PERSONAL PROPERTY
Personal Property Department
574-535-6796
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Self Reporting State
Unlike real estate assessments, personal property is a self-assessment system in Indiana. The taxpayer is responsible for reporting all tangible personal property that is used in their trade or business, used for the production of income, or held as an investment that should be or is subject to depreciation for federal income tax purposes.
Filing
The assessment date for personal property is January 1st of each year and filings are due May 15th of each year per IC.
Amended returns are allowed within twelve months from the date of the original return. Only timely filed original returns can be amended per IC.
*If you filed a return and claimed the less than $80,000 exemption in a previous assessment year and you continue to qualify for this exemption, no return is required.
ATTENTION TAXPAYER - Recent changes in Indiana law now require taxpayers who file a Business Tangible Personal Property return, to complete the entirety of the form. The following items are regularly absent from filed returns:
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Need to know your taxing district? Click HERE to use the Look Up Tool
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Principal Business Codes (look them up HERE)
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This is the same six-digit principal business activity code that appears in Schedule K, Line 2(a) of a corporation's federal income tax return.
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Federal ID Numbers
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Taxpayer Signatures
*Incomplete returns may result in fines pursuant to Indiana Law (IC)
If you are no longer in business, please note on your return the date the business closed. Sign and return the forms so that we can update our records. Failure to notify our office of your business closure may result in continued assessments.