On this page we are describing the sales taxes in the State of Indiana, we aim to educate you on the differences that occur throughout the state so you get a better understanding of it in regards to whether you may have:

  • Have taken a Indiana job in the are
  • Applied for a Indiana school
  • Opened a Indiana bank account in the state of Indiana
  • People who may be unable to find their Social Security Card or have lost it.

What is the lowest and highest sales tax in Indiana?

In the map of Indiana is pictured below there are a total of 92 counties that are within the state. You can go directly to the page and see which area has the highest and lowest sales tax in your county of choice.

Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Blackford Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Daviess Dearborn Decatur DeKalb Delaware Dubois Elkhart Fayette Floyd Fountain Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jennings Johnson Knox Kosciusko LaGrange Lake LaPorte Lawrence Madison Marion Marshall Martin Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orange Owen Parke Perry Pike Porter Posey Pulaski Putnam Randolph Ripley Rush St.Joseph Scott Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben Sullivan Switzerland Tippecanoe Tipton Union Vanderburgh Vermillion Vigo Wabash Warren Warrick Washington Wayne Wells White Whitley
The state sales tax for businesses and so forth is a standard rate of 7% which allows the local government to be able to collect up to another 0% on top of this:

  • the average sales tax for the entirety of Indiana is 7%,
  • In all County and cities the sales tax rates is equal and this equates to 7% sales tax,
  • This is a brief overview, and we suggest that you go directly to the page if you wish to get a clearer image of the different ranges of sale tax in a particular county. Please note that the ones that have an asterisk means they are below the usual county level of sales tax.

    How to calculate your own sales tax in the state of Indiana.

    So, what does this mean for you, if you are looking into how much sales tax you are going to charged dependant on what sort of county you are residing or working out of. You can go ahead and use a sales tax calculator which will give you a section that is exampled below.

     

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    -or- Specify Sales Tax Rate
    -or- Specify ZIP Code
    %

     

    You do need to know the purchase ZIP code and purchase amount in order to get an accurate figure. For an example we will use the amount of $500 and see what the ranges could be from the city with the highest population.

    In Indianapolis, IN with the sales tax of 7% would mean that your $500 purchase would incur a $35 sales tax, taking the total amount to $535.

    The sales tax calculator makes it as easy as it can be to find out what sort of sales tax you will be charged by simply adding the amount and the ZIP code. Though there might be some purchases that are exempt from sales taxes or have some special leniency which do need to be taken into consideration.

    City Sales Tax Rate Zip-code Population
    Indianapolis 7.00% 46201, 46202, 46203, 46204, 46205, 46206, 46208, 46209, 46214, 46217, 46218, 46219, 46220, 46221, 46222, 46224, 46225, 46226, 46227, 46228, 46229, 46230, 46231, 46234, 46235, 46237, 46239, 46240, 46241, 46242, 46244, 46247, 46250, 46251, 46253, 46254, 46255, 46256, 46259, 46260, 46268, 46277, 46278, 46282, 46283, 46285, 46298 691682
    Fort Wayne 7.00% 46802, 46803, 46804, 46805, 46806, 46807, 46808, 46809, 46815, 46816, 46818, 46819, 46825, 46835, 46850, 46851, 46852, 46853, 46854, 46855, 46856, 46857, 46858, 46859, 46860, 46861, 46862, 46863, 46864, 46865, 46866, 46867, 46868, 46869, 46885, 46895, 46897, 46898, 46899 214007
    South Bend 7.00% 46601, 46613, 46614, 46615, 46616, 46617, 46619, 46624, 46626, 46628, 46634, 46660, 46680, 46699 96424
    Evansville 7.00% 47701, 47702, 47703, 47704, 47705, 47706, 47708, 47710, 47711, 47713, 47714, 47715, 47716, 47719, 47721, 47722, 47724, 47728, 47730, 47731, 47732, 47733, 47734, 47735, 47736, 47737, 47747, 47750 94460
    Lafayette 7.00% 47901, 47902, 47903, 47904, 47905, 47909 79193
    Elkhart 7.00% 46514, 46515, 46516, 46517 78102
    Greenwood 7.00% 46142, 46143 68834
    Carmel 7.00% 46032, 46033, 46082 68808
    Muncie 7.00% 47302, 47303, 47304, 47305, 47306, 47307, 47308 63236
    Fishers 7.00% 46037, 46038 61882
    Gary 7.00% 46401, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46406, 46407, 46408, 46409 60645
    Kokomo 7.00% 46901, 46902, 46903, 46904 60558
    Anderson 7.00% 46011, 46012, 46013, 46015, 46016, 46018 58455
    Columbus 7.00% 47201, 47202, 47203 57715
    Bloomington 7.00% 47401, 47402, 47404, 47405, 47406, 47407, 47408 56102
    Noblesville 7.00% 46060, 46061, 46062 54216
    Crown Point 7.00% 46307, 46308 52358
    Hammond 7.00% 46320, 46323, 46324, 46325, 46327 52265

