But, as always, the devil is in the details. It's is an incredibly complex process that, while holding great promise, comes with significant limitations and unknowns. In this lesson, we will gloss over the obvious benefits of bioremediation and instead look at a few of the challenges, or disadvantages, of bioremediation.
Sales taxes. The state sales tax rate in Iowa increased to 6% (from 5%) on July 1, 2008. Iowa also collects a corresponding use tax on out-of-state purchases. Local taxing jurisdictions also may impose a local option sales tax if approved by voters. This tax is imposed on the gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property.
Iowa has state sales tax of 6.00%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 1.00%. There are a total of 130 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 0.891%.