Taxes


Business License Fee Rate:
Reatil:
$25 per year
Industrial: $25 per year
Office: $25 per year

Business Utilities Tax Rates:
Electric:
5% Gross Receipts
Gas: 5% Gross Receipts
Telephone: 5% Gross Receipts
Cable Television: 5% Gross Receipts

City Sales Tax Rate:

Current Base Sales Tax Rate Applicable to
Retail Sales in Eureka (Effective 7-1-10)

State – General (Not on food) 0.03
   
State – Education 0.01
   
State – Conservation 0.00125
   
State – Parks and Soils 0.001
   
City/County 0.01
   
City – Capital Improvements 0.005
   
City – Parks/Storm Water 0.005
   
County – Transportation 0.005
   
County – Metro Link Transportation 0.0025
   
County – Metropolitan Park/Recreation (Not on food) 0.001
   
County – Community Children’s Service 0.0025
   
County – Emergency Communications (Not on food) 0.001
   
County – Transportation 0.005
TOTAL* 0.07925

*Please note that the total Sales Tax at a particular establishment may be further impacted by Transportation Development Districts (TDD)or Community Improvement Districts (CID).

Real & Personal Property Tax Rates:
Agricultural Real Property Tax Rate:
$0.3730/$100.00 Assessed Valuation
Commercial Real Property Tax Rate:
$0.3560/$100.00 Assessed Valuation
Personal Property Tax Rate:
$0.39/$100.00 Assessed Valuation
Residential Real Property Tax Rate:
$0.3730/$100.00 Assessed Valuation

*St. Louis County commercial real estate has an additional commercial surcharge of $1.70/$100.00 Assessed Valuation.

2010 Residential Real & Personal PROPERTY TAX RATE
Tax Distribution 

Taxing Authority Residential Commercial Agricultural Personal Manufacturing
           
State of Missouri 0.0300 0.0300 0.0300 0.0300 0.0300
           
St. Louis County – General 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000
           
St. Louis County Health Fund 0.1400 0.1400 0.1400 0.1400 0.1400
           
St. Louis County Park Maintenance 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500
           
St. Louis County Bod Retirement 0.0280 0.0280 0.0280 0.0280 0.0280
           
Roads & Bridges 0.1050 0.1050 0.1050 0.1050 0.1050
           
St. Louis Community College 0.2179 0.2179 0.2179 0.2179 0.2179
           
Special School District 0.9950 0.9950 0.9950 0.9950 0.9950
           
Metropolitan Zoo/Museum District 0.2546 0.2546 0.2546 0.2546 0.2546
           
St. Louis County Library 0.1565 0.1887 0.1500 0.1500 0.1500
           
Rockwood School District 4.2752 4.2752 4.2752 4.2752 4.2752
           
Eureka Fire Protection District 1.1543 1.1543 1.1543 1.1543 1.1543
           
City of Eureka 0.3730 0.3560 0.3730 0.3900 0.0000
           
Sheltered Workshop 0.0790 0.0850 0.0870 0.0900 0.0900
           
Total Tax Rates 8.0585* 8.0797* 8.0600* 8.0800* 7.6900*
           
Commercial Surcharge N/A 1.7000** N/A N/A N/A
*Rate per $100.00 Assessed Valuation
**Additional Charges are not calculated in the total tax rate