Sec. 44. (a) A sales disclosure form under IC 6-1.1-5.5:
(1) that is submitted:
(A) as a paper form; or
(B) electronically;
on or before December 31 of a calendar year to the county assessor by or on behalf of the purchaser of a homestead (as defined in section 37 of this chapter) assessed as real property;
(2) that is accurate and complete;
(3) that is approved by the county assessor as eligible for filing with the county auditor; and
(4) that is filed:
(A) as a paper form; or
(B) electronically;
with the county auditor by or on behalf of the purchaser;
constitutes an application for the deductions provided by sections 26, 29, 33, 34, and 37 of this chapter with respect to property taxes first due and payable in the calendar year that immediately succeeds the calendar year referred to in subdivision (1).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if:
(1) the county auditor receives in a calendar year a sales disclosure form that meets the requirements of subsection (a); and
(2) the homestead for which the sales disclosure form is submitted is otherwise eligible for a deduction referred to in subsection (a);
the county auditor shall apply the deduction to the homestead for property taxes first due and payable in the calendar year for which the homestead qualifies under subsection (a) and in any later year in which the homestead remains eligible for the deduction.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the county auditor, after receiving a sales disclosure form from or on behalf of a purchaser under subsection (a)(4), determines that the homestead is ineligible for the deduction.
As added by P.L.144-2008, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.40; P.L.75-2009, SEC.3; P.L.87-2009, SEC.5.
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