Property Tax Equalization Study

Property Tax Equalization Study Policy Report (5,569KB)  Click here for zip version  

Executive Summary (618KB)

     Appendix A - Background Toolkit(1,108KB)

     Appendix B - Property Tax Assessment Summary (418KB)

     Appendix C - County-by-County Data(25,058KB)

     Appendix D - Sales Provenance, County-by-County(954KB)

     Appendix E - Sales Chasing Summary(371KB)

Final Steering Committee PowerPoint Presentation

Tax Equalization Study News Release

Please see County Data Tables for a list of counties and their associated datasets.

Final County Reports:

Tax Equalization Progress Report (5/13/04)
 

Steering Committee Meeting Information:

October  20, 2005: Agenda  Notes  Presentation

April 14, 2005: Agenda  Notes

February 4, 2005: Agenda  Notes Presentation to the Steering Committee of 2/4/05 "Excerpts from Policy Report # 1"

December 2, 2004: Agenda  Notes

October 7, 2004: Agenda  Notes

September 2, 2004: Agenda  Notes

July 8, 2004: Agenda  Notes  Background Tool Kit

January 22, 2004: Agenda  Minutes  Presentation by William Sheldrake

December 18, 2003: Agenda  Minutes Presentation by Almy, Gloudemans, Jacobs and Denne

October 30, 2003: Agenda  Minutes Presentation by Almy, Gloudemans, Jacobs and Denne

News Release Announcing the Creation of the Property Tax Equalization Study (8/5/03)

Newspaper Articles on Study:

Quietly, Property Values Under Review Again, June 10, 2006, South Bend Tribune, by Martin DeAgostino

Unequal Assessments Skew Property Taxes, April 26, 2006,  Indianapolis Star, Steven R. Johnson, IFPI President

Officials split on bill to downsize trustee duties, January 26, 2006, Brown County Democrat, by Judy Hess

Letter to the Editor: Take Cautious Steps Toward Government Consolidation, January 23, 2006, Indianapolis Star

Daniels Targets Townships, and his aim is Dead-on, January 18, 2006, Indianapolis Star, by Andrea Neal

Assessors to Daniels: Leave our jobs alone, January 17, 2006, Indianapolis Star, by Michele McNeil

Assessors Begin Meeting as Governor Calls for Eliminating Township Level Positions, January 17, 2006, WISH-TV 8, Indianapolis

Township Government is no longer Practical, January 17, 2006, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Editorial

The Property Tax Grab, January 15, 2006, Indianapolis Star, by Steven R. Johnson, IFPI President

To ease Property Taxes, Tackle Local Government Reform First, January 15, 2006, Indianapolis Star Editorial

Daniels' goal: Shift Power From State, January 13, 2006, Indianapolis Star, by Mary Beth Schneider

Officials not sure if axing office saves funds, January 13, 2006, Lafayette Journal & Courier, by Dan Shaw

Counties, not Townships, should Conduct Assessments, January 12, 2006, Northwest Indiana Times Editorial

Cigarettes and Schools top Agenda, January 12, 2006, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, by Niki Kelly

Daniels touts Highway Plan, Cigarette Tax in Speech, January 12, 2006, Indianapolis Star, by Mike Smith, AP

Lawmakers Tackle Taxes, January 11, 2006, The Indiana Lawyer, by Ron Browning

Governing in the Fast Lane, January 8, 2006, Indianapolis Star, by Mary Beth Schneider

Daniels: Current Assessment System 'intolerable', January 6, 2006,  Northwest Indiana Times, by Patrick Guinane

King for a Day on Property Taxes, January 1, 2006, The Muncie Star Press, by Patrick Barkey

Finding Local Funding is No Easy Task, December 27, 2005, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, by Mike Smith, AP

Our Property Tax Mess, December 28, 2005, Fort Wayne News Sentinel Editorial

What a Good Idea: Local Control, December 28, 2005, Indianapolis Star Editorial

Grinches Stole GOP's Christmas, December 25, 2005, Indianapolis Star

Study Confirms Indiana Property Tax Still Unfair, November 25, 2005, Evansville Courier & Press, by Andrea Neal

Time to Consider Dumping the Townships, November 8, 2005, Fort Wayne News Sentinel, Editorial

Indiana No Longer Needs township form of Government, November 6, 2005, Northwest Indiana Times, Editorial

Assessors assessed, found wanting by some—Local officials balk at suggestion to replace them with real estate professionals Wednesday, November 02, 2005, The Kokomo Perspective, by Lisa Fipps

Study Slams State's Property Assessment System, October 30, 2005,  Northwest Indiana Times, by Bill Dolan

Professor Larry DeBoer's Capitol Comments: What We Know About the Property Tax, October 27, 2005

Insufficient System Makes Taxpayers Pay More for Less, October 26, 2005, Indianapolis Star, by Andrea Neal

Townships and Taxes, October 25, 2005, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Editorial

Property tax chaos, October 24, 2005, Fort Wayne Newspapers, Editorial by Leo Morris

Study finds property tax chaos, October 21, 2005, Indianapolis Star, by Mary Beth Schneider

IFPI Study Reveals Property Tax Disparities, October 21, 2005,  Howey Political Report

It's time to take another step forward, August 21, 2005, Letter to the Editor, by former Governor Joseph Kernan

State tax commission studies options, May 17, 2004, Northwest Indiana Times, by Brendan O'Shaughnessy

Speaker: Don't blame lawmakers for reassessment, August 6, 2003, Northwest Indiana Times, by AP