Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in section 17.8 of this chapter and subject to section 45 of this chapter, an individual who desires to claim the deduction provided by section 13 or 14 of this chapter must file a statement with the auditor of the county in which the individual resides. To obtain the deduction for a desired calendar year in which property taxes are first due and payable, the statement must be completed and dated in the immediately preceding calendar year and filed with the county auditor on or before January 5 of the calendar year in which the property taxes are first due and payable. The statement may be filed in person or by mail. If mailed, the mailing must be postmarked on or before the last day for filing. The statement shall contain a sworn declaration that the individual is entitled to the deduction.
(b) In addition to the statement, the individual shall submit to the county auditor for the auditor's inspection:
(1) a pension certificate, an award of compensation, or a disability compensation check issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs if the individual claims the deduction provided by section 13 of this chapter;
(2) a pension certificate or an award of compensation issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs if the individual claims the deduction provided by section 14 of this chapter; or
(3) the appropriate certificate of eligibility issued to the individual by the Indiana department of veterans' affairs if the individual claims the deduction provided by section 13 or 14 of this chapter.
(c) If the individual claiming the deduction is under guardianship, the guardian shall file the statement required by this section. If a deceased veteran's surviving spouse is claiming the deduction, the surviving spouse shall provide the documentation necessary to establish that at the time of death the deceased veteran satisfied the requirements of section 13(a)(1) through 13(a)(4) of this chapter, section 14(a)(1) through 14(a)(4) of this chapter, or section 14(b)(2) of this chapter, whichever applies.
(d) If the individual claiming a deduction under section 13 or 14 of this chapter is buying real property, a mobile home not assessed as real property, or a manufactured home not assessed as real property under a contract that provides that the individual is to pay property taxes for the real estate, mobile home, or manufactured home, the statement required by this section must contain the record number and page where the contract or memorandum of the contract is recorded.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citations: 6-1-6-2; 6-1-7-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.56, SEC.13; Acts 1982, P.L.44, SEC.4; Acts 1982, P.L.45, SEC.7; P.L.55-1988, SEC.5; P.L.1-1990, SEC.70; P.L.123-1999, SEC.5; P.L.291-2001, SEC.137; P.L.177-2002, SEC.3; P.L.154-2006, SEC.15; P.L.183-2007, SEC.4; P.L.144-2008, SEC.19; P.L.293-2013(ts), SEC.3; P.L.183-2014, SEC.9; P.L.114-2019, SEC.3; P.L.214-2019, SEC.7; P.L.257-2019, SEC.21; P.L.156-2020, SEC.14.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 12. Assessed Value Deductions and Deduction Procedures
6-1.1-12-0.5. Basis for Taxation After Deduction
6-1.1-12-0.7. Mortgage Deduction; Filing; Appointees to Act for Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Persons
6-1.1-12-4. Procedure for Claim by Member of Armed Forces
6-1.1-12-6. Mortgage or Contract Deductions; Transmission of Application to Second County
6-1.1-12-7. Mortgage or Contract Deductions; Granting
6-1.1-12-10.1. Persons Over 65 or Surviving Spouse; Filing Claim
6-1.1-12-11. Deduction for Blind or Disabled Person; Limitations; Contract Purchaser
6-1.1-12-12. Blind Persons; Filing Claim; Proof of Blindness; Contents of Application
6-1.1-12-15. Claim by Veteran; Guardianship; Contract Purchaser
6-1.1-12-16. Deduction for Surviving Spouse of Veteran; Limitations; Contract Purchaser
6-1.1-12-17. Claim by Surviving Spouse of Veteran
6-1.1-12-17.9. Trust Eligibility for Certain Deductions; Requirements
6-1.1-12-18. Deduction for Rehabilitated Residential Real Property; Limitations; Expiration
6-1.1-12-19. Rehabilitated Residential Property; Duration of Deduction; Expiration
6-1.1-12-20. Claim for Deduction for Rehabilitated Residential Real Property; Expiration
6-1.1-12-21. Rehabilitated Real Property; Reassessment; Notice of Deductions Required
6-1.1-12-22. Deduction for Rehabilitated Property; Limitations; Expiration
6-1.1-12-23. Rehabilitated Property; Duration of Deduction; Expiration
6-1.1-12-24. Claim for Deduction for Rehabilitated Property; Expiration
6-1.1-12-25.5. Rehabilitated Property; Deductions; Denial; Appeal
6-1.1-12-26. Solar Energy Heating or Cooling System
6-1.1-12-26.1. Solar Power Devices
6-1.1-12-26.2. Property Tax Deduction for Heritage Barns
6-1.1-12-27.1. Claim for Deduction for Solar Energy Heating or Cooling System; Solar Power Device
6-1.1-12-28.5. Resource Recovery System; Prerequisites for Deduction; Definitions
6-1.1-12-29. Wind Power Device; Definition
6-1.1-12-30. Claim for Deduction for Wind Power Device
6-1.1-12-33. Deduction for Hydroelectric Power Device; Limitations
6-1.1-12-34. Deduction for Geothermal Energy Heating or Cooling Device; Limitations
6-1.1-12-36. Deductions; Eligibility for Following Year
6-1.1-12-37.5. Supplemental Deduction for Homesteads
6-1.1-12-40. Deductions for Real Property Located in Enterprise Zones
6-1.1-12-40.5. Limits on Deductions for Mobile or Manufactured Homes
6-1.1-12-42. Statewide Property Tax Deduction for Inventory
6-1.1-12-44. Sales Disclosure Form Serves as Application for Certain Deductions; Limitations
6-1.1-12-46. Eligibility of Transferred Property for Certain Deductions
6-1.1-12-46-b. Eligibility of Transferred Property for Certain Deductions