Tax Structure

Indiana State Corporate Adjusted Income Tax

Taxpayer: Most corporations doing business in Indiana, except businesses subject to the Financial Institutions Tax, international banking facilities, subchapter S corporations, and federally tax-exempt not-for-profits.

Tax Base: Federal taxable income with eight (8) modifications:
1. subtract any income that the federal law or Constitution prohibits Indiana from taxing.
2. add deductions allowed for charitable contributions under federal law.
3. add deductions allowed under federal law for state income taxes.
4. apportion income to Indiana based on the average percentage of property owned in Indiana, of payroll paid in Indiana, and of sales volume attributable to Indiana.
5. make an adjustment to disallow the federal bonus depreciation.
6. add deduction allowed under Sections 172 and 810 of IRC.
7. add amounts attributable to increased Section 179 property deduction limits.
8. add education allowed for domestic production activities.

Tax Rate: 8.5%
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
 

Elkhart County Adjusted Gross Income Tax (CAGIT)

1.5% for resident taxpayers
0.5% for non-resident taxpayers

Source: Elkhart County Auditor
 

Elkhart Economic Development Income Tax (CEDIT)

0.25%

Source: Elkhart County Auditor
 

Elkhart County Property Tax

Note: Tax rates effective through March 2008

 

 

Tax District Name

2007 Tax Rate

 

Baugo Township

2.5450

Benton Township

2.1411

Bristol Town

2.6648

Cleveland Township

2.2257

Clinton Township

2.0888

Concord Township

2.4379

Elkhart City - Baugo Township

3.9464

Elkhart City – Cleveland Township

3.4889

Elkhart City – Concord Township

3.6135

Elkhart City – Concord Township

3.4731

Elkhart City – Osolo Township

3.4578

Elkhart Township

2.3516

Goshen City – Concord Township

3.1966

Goshen City – Elkhart Township

3.2095

Goshen City – Harrison Township

3.1556

Harrison Township

2.2890

Jackson Township

2.1553

Jefferson Township

1.9062

Locke Township

2.1586

Middlebury Town

2.6087

Middlebury Township

2.0889

Millersburg Town – Benton Township

2.7822

Millersburg Town – Clinton Township

2.7741

Nappanee City – Locke Township

3.2936

Nappanee City – Union Township

3.2726

New Paris Conservancy District

0.3701

Olive Township

2.2717

Osolo Township

2.1912

Union Township

2.4071

Wakarusa Town – Harrison Township

2.9554

Wakarusa Town – Olive Township

2.9557

Washington Township

2.0948

York Township

1.8832

Source: Elkhart County Auditor, David Hess