Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-45. Automatic one year carryover of deductions; limitations; specification of year for which deduction claim applies
(1) the title is conveyed one (1) or more times; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-45
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
after that assessment date and on or before the next succeeding assessment date.
(b) Subsection (a) applies regardless of whether:
(1) one (1) or more grantees of title under subsection (a)(1); or
(2) one (1) or more contract purchasers under subsection (a)(2);
file a statement under this chapter to claim the deduction.
(c) A deduction applies under subsection (a) for only one (1) year. The requirements of this chapter for filing a statement to apply for a deduction under this chapter apply to subsequent years. A person who fails to apply for a deduction or credit under this article by the deadlines prescribed by this article may not apply for the deduction or credit retroactively.
(d) If:
(1) a taxpayer wishes to claim a deduction under this chapter for a desired calendar year in which property taxes are first due and payable;
(2) the taxpayer files a statement under this chapter on or before January 5 of the calendar year in which the property taxes are first due and payable; and
(3) the eligibility criteria for the deduction are met;
the deduction applies for the desired calendar year in which the property taxes are first due and payable.
(e) A person who is required to record a contract with a county recorder in order to qualify for a deduction under this article must record the contract, or a memorandum of the contract, before, or concurrently with, the filing of the corresponding deduction application.
(f) Before a county auditor terminates a deduction under this article, the county auditor shall give to the person claiming the deduction written notice that states the county auditor’s intention to terminate the deduction and the county auditor’s reason for terminating the deduction. The county auditor may send the notice to the taxpayer claiming the deduction by first class mail or by electronic mail. A notice issued under this subsection is not appealable under IC 6-1.1-15. However, after a deduction is terminated by a county auditor, the taxpayer may appeal the county auditor’s action under IC 6-1.1-15.
As added by P.L.144-2008, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.183-2014, SEC.16; P.L.255-2017, SEC.14; P.L.214-2019, SEC.18; P.L.257-2019, SEC.29; P.L.174-2022, SEC.24.