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Johnson County council votes 6–1 to have Indiana collect local food and beverage tax
Summary
After an hour of debate over lost interest, vendor convenience and local control, the Johnson County Council approved an ordinance to transfer collection of the county's 1% food and beverage tax to the Indiana Department of Revenue; Treasurer Kim Hamilton said the county's software is at end of life and the state can improve compliance.
Johnson County Treasurer Kim Hamilton recommended that the council amend county ordinance so the Indiana Department of Revenue will collect the county's 1% food and beverage tax, saying the county's current software is no longer supported and that vendors and tax professionals have asked for an online, state‑run process.
"The existing software contains glitches, and one of our biggest issues coming up is we are unable to print the 2027 vouchers that need to be sent out to all of the vendors," Hamilton told the council. She said the county's $150,000 vendor software effort failed to produce a supported system and that other vendor solutions quoted development costs of more than $1 million.
Hamilton said shifting collection to the state will…
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