1. Imposed an additional 2.00% bed tax.

2. Have a 1.00% rate on sales of tangible personal peoperty sold at retail exceeding $5,000 per item.

3. Imposed a 4.00% rate on construction contracting, effective February 01, 2005.

4. On April 22, 2019, the Mayor and Council of the City of Benson passed Ordinance No. 597 eliminating: Model Option 15 and adding Use Tax Purchases (Business Code 029) at three and one-half percent (3.50%), Use Tax From Inventory (Business Code: 030) at three andone-half percent (3.50%) and Use Tax Purchases (Single item over $5,000) (Business Code 729) at one percent (1.00%). In addition, Ordinance No. 597 selects Local Option JJ which exempts the City of Benson from Use Tax Purchases, Use Tax From Inventory and Use Tax Purchases (Single item over $5,000). The provisions of this Ordinance conforms to the Model City Tax Code, which is controlling.

This change has an effective date of July 01, 2019.

5. On November 8, 2021, the Mayor and Council of the City of Benson passed Ordinance 613 amending the city tax code by adopting Local Option LL of the Model City Tax Code. Ordinance 613 imposes a tax on Jet Fuel sales and Jet Fuel Use Tax at the rate of .035 cents per gallon ($.035). This change has an effective date of 2/01/2022. 

6. On May 8, 2023, the City of Benson passed Ordinance 621, which continues the transaction privilege tax increase adopted by the city's 2015 Ordinance 577. Ordinance 621 does not increase or decrease tax rates or affect deduction codes and has an effective date of August 1, 2023.

Transaction Privilege Tax

3.50% (effective August 01,2015)

2.00% (until September 30, 1998)

2.50% (effective October 01, 1998) 

Use Tax

3.50% (effective July 01, 2019)