Indiana Sales Tax Calculator
Calculate Indiana sales tax instantly. State rate: 7%, and Indiana has no local sales tax on general purchases. Free calculator.
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Calculation methodology and assumptions
Indiana's general sales tax rate is 7%, and no county, city or town adds a local sales tax to it on general purchases, so 7% is the rate on most purchases. Counties and cities that have adopted a food and beverage tax add 1% or 2% on prepared food and drinks sold there (Indiana Department of Revenue food and beverage tax table). Indiana exempts most groceries (unprepared food for home consumption) from state sales tax. Prepared/restaurant food is still taxable. Indiana taxes clothing at the same 7% general rate — there's no clothing-specific exemption. Select "Groceries" or "Clothing" as the item type above to apply these rules automatically. Sourced from Tax Foundation's state sales tax data, ITEP's State Tax Watch, and primary state Department of Revenue guidance, verified 2026-07.
Key State Information
Indiana state sales tax: 7%. There is no local sales tax on general purchases. Counties and cities that have adopted a food and beverage tax add 1% or 2% on prepared food and drinks sold there (Indiana Department of Revenue food and beverage tax table). Indiana taxes clothing at the same 7% general rate — there's no clothing-specific exemption. Indiana exempts most groceries (unprepared food for home consumption) from state sales tax. Prepared/restaurant food is still taxable.
Example Calculation
What would you pay in sales tax on a $500 purchase in Indiana?
On a $500 purchase in Indiana, the calculator multiplies by the combined state + average local sales tax rate. Indiana's state rate of 7% is the whole rate here, with no local add-on, sales tax would be about $35 for a total of $535.
Result: The difference between the highest and lowest taxable states matters most for big purchases. On a $30,000 car, sales tax alone can range from $0 in no-sales-tax states to well over $2,500 in the highest-rate states. Five states have no state sales tax: Oregon, Montana, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Alaska (though Alaska allows local taxes).
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What is the sales tax rate in Indiana?
Indiana's general sales tax rate is 7% everywhere in the state; there is no local sales tax on general purchases. Counties and cities that have adopted a food and beverage tax add 1% or 2% on prepared food and drinks sold there (Indiana Department of Revenue food and beverage tax table).
Does Indiana tax groceries?
Indiana exempts most groceries (unprepared food for home consumption) from state sales tax. Prepared/restaurant food is still taxable.
Does Indiana tax clothing?
Indiana taxes clothing at the same 7% general rate — there's no clothing-specific exemption.
Are there sales tax holidays in Indiana?
Indiana does not currently offer sales tax holidays.
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