Indiana § 4-35-8-1 - Graduated wagering tax imposed
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§ 4-35-8-1. Graduated wagering tax imposed
Sec. 1. (a) A graduated slot machine wagering tax is imposed as follows on ninety-nine percent (99%) of the adjusted gross receipts received after June 30, 2012, and before July 1, 2013, on ninety-one and five-tenths percent (91.5%) of the adjusted gross receipts received after June 30, 2013, and before July 1, 2015, and on eighty-eight percent (88%) of the adjusted gross receipts received after June 30, 2015, from wagering on gambling games authorized by this article:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the first one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) of adjusted gross receipts received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year.
(2) For periods:
(A) ending before July 1, 2021, thirty percent (30%) of the adjusted gross receipts in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) but not exceeding two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year; and
(B) beginning after June 30, 2021, thirty percent (30%) of the adjusted gross receipts in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year.
(3) For periods ending before July 1, 2021, thirty-five percent (35%) of the adjusted gross receipts in excess of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year.
(b) A licensee shall do the following:
(1) Remit the daily amount of tax imposed by this section to the department on the twenty-fourth calendar day of each month. Any taxes collected during the month but after the day on which the taxes are required to be paid shall be paid to the department at the same time the following month's taxes are due.
(2) Report gaming activity information to the commission daily on forms prescribed by the commission.
(c) The payment of the tax under this section must be in a manner prescribed by the department.
(d) If the department requires taxes to be remitted under this chapter through electronic funds transfer, the department may allow the licensee to file a monthly report to reconcile the amounts remitted to the department.
(e) The payment of the tax under this section must be reported and remitted electronically through the department's online tax filing program.
As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.10; P.L.205-2013, SEC.72; P.L.210-2013, SEC.18; P.L.255-2015, SEC.43; P.L.212-2018(ss), SEC.10; P.L.293-2019, SEC.38; P.L.137-2022, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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