Iowa Department of Revenue: Painfully Slow on Everything
Tax refunds are not the only thing the Iowa Department of Revenue is being slow with.
Getting Your Business Off to a Good Start, Part 4: Sales Tax
For a business in Iowa, the basic sales tax rate is 6%. Some locations in Iowa also assess an additional 1% “local option sales tax,” which makes the sales tax in that location 7%. Sales tax is not an expense of your business. Instead, it’s a tax you collect from your customers and pass on to the state.