    Mishawaka

    7.00% 46544, 46545, 46546 45332

    New Albany

    7.00% 47150, 47151 38347

    Jeffersonville

    7.00% 47130, 47131, 47132, 47133, 47144, 47190 37533

    Richmond

    7.00% 47374, 47375 36654

    La Porte

    7.00% 46350 36314

    Michigan City

    7.00% 46360 33533

    West Lafayette

    7.00% 47906, 47907, 47996 33164

    Marion

    7.00% 46952, 46953 33089

    Greenfield

    7.00% 46140 33009

    Portage

    7.00% 46368 32445

    Terre Haute

    7.00% 47801, 47803, 47804, 47807, 47809 31882

    Valparaiso

    7.00% 46383, 46384 31134

    Merrillville

    7.00% 46410, 46411 29975

    Newburgh

    7.00% 47630 29541

    Brownsburg

    7.00% 46112 29318

    Avon

    7.00% 46123 27883

    Granger

    7.00% 46530 27294

    Martinsville

    7.00% 46151 26954

    Hobart

    7.00% 46342 26684

    Seymour

    7.00% 47274 26164

    Goshen

    7.00% 46526, 46527 25767

    Franklin

    7.00% 46131 24839

    Plainfield

    7.00% 46168 23921

    Logansport

    7.00% 46947 23570

    Shelbyville

    7.00% 46176 23502

    Crawfordsville

    7.00% 47933 23102

    Bedford

    7.00% 47421 22719

    New Castle

    7.00% 47362 22418

    Huntington

    7.00% 46750 22354

    Westfield

    7.00% 46074 22252

    Zionsville

    7.00% 46077 22068

    Highland

    7.00% 46322 21160

    Why do I need to collect sales tax in Indiana?

    You will need to collect sales tax if you have any sort of nexus there, and what this means is that if you have assets that are physical or economic then you need to do this.

    Physical meaning having a tangible activity or some sort of presence in any of the states of Indiana, economic nexus is simply passing the states’ economic threshold for total revenue, or the maximum number of transactions that can occur in the period of time within the state.

    Two easy ways to see if you have either a physical or economic nexus in any of the counties is the following:
    Physical:

    • Tangible personal property
    • Business assets or property
    • Own, renting properties
    • Made more than $500,000 in a service or content delivery in the state

    Economic:

    • Made more than $100,000 in sales annually
    • More than 200 transactions in the last calendar year

    How do I get a sales tax permit?

    The main way to go about this is to register online at the Indiana Business Gateway. Follow the steps that are presented to you and ensure that you have the following to hand to use as information:

    • Business identification information
    • Business entity
    • Location/s that you will be conducting this from
    • Date you will start collecting Indiana sales tax from a business/property
    • NAICS Code (North American Industry Classification System.)

    What is the best way to file sales taxes?

    Before you think of doing anything else there are three things that we recommend that you do in order to make this process as easy and smooth as possible.

    First of all, find out how much tax you owe (remember the sales tax calculator we mentioned before) so that you know how much you need to pay the state at the end. Second is get onto the Indiana Department Of Taxation ready to submit them, and third have the money ready so you can make the payment straight away.

    There are two main options as well to filing and paying your Indiana sales tax, these are:

    • Filing online. This is where merchants are required to file all of their sales taxes through the department of taxation in the state of Indiana, you can also pay your taxes on this platform, so it is one to keep close to you for future reference.
    • Filing by mail. Simply fill out the form UST-1, but this is not the recommended way of filing your taxes due to the possibilities of them getting lost in the post and then it could mean that you are subject to late fees if they are not filed within the allotted time.

    We hope this document was able to allow you to feel more confident when it comes to sales tax in the state of Indiana depending on where you operate out of.