Iowa Code r. 701-214.19 - Nonexclusive lists

The following tables list items that are taxable or exempt.

(1) Exempt for agricultural production.

adjuvants	irrigation equipment
alternators and generatorsD1	kill cones
augersD1	limestone, agricultural
balers	manure spreaders
bale transportation equipment	mowers, hay
baling wire and binding twine	oil filters
batteries for exempt machinery	oil pumps
blowers, grain dryer	packing materials
brush hogsD1	pesticides
combines, cornheads, platforms	pickers
conveyors, temporary or portableD1	plants (seeds)
corn pickers	planters
crawlers, tractor	plows
cultipackers	piston rings
cultivators	pruning and picking equipmentD1
discs	replacement parts
draft horses	rock pickers
drags	rollersD1
drainage pipe and tile	rotary blade mowers; not lawn mowers
dustersD1	rotary hoes
ensilage cutters	seeders
ensilage forks and trucks (a pickup does not qualify)	seed cleanersD1
farm wagons and accessories	seed planters
fertilizer, agricultural	seeds
fertilizer spreaders	self-propelled implements
filters	shellersD1
forage harvesters, boxes	silo blowers, unloadersD1
fuel for grain drying or other agricultural production	sowers
gaskets	spark plugs for exempt machinery
grain augers, portableD1	sprayersD1
grain drills	spreaders
grain dryer, heater and blower only	sprinklers
grain planters	subsoilers
harrows	surfactants
hay conditioners	tillers
hay hooks	tires for exempt machinery
hay loaders	tractor chains
herbicides	tractors, farm
implements customarily drawn or attached to a self-propelled implement	tractor weights
insecticides	vegetable harvesters
	weedersD1

(2) Exempt for dairy and livestock production.

adjuvants	heaters, portable
alternators and generators1	hog feeders, portable
artificial insemination equipment	hog ringers3
auger systems	hoof trimmers, portable3
automatic feeding systems, portable	hypodermic syringes and needles, nondisposable
batteries for exempt machinery	implements customarily drawn or attached to a self-propelled implement
barn ventilators	incubators, portable
bedding materials2	inlets and inlet systems
breeding stock, agricultural	inoculation materials
bulk feeding tanks, portable	insecticides
bulk milk coolers and tanks, portable	kill cones
calf weaners and feeders, portable	livestock feeding, watering and handling equipment, portable
cattle feeders, portable	loading chutes, portable
chain and rope hoists, portable1	manure brooms, portable3
chicken pickers, plucking equipment	manure handling equipment, including front- end and rear-end loaders, portable3
chick guards	manure scoops, portable1
clipping machines, portable3	medications
conveyors, temporary or portable1	milk coolers, portable
cow stalls, portable	milking equipment, including cans, etc.3
cow ties, portable	milking machines
cow watering and feeding bowls, portable	milk strainers and strainer disks, if not disposable
crawlers, tractor	milk tanks, portable
currying and oiling machines, portable	pesticides
curtains and curtain systems	poultry feeders, portable
dehorners	poultry founts, portable
domestic fowl	poultry litters, portable
draft horses	poultry nests, portable
drip systems	refrigerators
electric fence equipment, portable	replacement parts
fans and fan systems	sawdust2
farm wagons and accessories	self-propelled implements
farrowing houses, crates, stalls, portable	shutters and shutter systems
feed	space heaters, portable
feed bins, portable	specialized flooring, portable
feed carts, portable	sprayers1
feed elevators, portable	squeeze chutes, stalls, portable
feed grinders, portable	stanchions, portable
feed scoops3	surfactants
feed tanks, portable	tires for exempt machinery
feeder chutes, portable	thermometers3
feeders, portable	tractor chains
fence and fencing supplies, temporary or portable	tractors, farm
foggers	tractor weights
fuel to heat or cool livestock buildings	vacuum coolers
gaskets	ventilators
gates, portable	water filters, heaters, pumps, softeners, portable
gestation stalls, portable	waterers/watering tanks, portable
grooming equipment, portable3	weaners
head gates, portable	wood chips2

(3) Exempt for flowering, ornamental, or vegetable plant production.

air-conditioning pads	greenhouse monorail systemsD1
airflow control tubes	greenhouse thermometers
atmospheric CO2 control and monitoring equipment	handcarts used to move plants
backup generators	lighting that provides artificial sunlight
bins holding sterilized soil	overhead heating, lighting, and watering systemsD1
control panels for heating and cooling systemsD1	overhead tracks for holding potted plantsD1
coolers used to chill plantsD1	plant tablesD1
cooling wallsD1 or membranes	plant watering systemsD1
equipment used to control water levels for subirrigation	portable buildings used to grow plantsD1
fans used for cooling and ventilatingD1	seeding and transplanting machines
floor mesh for controlling weeds	soil pot and soil flat filling machines
germination chambers	steam generators for soil sterilizationD1
greenhouse boilersD1	warning devices that monitor excess heat or cold
greenhouse netting or mesh when used for light and heat control	watering booms

(4) Taxable even if used in agricultural production.

additives	lubricants and fluids
air compressors	lumberD1
air conditioners, unless a replacement part for exempt machinery	marking chalk
air tanks	mops
antifreeze	motor oils
axes	nails
barn cleaner, permanent	office supplies
baskets	oxygen
belt dressing	packing room supplies
bins, permanentA1	paint and paint sprayers
brooms	pliers
buckets	posthole diggers, hand tool
building materialsD1 and supplies	poultry brooders, permanent
burlap cleaners	poultry feeders, permanent
cattle feeders, permanent	poultry nests, permanent
cementH1	pruning tools
chain saws	pumps for household or lawn use
cleaning brushes	radios, unless a replacement part for exempt machinery
cleansing agents and materials	refrigerators for home use
computers (including laptop), for personal use	repair tools
computer software	road maintenance equipment
construction tools	road scraper
concreteH1	roofing
conveyors, permanent	sanders
cow ties, permanent	scrapers
ear tags	screwdrivers
fence, posts, wire, permanent	shingles
field toilets	shovels
fire prevention equipment	silos
freon	snow fence, unless portable and used directly in dairy and livestock production
fuel additives	snow plows and snow equipment
fuel tanks and pumps	space heaters, permanent
garden hoses and rakes	specialized flooring, permanent
glass	sprinklers, permanent
grain tanks, permanentD1 A1	stalls, permanent
grease	staples
grease guns	stanchions, permanent
hammers	storage tanks
hog rings	tarps
hydraulic fluids	tiling machinery and equipment
hypodermic syringes, disposable	tractors, garden
lamps	welders
lanterns	wheel barrows
light bulbs (for household use)	wrenches

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 423.3(6), 423.3(8) and 423.3(11).

Notes

Iowa Code r. 701-214.19

ARC 8159C, IAB 7/24/24, effective 8/28/24

Exempt if drawn or attached to a self-propelled farm implement and directly and primarily used in dairy or livestock production or, if portable, used directly and primarily in dairy or livestock production.

Exempt when used as livestock and poultry bedding.

Designed for farm use.

Exempt if drawn or attached to a self-propelled farm implement and directly and primarily used in agricultural production or, if portable, used directly and primarily in agricultural production.

Exempt if not real property. "Real property" is defined in Iowa Code section 4.1(13) as "lands, tenements, hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal." More information can be found in 701-Chapter 219.

Contractors and sponsors that purchase building materials, other than grain bin materials, are responsible for paying sales tax to the vendor or supplier or accruing and remitting use tax on those materials.

Does not include grain bins used to hold loose grain for drying or storage.

Does not include cement or concrete used in pads or foundations under grain bins.