Indiana § 6-9-35-5 - Imposition; deadline; rate; conditions; ordinance
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§ 6-9-35-5. Imposition; deadline; rate; conditions; ordinance
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the fiscal body of a county may adopt an ordinance not later than June 30, 2005, to impose an excise tax, known as the food and beverage tax, on those transactions described in sections 8 and 9 of this chapter that occur anywhere within the county.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), if the county in which the municipality is located has adopted an ordinance imposing an excise tax under subsection (a), the fiscal body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance not later than September 30, 2005, to impose an excise tax, known as the food and beverage tax, on those transactions described in sections 8 and 9 of this chapter that occur anywhere within the municipality.
(c) The rate of the tax imposed under this chapter equals one percent (1%) of the gross retail income on the transaction. With respect to an excise tax in the municipalities set forth in IC 6-9-27-1(1) (Mooresville), IC 6-9-27-1(3) (Plainfield), IC 6-9-27-1(4) (Brownsburg), IC 6-9-27-1(5) (Avon), and IC 6-9-27-1(6) (Martinsville), the excise tax imposed by the county is in addition to the food and beverage tax imposed by those municipalities. With respect to an excise tax imposed by a county under subsection (a), the excise tax imposed by a municipality under subsection (b) is in addition to the food and beverage tax imposed by the county in which the municipality is located. For purposes of this chapter, the gross retail income received by the retail merchant from such a transaction does not include the amount of tax imposed on the transaction under IC 6-2.5, IC 6-9-27, or this chapter.
(d) If the Marion County city-county council does not adopt all the ordinances required to be adopted by it under IC 5-1-17-25 on or before June 30, 2005, the counties and municipalities described in section 1 of this chapter are no longer subject to the provisions of this chapter. In that event, the fiscal body of the county or municipality may not adopt an ordinance to impose the excise tax authorized by this chapter, and any ordinance adopted by the fiscal body under subsection (a) or (b) is no longer effective.
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.44.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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