAYS load us-sales-tax first.
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Use OpenAccountants for IA Sales Tax in Iowa.
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Every figure is drawn from this Tax Guide and cited to its source.
Quick reference
| Field | Value | |---|---| | Jurisdiction | Iowa | | State rate | 6.00% | | Local option (LOST) | Up to 1.00% (county voter-approved) | | Maximum combined rate | 7.00% | | Sourcing | Destination-based (SST) | | Economic nexus | $100,000 in gross revenue | | Tax authority | Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) | | Portal | https://tax.iowa.gov | | SST member | Yes -- Full Member | | Skill version | 2.0 |
Transaction pattern library
| Pattern | Taxable? | Notes | |---|---|---| | General TPP | TAXABLE 6% + LOST | | | Clothing | TAXABLE | No exemption | | Grocery food | EXEMPT | | | Prepared food | TAXABLE | | | SaaS | TAXABLE | Iowa taxes SaaS and specified digital products | | Canned software | TAXABLE | | | Digital goods (specified) | TAXABLE | | | Professional services | NOT TAXABLE | | | Manufacturing equipment | EXEMPT | | | Prescription drugs | EXEMPT | | | Resale | EXEMPT | |
Local Option Sales Tax awareness
NEVER forget the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) which adds up to 1%.
SaaS taxability
NEVER treat SaaS as nontaxable in Iowa -- Iowa taxes it.
No computation
NEVER compute any number.
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Quick reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Iowa |
| State rate | 6.00% |
| Local option (LOST) | Up to 1.00% (county voter-approved) |
| Maximum combined rate | 7.00% |
| Sourcing | Destination-based (SST) |
| Economic nexus | $100,000 in gross revenue |
| Tax authority | Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) |
| Portal | https://tax.iowa.gov |
| SST member | Yes -- Full Member |
| Skill version | 2.0 |
Transaction pattern library
| Pattern | Taxable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General TPP | TAXABLE 6% + LOST | |
| Clothing | TAXABLE | No exemption |
| Grocery food | EXEMPT | |
| Prepared food | TAXABLE | |
| SaaS | TAXABLE | Iowa taxes SaaS and specified digital products |
| Canned software | TAXABLE | |
| Digital goods (specified) | TAXABLE | |
| Professional services | NOT TAXABLE | |
| Manufacturing equipment | EXEMPT | |
| Prescription drugs | EXEMPT | |
| Resale | EXEMPT |
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Other Iowa computations in the OpenAccountants Tax Library.
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