Farmland owners are in for more property tax increases at least into 2015, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Larry DeBoer says. In the Jan. 27 issue of his column "Capital Comments," DeBoer said the base rate for the assessment of an acre of farmland will jump from $1,290 in 2011 to $1,500 in 2012. He estimates the base rate will be about $2,030/acre by 2015. The 2007 base rate was $880. READ MORE...

Was the Clark County Council’s $2.7 million reduction in property tax collections in 2007 an intentional decision to ease the burden on taxpayers or was it a mistake by elected officials who didn’t understand the impact of their decision? READ MORE... READ MORE...

Indiana farmland owners will see smaller increases in their property tax bills next year, thanks to legislation Gov. Mitch Daniels signed Thursday. The changes in the formula by which farmland is assessed take effect with 2011 tax bills and are expected to provide more than $75 million in tax relief to Indiana farmers over the next few years, said Greens Fork farmer Luke Bowman, public relations coordinator for Indiana Farm Bureau in Wayne and Fayette counties. Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — A bill amended to save property taxpayers millions of dollars in Lake and St. Joseph counties has been tabled in the General Assembly. Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Numerous mayors, teachers, farmers, firefighters and business executives aren't happy with the idea of writing property tax caps into Indiana's Constitution. Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — The General Assembly has had its say. Now Indiana voters will get to decide if property tax caps belong in the state's constitution. The state Senate voted 35-15 on Tuesday to put a referendum on the November ballot that asks Hoosiers if tax caps should be added to Indiana's highest document.  Read more