Name: CVS Corporation v. Elkhart County Assessor Date Issued: December 9, 2019 Property Type: Retail pharmacy Assessment Years: 2012 - 2015 Point of Interest: Indiana Tax Court would not reweigh the record evidence, which supported the Indiana Board of Tax Review’s conclusion of value based solely on … [Read more...]
Indiana Tax Court affirms assessment of vacant lot based on appraisal and testimony of the appraiser
December 16, 2019 Leave a Comment
Name: Sheerin v. LaPorte County Assessor Date Issued: December 11, 2019 Property Type: Vacant lot Assessment Year: 2015 Point of Interest: Appraisal offered by Assessor had minor flaws but sufficiently established a prima facie case supporting the assessed value of a vacant lot. … [Read more...]
Indiana Military Museum loses the Educational Purpose Exemption Battle but wins a 75% Charitable Purpose Exemption
November 17, 2019 Leave a Comment
Name: McClain Museum, Inc. v. Madison County Assessor Date Issued: November 7, 2019 Property Type: Museum Assessment Year: 2014 Point of Interest: Tax Court affirms denial of educational exemption for military history museum, but it reversed the Indiana Board of Tax Review and applied a 75% exemption … [Read more...]
Indiana Tax Court to Assessor: “Taxpayers deserve more than taxation by trickery”
October 2, 2019 Leave a Comment
On May 24, 2018, the Indiana Tax Court in Switzerland County Assessor v. Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC partially reversed the Indiana Board of Tax Review, ordering a further reduction to the values of its hotel, riverboat casino, golf course and related property for the 2009 to 2014 assessments – resulting in … [Read more...]
Evidence of Construction Costs and Comparable Assessments Insufficient to Challenge Indiana Homeowner’s Property Tax Value
September 30, 2019 Leave a Comment
In Guthrie v. Clark County Assessor (August 13, 2019), Taxpayer challenged the 2018 assessment of her home, pole barn and other improvements before the Indiana Board of Tax Review. She argued that the actual construction costs were below the assessed value. Taxpayer’s husband was a builder and contractor, and … [Read more...]
Zestimate v. The Assessment – Property Estimate from Zillow.com was not Probative Evidence of a Home’s Value According to the Indiana Board of Tax Review
July 29, 2019 Leave a Comment
In Harris v. Madison County Assessor (April 2, 2019), an Indiana Homeowner contested the January 1, 2017 assessment of her residence in Anderson. She had the burden of proof on appeal, and the Indiana Board of Tax Review wanted to know why Homeowner thought her home was overvalued. Her answer, in part? Because … [Read more...]