City Sales Taxes Information
The City of Independence has several sales and use taxes that contribute to a variety of City functions. Currently, the City has a:
- General Fund
- Animal Shelter Use Tax *
- Street Improvement Sales Tax (0.5%)
- Parks Improvement Sales Tax (0.25%)
- Storm Water Sales Tax (0.25%)
- Police Public Safety Sales Tax (0.125%)
- Police Use Tax *
- Fire Protection Sales Tax (0.5%)
- Marijuana Sales Tax ** (3%)
*Not collected on sales where sales tax is collected. Primarily collected from online sales.
**Only applies to the sale of recreational and medical marijuana
The tax funding is used to support a variety of City services (ranked by percentage of expense used):
- Operating expenses
- Salaries & benefits
- Capital improvement projects
- Debt service
- Transfers out
- Equipment
- Retiree healthcare
- Contingency
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,619,530 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 751,692 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 375,845 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 375,845 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 220,472 |
| Fire Protection | 839,447 |
| Total: | 4,182,831 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 235,876 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 0 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 117,938 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 58,969 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 58,969 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 29,484 |
| Fire Protection | 117,938 |
| Police Use Tax | 0 |
| Total: | 619,174 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,765,298 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 874,606 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 437,303 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 375,845 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 240,702 |
| Fire Protection | 981,647 |
| Total: | 4,736,859 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 398,872 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 0 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 199,436 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 99,718 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 99,718 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 49,859 |
| Fire Protection | 199,436 |
| Police Use Tax | 46,520 |
| Total: | 1,093,559 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,821,516 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 828,342 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 414,171 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 414,171 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 246,281 |
| Fire Protection | 930,817 |
| Total: | 4,655,299 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 0 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 0 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 0 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 0 |
| Fire Protection | 0 |
| Police Use Tax | 818,080 |
| Total: | 818,080 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,821,869 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 835,919 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 417,960 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 417,960 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 246,339 |
| Fire Protection | 931,336 |
| Total: | 4,671,383 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 0 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 0 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 0 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 0 |
| Fire Protection | 0 |
| Police Use Tax | 896,029 |
| Total: | 896,029 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,526,693 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 763,310 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 381,655 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 381,655 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 206,800 |
| Fire Protection | 835,837 |
| Total: | 4,095,950 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 0 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 0 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 0 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 0 |
| Fire Protection | 0 |
| Police Use Tax | 561,698 |
| Total: | 561,698 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,860,310 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 780,228 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 390,114 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 390,114 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 263,791 |
| Fire Protection | 879,353 |
| Total: | 4,563,910 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 0 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 0 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 0 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 0 |
| Fire Protection | 0 |
| Police Use Tax | 885,186 |
| Total: | 885,186 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,889,033 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 891,054 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 445,527 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 445,527 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 238,605 |
| Fire Protection | 968,116 |
| Total: | 4,877,912 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 0 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 182,725 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 0 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 0 |
| Fire Protection | 0 |
| Police Use Tax | 603,212 |
| Total: | 785,937 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 1,805,862 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 857,767 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 428,883 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 428,883 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 228,387 |
| Fire Protection | 924,927 |
| Total: | 4,674,708 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 0 |
| Animal Shelter Use | 672,275 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax | 0 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax | 0 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 0 |
| Fire Protection | 0 |
| Police Use Tax | 672,275 |
| Total: | 1,344,550 |
Sales Tax:
| General Fund | 21,312,328 |
| Streets Improvement Sales Tax Fund | 9,933,180 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax Fund | 4,966,640 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax Fund | 4,966,640 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 2,689,686 |
| Fire Protection Sales Tax | 11,272,850 |
| Total: | 55,141,324 |
Use Tax:
| General Fund | 1,023,612 |
| Animal Shelter Use Tax | 782,000 |
| Street Improvement Sales Tax Fund | 511,806 |
| Parks Improvement Sales Tax Fund | 255,895 |
| Storm Water Sales Tax Fund | 255,895 |
| Police Public Safety Sales Tax | 127,948 |
| Fire Protection | 511,806 |
| Police Use Tax | 4,100,000 |
| Total: | 7,568,962 |