18 articles tagged with "form 130".
Real Estate Investing6 min read
The DLGF's 2026 cost tables raised apartment and office base rates 17%. How that reaches Indiana rental, multifamily, and small commercial tax bills under the 2% and 3% caps, the 12% rental deduction, and the appeal windows still open.
How-To Guides5 min read
How Indiana assessors measure and price land: front-foot vs. square-foot vs. acreage methods, influence factors for easements and wetlands, untaxed road right-of-way, and how to fix a wrong acreage on a Form 130.
Property Taxes4 min read
Indiana's 2008 property tax reform stripped township assessors of their duties and put the office's survival to a public vote. In Marion County, one county assessor now values all nine townships — here's the history and what it means for your appeal.
Data & Analytics4 min read
Strong Indiana appeals are data projects: record-card verification, comps pulled from sales disclosure data, equity checks against neighboring parcels, and an evidence packet PTABOA can follow. The workflow, tool by tool.
How-To Guides8 min read
Selling a home with a Form 130 appeal pending: whether the appeal survives closing, who receives the refund, purchase agreement language, and what buyers should verify.
How-To Guides6 min read
How Indiana's correction-of-error appeal works under IC 6-1.1-15-1.1: which errors qualify, the three-year window, the form to file, and what never qualifies.
How-To Guides6 min read
Missed the June 15, 2026 Form 130 deadline in Marion County? What is closed for 2026, what the correction-of-error path can still fix, and how to set up 2027.
Property Taxes7 min read
About 40% of Marion County assessment appeals succeeded in 2024, yet only 2-3% of homeowners filed. A decision framework for when the odds favor an appeal.
Property Taxes6 min read
If you filed a Form 130 appeal but your 2026 Indianapolis bill is still due, you must pay as billed. Here's how to protect your appeal and recover overpayments.
Agriculture8 min read
Updated DLGF construction cost tables sent some Indiana ag building assessments up as much as 300% this year. What caused the spike, what relief is being discussed, and how to build a Form 130 appeal before the mid-June deadline.
Property Taxes7 min read
DLGF raised apartment base rates again for the January 1, 2026 assessment date. Marion County's April 28 Form 11 notices carry that second increase, and the Form 130 window to contest it closes June 15, 2026.
How-To Guides9 min read
Marion County added roughly $2B of assessed value to apartment complexes for 2026. Here's how to build an income-approach rebuttal — rent roll, NOI, cap rate selection — and present it on Form 130 and at PTABOA.
How-To Guides7 min read
The informal conference, the Form 134 stipulation, the 180-day PTABOA hearing clock, the written determination, and the 45-day IBTR window — what actually happens after you file a Marion County appeal.
How-To Guides9 min read
Marion County Form 130 appeals must be filed by June 15, 2026. A step-by-step checklist for Indianapolis owners — evidence to gather, who to file with, and the mistakes that get appeals tossed.
Property Taxes7 min read
Indiana's May 10 installment came and went. If you didn't file your Form 130 before the first installment, the appeal-payment protection isn't available — but you still have options through the rest of 2026.
How-To Guides8 min read
Marion County PTABOA hearings are short — 20 to 45 minutes. The board accepts narrow categories of evidence and rejects the rest. Here's exactly what to bring, in what form, and the most common reasons appeals get dismissed.
How-To Guides5 min read
Your 2026 Indiana property tax bill is due May 10, but the appeal deadline is June 15. File Form 130 on time and Indiana Code 6-1.1-15-10 lets you pay on the prior year's assessment while your appeal is pending. Here's exactly how to trigger the protection.
Property Taxes4 min read
How to appeal your Indiana property tax assessment in 2026. Form 130 filing deadlines, evidence requirements, PTABOA procedures, and tips for a successful appeal.