Sec. 36. (a) A public utility company shall pay any taxes which are based upon the department of local government finance’s assessment of distributable property regardless of whether or not an appeal of the assessment is pending. However, the collection of the taxes may be enjoined pending an original tax appeal under IC 33-26.

     (b) The department of local government finance shall reassess distributable property and shall certify the reassessment to the county auditor of each county in which the property is taxable if:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-8-36

  • 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.
  • property: includes both tangible and intangible property. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-8-2
  • public utility company: means a company which is subject to taxation under this chapter regardless of whether the company is operated by an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a limited liability company, a fiduciary, or any other entity. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-8-2
(1) the Indiana board:

(A) sets aside the department’s original assessment and orders the department to reassess the distributable property; or

(B) refers the matter to the department under section 32 of this chapter with instructions to make another assessment; and

(2) the decision of:

(A) the Indiana board is not appealed to the tax court; or

(B) the tax court in which the matter was referred to the department under section 32 of this chapter is not appealed to the supreme court.

     (c) If the tax court sets aside the Indiana board’s final determination and the Indiana board reassesses distributable property, the Indiana board shall certify the reassessment to the county auditor of each county in which the property is taxable if the decision of the tax court is not appealed to the supreme court.

[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-44-14 part.]

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.291-1985, SEC.4; P.L.90-2002, SEC.82; P.L.98-2004, SEC.70.