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Assessments
Tax bills slashed for pair of ailing malls
October 20, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinMarion County is granting Simon Property Group Inc. a $2.4 million refund, after a tax review board cut the value of Lafayette
Square Mall and Washington Square Mall roughly in half.
MoreMarion County refigures property values amid errors
October 15, 2012
Associated PressIndianapolis taxpayers wondering what their property is worth might have to wait until December because of widespread errors
discovered in local assessments.
MoreAssessor predicts 2010 property tax bills will be on time
December 30, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIndianapolis property tax bills, paid in two installments due in May and November, should be sent without delay for the first
year since
2006.
MoreAdvisory panel urges EPA to back plan to pay for green projects via property tax
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBy issuing “voluntary environmental improvement bonds,”, local and state governments could
create special taxing districts that finance homeowner purchases of everything from solar panels to rain
gardens.
MoreMARCUS: Let's reassess reassessment
June 1, 2009
Morton MarcusThe process of assessment could be simplified and performed uniformly and inexpensively.
MoreTax caps thrill homeowners, assessments chill businesses
December 29, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerSoaring property taxes were arguably Indiana's biggest problem in 2007. In 2008, the Legislature approved property tax caps
as a solution. But because the caps haven't been implemented, debate is still raging over the consequences the caps will have
for local governments and whether they should be made permanent.
MoreAppeals pay off for biz owners
December 8, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerMore than one in four Marion County commercial and industrial property owners has appealed its property tax assessments this
year, and the challenges often are paying off in a big way.
MoreAssessor consolidation is a must
November 3, 2008
We have a long-standing policy of not endorsing political candidates, but there's no such policy where ballot initiatives
are concerned. So we urge our readers to vote "yes" on assessor consolidation.
MoreResidents to decide fate of township assessors
November 3, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerIn this election, citizens must decide whether the assessing duties of the elected township assessor in the township should
be transferred to the county assessor.
MoreFlood of appeals expected after rushed biz property-tax assessment
March 17, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerIn 2005, assessors valued the 559-acre Indianapolis Motor Speedway at $34.4 million for property tax purposes. According to
the latest Marion County reassessment, it now has a market value of $170 million. Thousands of other businesses also would
see extraordinary spikes in property values, according to an IBJ analysis of the latest assessment data.
MoreProperty-tax reassessment may not be fix-all
August 13, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerThe property-tax reassessment process that Gov. Mitch Daniels ordered last month will take five months and cost up to $3 million.
But don't expect it to significantly alter the property-tax equation, warns Franklin Township Assessor Becky Williams, who
also serves as president of the Indiana Assessors Association.
MoreClass A towers paying B taxes
August 6, 2007
Cory SchoutenWhen it comes to advertising and marketing, the city's two tallest skyscrapers are Class A, all the way. But throw out that
notion at tax time. The owners of Chase Tower and OneAmerica Tower--and some of the city's other large office buildings--have
successfully lobbied for lower building "grades" that save them big bucks on property taxes.
MoreProperty reassessment could be painful process
July 30, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana's property tax woes are already a headache for Marion County homeowners. Now the cure is becoming a migraine for area
businesses, local elected officials and regional economic developers, too.
MoreAging IT system contributes to property-assessment woes
July 16, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana deliberately chose not to invest the tens of millions necessary for technology that could provide an accurate property-tax
forecast. Instead, the state relied on an aging patchwork of property tax software that allows officials only to guess whether
assessed valuations of homes and businesses are correct.
MoreDramatic tax hikes predicted for homeowners
June 4, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerA former head of the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance says some Marion County homeowners soon could see property-tax
increases of as much as 50 percent--far higher than government officials estimated. In part, that's because of Indiana's decision
five years ago to abolish the inventory tax.
MoreCounty property tax hit looming
April 30, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerTaxes on Marion County commercial and industrial properties soon may go up sharply. The Indiana Department of Local Government
Finance, which oversees the state property tax system, has ordered a complete reassessment of the county's commercial
and industrial properties.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
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The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!