For businesses, Indiana has two main taxes - Income
and Property, both real and personal. Unlike some other
States, Indiana does not have a franchise tax, an intangibles
tax, or an employment tax.
Indiana has no gross receipts tax and no inventory tax.
Corporate Income Taxes
The Corporate Adjusted Gross Income Tax is calculated at a flat 8.5 percent of adjusted gross income. Adjusted gross income is a company’s federal adjusted gross income with certain adjustments. This method of determination simpli�es tax calculations for corporations and does not apply to S corporations and not-for-pro�t organizations.
Single-Sales Factor
Indiana is phasing in the single-sales factor for apportioning corporate income tax. Indiana had determined its share of an interstate or international corporation’s taxable income by weighing the Indiana portion of a company’s property and the proportion of its employees in Indiana. The single-sales factor will calculate the Indiana portion based solely on the portion of a company’s sales in Indiana. This change is being phased in and will be complete by 2011.
Sales and Use Tax
Indiana’s Sales and Use Tax is calculated at a rate of 7 percent. In manufacturing, the following are exempt from the sales tax: raw materials, equipment, power, electricity, and utilities. Wholesale sales, items used directly in production, and sales made in interstate commerce are exempt. In addition, the purchase of research and development equipment is exempt from the tax. |
Property Taxes
Real and personal property tax is assessed at 100 percent of market value. Tax rates and exemptions vary among local jurisdictions.
Research and Development Tax Credit
This credit (also known as the Research Expense Tax Credit) is based on the increase in Indiana R&D over the prior three-year base. In the base year, research expenses must have been at least half of the research expenses in the current year. The credit amounts to 10 percent of quali�ed research expenses on the �rst $1 million of investment. Beginning in 2008, the credit increases to 15 percent. The credit is applied against income tax liability and may be carried forward for
�fteen years before 2008 and ten years beginning in 2008. There is no carry back, and the credit is nonrefundable. This program operates under the Department of Revenue and uses the de�nition of “quali�ed research expense� from the Internal Revenue Code (which includes the costs of wages and supplies). Visit website: in.gov/iedc.
Patent Income Exemption
Taxpayers are exempt from certain income derived from quali�ed utility and plant patents. Quali�ed taxpayers are eligible for an exemption of 50 percent of patent income for each of the �rst �ve years. The examption percentage decreases over the next �ve years to 10 percent in the tenth year. The total amount of exemptions claimed by a taxpayer may not exceed $5 million per year. This bene�t is available only to companies with 500 or fewer employees.
Individual Income Tax
Indiana’s personal income tax is 3.4 percent of federal adjusted gross income (with certain exemptions and deductions). |
