Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-274.9
The following examples illustrate the application of the rules in this chapter:
EXAMPLE 1. City A has an urban renewal area that covers a large portion of its downtown. City A and all of its downtown area are located in County B. City A also has in place a 1 percent local sales and services tax. City A's city council wants to enact an ordinance that establishes the urban renewal area as a local sales and services tax increment district which designates 100 percent of the tax growth increment amount to the special city account. Before City A's city council can establish the local sales and services tax district, County B's board of supervisors must adopt a resolution approving City A's local sales and services tax increment district.
The base year taxable sales amount for the urban renewal area will equal the amount of taxable sales made by retail establishments in the urban renewal area for the fiscal year in which the ordinance was adopted. Assume City A's urban renewal area has $10,050,000 in taxable sales during the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
At the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the ordinance was adopted (June 30, 2015, in this example), City A's urban renewal area has taxable sales of $25,000,000. To determine the tax growth increment amount, the department subtracts the base year taxable sales amount from fiscal year two's taxable sales amount then multiplies the remainder by the local sales and services tax rate of 1 percent as follows:
$25,000,000 - $10,050,000 = $14,950,000
$14,950,000 × .01 = $149,500
The result is a tax growth increment amount of $149,500. The department of revenue will deposit $149,500 into the city's special account no later than November 10 following the end of the fiscal year.
EXAMPLE 2. Same facts as Example 1, but City A's urban renewal area is located in County B and County C. Before City A can enact an ordinance that establishes the urban renewal area as a local sales and services tax increment district, the boards of supervisors from County B and County C must adopt resolutions approving City A's local sales and services tax increment district.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-274.9