*The assessment rules are changing. Until
the reassessment of 2002, structures were assessed based on the cost of
replacing the structure, at 1991 construction costs. Depreciation was
subtracted, based on the age of the structure. There are also adjustments
for condition, neighborhood quality and other factors. Non-farm land was
assessed based on its predicted selling price without the structure. Farm
land was assessed based on its "use value," meaning its value varied
with the land's productivity in agriculture. The result was called
"true tax value." Before
For the reassessment of 2002, the
Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) provided local assessors with a
manual, and with guidelines. The manual defines true tax value as
"value in exchange," which is the market value or predicted selling
price of the property. There are a few exceptions to this definition,
such as farm land. The manual tells local assessors that they may use any
approved method for predicting selling prices. Local assessors and DLGF
will then evaluate the results of the assessment, by comparing assessed values
with the prices of properties that are sold. If criteria for accuracy are
not met, assessments will be "equalized," which means that all
property within a property type will be adjusted so that total assessed value
equals the sum of predicted selling prices
In December 1998, the Indiana
Supreme Court declared
|
County |
Multiplier |
Phone Number |
Additional Information |
|
Allen |
|
219-449-7123 |
|
|
Bartholomew |
|
812-379-1505 |
|
|
|
|
765-884-1205 |
|
|
Bluffton (city) - |
|
219-824-6476 for property assessor 219-824-6404 tax assessor |
|
|
Boone |
|
765-482-0140 |
|
|
Brown |
|
812-988-5466 |
|
|
Cass |
|
574-753-7710 |
|
|
|
|
812-285-6225 or 6224 |
|
|
|
|
812-537-8809 |
|
|
|
|
812-663-4868 |
|
|
DeKalb |
|
260-925-1824 |
|
|
|
|
765-747-7715 or 7710 |
|
|
|
|
574-535-6700 |
|
|
Fayette |
|
765-825-4931 |
|
|
|
|
764-647-4921 |
|
|
Freemont |
|
219-668-1000 |
|
|
|
|
219-223-2801 |
|
|
Grant |
|
765-668-8871 |
|
|
|
|
317-776-9617 |
|
|
|
|
219-933-2810 |
|
|
Hancock |
|
317-477-1102 |
|
|
Hendricks |
|
317-745-9207 |
|
|
Henry |
|
765-529-2104 |
|
|
|
|
219-358-4800 |
|
|
|
|
317-327-4907 |
|
|
|
|
812-358-6111 |
|
|
Jasper |
|
219-866-4914 |
|
|
Jay |
|
260-726-4456 |
|
|
|
|
812-285-6229 |
|
|
Johnson |
|
317-736-3901 |
Johnson County Assessor (frames) (includes township assessor info) |
|
Kosciusko |
|
574-372-2310 |
|
|
|
|
219-755-3100 |
|
|
LaPorte |
|
219-326-6808 ext 268/290 |
|
|
|
|
317-327-4819 or 4907 |
|
|
|
|
812-349-2502 |
|
|
|
|
765-364-6420 |
|
|
Morgan |
|
765-342-1065 |
|
|
Porter |
|
219-465-3460 |
|
|
|
|
765-973-9254 |
|
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Ripley |
|
812-689-5656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Scott |
|
812-752-8436 |
|
|
Steuben |
|
260-668-1000 Ext. 1000 |
|
|
|
|
812-427-3379 |
|
|
|
|
765-423-9255 |
|
|
Vanderburgh |
|
812-435-5267 |
|
|
|
|
812-462-3358 |
|
|
|
|
765-973-9254 |
Wayne County Assessor also links to townships |
|
|
|
317-327-4821 |
|
|
Wells |
|
219-824-6476 |
|
|
Warrick |
|
812-897-6125 |
Last Updated on 07/05/2007
Updates to: c-pulawski@comcast.net