This additional tax rate may be 1% or 2% or other amounts depending on the county in which the business is located. For example, in Marion County, the sales tax for restaurants is 9%. There is an additional 2% tax on restaurant sales in Marion County to pay for Lucas Oil Stadium and expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. Iowa Iowa has a 6% state sales tax and an optional local sales tax of 1% imposed by most cities and unincorporated portions of most counties, bringing the total up to a maximum of 7%. There is no tax on most unprepared food, except candy and soda. The Iowa Department of Revenue provides information about local option sales taxes, including sales tax rate lookup. Iowa also has sales tax on services when rendered, furnished, or performed. Kansas Kansas has a 6.5% statewide sales tax rate that began on 1 July 2015. More than 900 jurisdictions within the state (cities, counties, and special districts) may impose additional taxes. For example, in the capital city of Topeka, retailers must collect 6.5% for the state, 1.15% for Shawnee County, and 1.5% for the city, for a total rate of 9.15%. Kansas reduced the state-level sales tax on food sales tax to 4% in 2023. Further cuts will be to 2% on 1 January 2024 before being fully eliminated on 1 January 2025. Local sales taxes are still imposable. No sales tax is charged on prescription medicines. To date, the highest combined rate of sales tax is 11.6%, at a Holiday Inn Express in Ottawa. Additionally, if a consumer in Kansas does not pay any sales tax at time of purchase, they must declare the unpaid tax on their yearly income tax. Kentucky Kentucky has a 6% state sales tax. Most staple grocery foods are exempt. Alcohol sales were previously exempt until April 1, 2009, when a 6% rate was applied to this category as well. Louisiana Louisiana has a 4.45% state sales tax as of 1 July 2018. The state sales tax is not charged on unprepared food. There are also taxes on the parish (county) level and some on the city levels, Baton Rouge has a 5% sales tax. Parishes may add local taxes up to 5%, while local jurisdictions within parishes may add more. In Allen Parish, the combined sales tax is up to 9.45% (0.7% for Parish Council, 3% for School