Failure to file its tax abatement forms with Porter County in time cost Indiana Beverage $265,926 this year. Read More

Legislators are moving to close a "Groundhog Day"-style loophole in the state's property tax appeals. Read More

The saying goes that the only two sure things in life are death and taxes. Read More

 A request for a non-traditional tax abatement for Subaru had Lebanon Mayor Huck Lewis asking the city council Monday for a second on a motion to approve it and initially finding none. Read More

Gov. Mike Pence turned the first piece of legislation of his administration into law Wednesday by signing a bill that will prevent property tax increases for farmers by delaying a major update on their assessed values. Read More

The Columbus City Council narrowly approved a tax incentive for $2.9 million in renovations for a downtown doctor’s office, over the protests of the mayor and Bartholomew County Commissioners. Read More

Indiana farmers would avoid $57 million in property tax increases under a bill the Indiana House passed unanimously Monday. Read More

Wabash Valley farmers are looking for state lawmakers to put the brakes on jumps in property taxes. Read More

Fort Wayne City Council members approved $6.million in property tax breaks Tuesday night that are expected to create $44.5.million in new investments and create more than 500 jobs. Read More

A bill to prevent an estimated $57 million increase in farmland property taxes might be the first legislation approved by the General Assembly in this session. Read More

A grocery store wanting to come to Frankfort will not receive a tax break from the city. Read More

 Indiana's farmland owners will pay higher property taxes in 2014 on the heels of an increase in the base rate for assessed land value, Purdue University Extension agricultural economist Larry DeBoer says. Read More

Hoosier farmers are halfway to blocking a property-tax change they say would cost them millions of dollars. Along with the estimated market value of their land, farmers are taxed based on the productivity of their soil. Read More

Indiana’s farmland owners will pay higher property taxes in 2014 on the heels of an increase in the base rate for assessed land value, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Larry DeBoer says. The base rate, which is the starting point for calculating taxes on farmland, jumped from $1,630 per acre in 2012 to $1,760 for 2013. Taxes assessed on this year’s base rate will be paid in 2014. The base rate has exactly doubled in just seven years, from $880 per acre in 2007. Read More

For Posey County, Senate Bill 275 would create more desk time for its treasurer’s office. Read More

A bill that would prevent farm real estate taxes from rising by as much as 26 percent in the next year has cleared the Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee. Read More

Among the dozens of local political offices to which we elect citizens to serve us — I can count off the top of my head dozens, even scores of such positions — only a few require actual qualifications. More’s the pity. Read More

A local family recently got a notice from Lake County tax officials that sounds like a dream come true. Read More

 If State Sen. Jim Buck has his way, personal property taxes will be a thing of the past. That may sound good, but the bill he has proposed in this session of the Indiana legislature could have far-reaching and detrimental effects for taxpayers and local units of government alike. Read More

The huge backlog of appeals from Marion County homeowners challenging their property tax bills is about to get even bigger. Read More