Iowa charges deposit only on carbonated and alcoholic drinks, so the bottled water, juice and sports drinks sitting in the same cooler ring with no deposit at all. That is a per product distinction, not a department one, and it is where a generic POS quietly gets Iowa wrong.
Serving independent retailers across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City, Waterloo and the rest of Iowa.
These are the settings an IA store has to get right. Storeveu ships with them in place rather than leaving them for you to build.
6%, plus a 1% local option
Most Iowa cities and unincorporated areas have adopted the 1% local option tax, making 7% the common combined rate, but not everywhere has. Storeveu holds the effective rate per store rather than assuming one figure statewide.
5 cents, carbonated and alcoholic only
Iowa covers beer, wine, spirits, canned cocktails and carbonated soft drinks, but not bottled water, juice or sports drinks. Two drinks side by side in the same cooler ring differently, so Storeveu resolves deposit from the product record rather than from the department.
1 cent or 3 cents per container
The distributor reimburses a handling fee on top of the deposit, at a different rate depending on how the container came back, and only one fee is payable per container. Storeveu counts redemption volume so the fee is visible rather than lost in the drawer count.
Varies by game type
Iowa pays a different rate on scratch, lotto and InstaPlay games than on pull tabs. Storeveu holds the rates at state level and reports by game type rather than flattening them into one percentage.
The register is offline first. Sales keep ringing and sync the moment the connection returns.
Starter and Pro are billed per store with no long term contract and no early termination fee.
Every record is scoped to your organization and store, and access is gated by role.
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Iowa covers beer, wine, spirits, canned cocktails, carbonated soft drinks and similar carbonated beverages, but not bottled water, juice or sports drinks. Because two products in the same cooler can differ, Storeveu resolves the deposit from the product record rather than from the department, so the cashier never decides.
Yes. Iowa pays the store a handling fee on top of the deposit reimbursement, at a rate that depends on how the container was accepted, and only one fee is payable per container. Storeveu counts containers through the Bottle Redemption screen so the fee shows up as income rather than disappearing into a drawer variance.
No. The 6% state rate is the floor and most, though not all, cities and unincorporated areas have adopted a 1% local option tax on top, making 7% common. Storeveu holds the effective rate on the store record so each location rings its own correct rate.
Iowa pays a different commission on scratch, lotto and InstaPlay games than on pull tabs. Both are held at state level so every Iowa store inherits them, and Storeveu reports by game type so the commission figure reconciles against the Lottery settlement rather than being averaged.
Plans start at $39/mo (Starter) and $129/mo (Pro) per store, billed month-to-month with no contract or early-termination fee. Most modules are add-ons you turn on per store, see the pricing page for the full list.
Yes. The register is offline-first, it keeps ringing sales with no internet and syncs automatically the moment the connection returns, so a dropped router never stops checkout.
No. Storeveu is month-to-month per store with no long-term contract and no early-termination fee, change tiers or cancel a store anytime.
No. Storeveu runs on standard Windows PCs with common receipt printers, cash drawers and PAX/Dejavoo terminals, bring your own, or buy the E15W dual-screen terminal.
Most stores go live in 1-3 weeks. The team imports your catalog and customer list from systems like Square, Clover, Lightspeed or Heartland, usually overnight.
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