Taxes & Fees

The City of Cedar Rapids has primarily three categories of taxes: property, hotel-motel, and local option sales taxes. The City also imposes franchise fees on cable and utilities revenues.

Property Taxes

Cedar Rapids certifies property tax to be levied by Linn County on all taxable property within the city limits. The city only property tax rate for fiscal year 2012 is 15.21621.

Local Option Sales Tax (LOST)

On March 9, 2009, the citizens of Cedar Rapids voted to impose a 1% local option sales tax for 5 years to assist with flood recovery and property tax relief.

Hotel-Motel Taxes

The Hotel-Motel tax provides funding to non-profit organizations and governmental entities for operating & capital expenditures within the city limits.

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The FY13 application should be available soon. A press release will go out to announce the application's availability on this site.

Franchise Fees

The City has entered into an agreement with local companies to impose franchise fees on cable and utilities revenues.