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Area Specs - Taxes
General Info | Economy | Transportation | Tax Structure

TAX STRUCTURE
Local City County
Property Tax - Rate Per $100 Value $1.78 $2.10
Ratio of Assessment

Residential

25% 25%

Industrial

40% 40%

Personal (Equipment)

30% 30%
(Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only
Bonded Debt $19,223,870 $21,844,288
Assessed Valuation $150,796,400 $667,195,387
School Tax None None
Sales Tax 2.25 2.25
Hotel-Motel Tax 5% 5%
STATE
Sales Tax 7% (6% for food and food ingredients for human consumption)

Income Tax

Personal
6% on Interest & Dividends
Corporate (Excise)
6.5% of Net Earnings
Franchise Tax
.25 per $100 of Capital Properties
Unemployment Tax
New Employers 2.7% of First $7,000



Carter County Courthouse
423-542-1801
801 East Elk Avenue
Elizabethton, TN 37643


Send all inquiries to Carter.mayor@charterinternet.com
Carter County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
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