Indiana

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By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

I made a call to the Indiana Department of Revenue this morning on sales tax figures for the state.  I did this because the sales tax will be increased by one penny from 6 to 7 cents in order to provide Hoosiers with property tax relief.  Here’s a rundown of 2007 filings…

Total Sales Tax Collected - $3.6 billion.

Marion County - $825 million

Hamilton County - $155 million

Hancock County - $27 million

Shelby County - $13 million

Boone County - $77 million

Hendricks County - $146 million

Johnson County - $77 million

Morgan County - $25 million

It’s important to note that because of the way Indiana law works, a business only has to file sales taxes in one county, even though they may have businesses in multiple counties.  The tax collected from those businesses would fall under the consolidated filing in the one county. 

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).