IOWA'S CORPORATE TAXES

We eliminate the following tax burdens

  • No sales or use tax on industrial machinery/equipment/computers
  • No sales tax on purchases of electricity or natural gas used directly in the manufacturing process
  • No property tax on manufacturing machinery/equipment/computers
Personal Property Tax - Iowa does not tax personal property   0%
Inventory Tax - Personal property includes corporate inventories of goods-in-process, raw materials and salable goods. 0%
Corporate Income Tax - 50% deductibility of federal taxes from Iowa corporate income. Iowa is one of only five states that offers this important deductible. A single-factor, non-unitary tax-Iowa's tax is based only on the percentage of total sales income within the state. Iowa imposes an alternative minimum tax equal to 7.2% of Iowa tax preferences. Iowa's corporate income tax can also be reduced or eliminated by the New Jobs Tax Credit, High Quality Job Creation Program or Enterprise Zone Benefits

6% on first $25,000
8%
on next $75,000
10%
on next $150,000
12%
on everything over $250,000.

Iowa State Sales Tax - The tax is imposed on gross receipts from sales of taxable tangible personal property and taxable (enumerated) services. Exceptions include industrial machinery, equipment and computers. 6%
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