Administrative Rules

Adopted and Filed Rules

Tax Type:
Property and Local Government Taxes

These rules primarily implement Iowa Code sections 421.1A, 441.37A, and 441.37B. They establish necessary processes for adjudication of contested case appeals before the Property Assessment Appeal Board (PAAB). This rulemaking is pursuant to Executive Order 10. A Regulatory Analysis, including the rule text, was published on September 20, 2023. Notice of Intended Action for this rulemaking was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on January 10, 2024, as ARC 7490C. Public hearings were held virtually on February 5, 2024.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

This rulemaking rescinds and reserves Chapters 280 and 281 and rescinds and readopts Chapter 282. Chapters 280 and 281 describe the Department’s interpretation of the underlying statutes in order to assist and aid the public’s understanding of what is subject to use tax and what is exempt. Chapter 282 describes the Department’s interpretation of the underlying statutes and provides clarity on how use tax may be imposed depending on the transaction.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

This rulemaking rescinds and adopts a new Chapter 218. The Department revised the chapter to remove portions of the rules that the Department determined are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative of statutory language. This chapter describes the Department’s interpretation of the underlying statutes to help the public understand the taxability of sales and services relating to vehicles.

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Tax Type:
Property and Local Government Taxes

The purpose of this rulemaking is to readopt Chapter 270. The Department revised the chapter to remove portions of the rules that the Department determined are obsolete or unnecessary or are duplicative of statutory language. The chapter describes the Department’s interpretation of the underlying statute to help the public understand local option taxes. These rules reduce uncertainty about when tax applies.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

The purpose of this rulemaking is to rescind Chapter 207 and adopt a new Chapter 207 with revisions to remove unnecessary restrictive terms and provide additional clarity. These rules describe the Department’s interpretation of the underlying statute to help the public understand requirements for remote and marketplace sellers. These rules reduce uncertainty about who must collect and remit Iowa sales tax. Citations to rule 701—213.10(423) in rule 701—207.11(423) refer to a rule that will be adopted in a future rulemaking.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

The purpose of the rulemaking is to rescind Chapter 217 and adopt a new Chapter 217. The Department revised the chapter to remove portions of the rules that the Department determined are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative of statutory language. The chapter describes the Department’s interpretation of the underlying statute to help the public understand the taxability of telecommunication services. The chapter also contains definitions necessary for the State to maintain compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

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Tax Type:
Property and Local Government Taxes

Pursuant to Part IV of Executive Order 10, the Department was directed on September 22, 2023, to propose this Notice of Intended Action to rescind and reserve Chapter 271. The Department determined the chapter was unnecessary or obsolete because the underlying statutes it implemented have been repealed. This chapter implemented rules related to the School Infrastructure Local Option (SILO) Tax Fund, which has since been replaced by the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

The purpose of this rulemaking is to readopt Chapter 204. The Department revised the chapter to remove portions of the rules that the Department determined are obsolete or unnecessary or that duplicate statutory language. Chapter 204 contains rules interpreting the Uniform Sales and Use Tax Act Administration and additional rules necessary to maintain compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) and help the public understand tax policies that Iowa has adopted as part of implementing the SSUTA.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

The purpose of this rulemaking is to readopt Chapter 200, which consists solely of rule 701—200.1(423) and provides definitions that apply across other sales tax rules chapters. The Department revised the rule to remove portions of the rule that are unnecessary and duplicative of statutory language.

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Tax Type:
Sales, Use and Excise Taxes

The purpose of this rulemaking is to rescind Chapter 275 and adopt a new Chapter 275, which consists of rules relating to and interpreting sales and use tax rebates granted to sanctioned automobile racetrack facilities, baseball and softball complexes, and raceway facilities. The rules provide the rebate’s scope and applicability and the methods for obtaining a rebate by the eligible entities. The Department revised the rules for clarification and removal of portions of the rules that the Department has determined are unnecessary and duplicative of statutory language.

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