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Iowa retail sales tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Iowa Department of Revenue can require from a sales-tax permit holder as a financial guarantee for the tax it collects. The Department fixes the amount under Iowa Code 423.35. The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard sales tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond to satisfy the Department of Revenue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sales tax bond actually covers
Iowa administers sales and use tax through the Department of Revenue under Iowa Code chapter 423. Most permit holders never post a bond — but Iowa Code 423.35 lets the director require one to secure the payment of any tax, interest, or penalties due or that may become due.
A bond is typically required when a permit holder has a history of late filing, unremitted tax, or otherwise looks like a collection risk. The Department fixes the amount — there is no single statutory figure — and in lieu of a surety bond, the statute also accepts cash, securities, or a certificate of deposit.
The bond stands behind the sales tax you collect and owe — if you fail to remit, the State can recover against it. We issue the amount the Department set; pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information. (The Department does not accept bonds under $100.)
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Iowa bonds.
Sales tax bond, from $100.
Pricing from $100, your exact price appears at checkout. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.