Doden gubernatorial proposal aims to freeze property taxes for seniors
A new gubernatorial proposal from hopeful Eric Doden takes aim at property taxes for senior Hoosiers, as unveiled in his most recent ad released on Thursday.
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Tax Court upholds board’s valuation of leased space in Circle Centre parking garage
The valuation of leased property in an Indianapolis parking garage will stand after the Indiana Tax Court upheld the Indiana Board of Tax Review’s challenged valuation.
Appeal of 2018 tax assessment was timely, but Bartholomew Co. property owner not entitled to change in assessment, Tax Court rules
A Bartholomew County property owner timely filed an appeal of their 2018 land assessment, but the Indiana Board of Tax Review’s order to not change the property’s assessed value should stand, the Indiana Tax Court affirmed Wednesday.
Purchaser of tax sale parcels met constitutional, statutory notice requirements to property owners, IN Supreme Court affirms
A company’s repeated efforts to notify a Madison County couple by mail that their properties had been sold at a tax sale met federal and state notice requirements, the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday.
Senate unveils budget with no expansion for school voucher program
Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their two-year spending plan for the state, calling for record increases in education funding but declining to increase eligibility for Indiana’s school voucher program—a priority of House Republicans.
Proposal could ax business personal property tax for thousands
A House lawmaker is reviving an effort to make changes to the business personal property tax that would offer a bit of a windfall to small-business owners while reducing local government revenue.
IRS announces Jan. 23 start date for tax-filing season
The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season is Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns, the agency announced Thursday.
Lawmakers cautiously eye property tax relief with big bills on horizon
Indiana lawmakers are drawing up changes to the state’s property tax system, with high value assessments last spring pointing toward potentially high bills this year. But their approach has been cautious.
Tax Court rules for Hendricks Co. convenience store in appraisal dispute
A Hendricks County convenience store has won its appeal for a lower real property assessment after the Indiana Tax Court struck down an underlying appraisal and market adjustment.
Columbus car dealership secures Tax Court reversal on base rate application concerns
The Indiana Tax Court has reversed for a Columbus car dealership after finding that three appeals it filed regarding errors in the assessments of its property between 2016 and 2018 presented questions about the objective application of an already-determined base rate prescribed by a land order.
Tax Court reverses assessment because of possible ‘math error’
Finding a math error is objective rather than subjective, the Indiana Tax Court has revived the appeal of a property owner who argued the Bartholomew County assessor calculated his property tax assessment using the wrong base rate.
Tax exemption for Indy neighborhood’s ‘green space’ upheld
A green space in an Indianapolis residential subdivision should have received a common area property tax exemption for the 2016 and 2017 tax years, the Indiana Tax Court has affirmed.
Tax Court affirms, reverses in property tax disputes with ingredient provider
An American multinational ingredient provider that ran into trouble with the Indiana Board of Tax Review has secured a reversal from the Indiana Tax Court for its personal property taxes for the 2012 and 2013 tax years. However, it wasn’t as successful in its request for a refund after finding it overpaid for the 2011 tax year.
Tax Court reverses for property owner in homestead deduction, tax cap dispute
An Indianapolis homeowner’s carriage house and detached garage are eligible for the standard homestead deduction and a 1% property tax cap, the Indiana Tax Court ruled in a Wednesday reversal, despite the Indiana Board of Tax Review’s decision to the contrary.
State lawmakers eye business tax cuts
Whether Indiana lawmakers will cut business taxes in the 2022 session could be a $300 million question.
Indiana lawmakers could debate sales, business tax changes
With Indiana’s state tax collections surging, a top Republican legislator is looking at possible significant changes to the state sales tax and cutting property taxes for some businesses.
High court rules for Hobart mall in tax dispute, lowers tax assessments
A longtime northern Indiana shopping mall won a victory at the Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices ordered the reinstatement of a tax assessment that is tens of millions less than the assessed values upheld by the Indiana Tax Court.
Tax Court reverses for Indy law firm in taxpayer refund dispute
An Indianapolis law firm has secured a reversal from the Indiana Tax Court after the Indiana Board of Tax Review was found to have erred in declining to accept as true factual allegations that the firm was the taxpayer who paid property taxes on property it purchased.
Tax Court reverses grant of homestead deduction to couple owning property in Indiana, Illinois
A Monroe County couple is not entitled to claim homestead deductions on both their Illinois and Indiana homes, which they had done for several years after moving to Indiana, the Indiana Tax Court has ruled.
Hamilton County property owner’s suit over fire stations belongs in plenary courts, tax court rules
A Clay Township property owner who attempted and failed to have his day in court with a Hamilton County Superior Court and then with the Indiana Tax Court could not convince either that they had subject matter jurisdiction in his case seeking relief from increased taxes.