Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 236
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 6-1.1-12-9.
Synopsis: Eligibility for senior property tax deduction. Increases the
adjusted gross income threshold for an individual at least 65 years of
age to obtain a deduction from the assessed value of the individual's
real property from $30,000 to $40,000. Increases the threshold for an
individual at least 65 years of age filing a joint return from $40,000 to
$50,000. Increases the maximum assessed value of the real property
from $200,000 to $400,000 to be eligible for the deduction. Provides
that an individual is not entitled to a refund for the deduction for any
previous year in which the assessed value of the individual's real
property would have qualified for the deduction for that year due to a
subsequent increase in the assessed value threshold. Provides that an
individual must apply for the deduction each year.
Effective: July 1, 2022.
Qaddoura, Holdman
January 6, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
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Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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SENATE BILL No. 236
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
taxation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-12-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2020,
2 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 9. (a) An individual may obtain a deduction from
4 the assessed value of the individual's real property, or mobile home or
5 manufactured home which is not assessed as real property, if:
6 (1) the individual is at least sixty-five (65) years of age on or
7 before December 31 of the calendar year preceding the year in
8 which the deduction is claimed;
9 (2) for assessment dates before January 1, 2020, the combined
10 adjusted gross income (as defined in Section 62 of the Internal
11 Revenue Code) of:
12 (A) the individual and the individual's spouse; or
13 (B) the individual and all other individuals with whom:
14 (i) the individual shares ownership; or
15 (ii) the individual is purchasing the property under a
16 contract;
17 as joint tenants or tenants in common;
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1 for the calendar year preceding the year in which the deduction is
2 claimed did not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);
3 (3) for assessment dates after December 31, 2019:
4 (A) the individual had, in the case of an individual who filed
5 a single return, adjusted gross income (as defined in Section
6 62 of the Internal Revenue Code) not exceeding thirty forty
7 thousand dollars ($30,000); ($40,000);
8 (B) the individual had, in the case of an individual who filed
9 a joint income tax return with the individual's spouse,
10 combined adjusted gross income (as defined in Section 62 of
11 the Internal Revenue Code) not exceeding forty fifty thousand
12 dollars ($40,000); ($50,000); or
13 (C) the combined adjusted gross income (as defined in Section
14 62 of the Internal Revenue Code) of the individual and all
15 other individuals with whom:
16 (i) the individual shares ownership; or
17 (ii) the individual is purchasing the property under a
18 contract;
19 as joint tenants or tenants in common did not exceed forty
20 thousand dollars ($40,000);
21 for the calendar year preceding by two (2) years the calendar year
22 in which the property taxes are first due and payable;
23 (4) the individual has owned the real property, mobile home, or
24 manufactured home for at least one (1) year before claiming the
25 deduction; or the individual has been buying the real property,
26 mobile home, or manufactured home under a contract that
27 provides that the individual is to pay the property taxes on the real
28 property, mobile home, or manufactured home for at least one (1)
29 year before claiming the deduction, and the contract or a
30 memorandum of the contract is recorded in the county recorder's
31 office;
32 (5) for assessment dates:
33 (A) before January 1, 2020, the individual and any individuals
34 covered by subdivision (2)(B) reside on the real property,
35 mobile home, or manufactured home; or
36 (B) after December 31, 2019, the individual and any
37 individuals covered by subdivision (3)(C) reside on the real
38 property, mobile home, or manufactured home;
39 (6) except as provided in subsection (i), the assessed value of the
40 real property, mobile home, or manufactured home does not
41 exceed two four hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
42 ($400,000).
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1 (7) the individual receives no other property tax deduction for the
2 year in which the deduction is claimed, except the deductions
3 provided by sections 1, 37, (for assessment dates after February
4 28, 2008) 37.5, and 38 of this chapter; and
5 (8) the person:
6 (A) owns the real property, mobile home, or manufactured
7 home; or
8 (B) is buying the real property, mobile home, or manufactured
9 home under contract;
10 on the date the statement required by section 10.1 of this chapter
11 is filed.
12 (b) Except as provided in subsection (h), in the case of real property,
13 an individual's deduction under this section equals the lesser of:
14 (1) one-half (1/2) of the assessed value of the real property; or
15 (2) fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000).
16 (c) Except as provided in subsection (h) and section 40.5 of this
17 chapter, in the case of a mobile home that is not assessed as real
18 property or a manufactured home which is not assessed as real
19 property, an individual's deduction under this section equals the lesser
20 of:
21 (1) one-half (1/2) of the assessed value of the mobile home or
22 manufactured home; or
23 (2) fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000).
24 (d) An individual may not be denied the deduction provided under
25 this section because the individual is absent from the real property,
26 mobile home, or manufactured home while in a nursing home or
27 hospital.
28 (e) For purposes of this section, if real property, a mobile home, or
29 a manufactured home is owned by:
30 (1) tenants by the entirety;
31 (2) joint tenants; or
32 (3) tenants in common;
33 only one (1) deduction may be allowed. However, the age requirement
34 is satisfied if any one (1) of the tenants is at least sixty-five (65) years
35 of age.
36 (f) A surviving spouse is entitled to the deduction provided by this
37 section if:
38 (1) the surviving spouse is at least sixty (60) years of age on or
39 before December 31 of the calendar year preceding the year in
40 which the deduction is claimed;
41 (2) the surviving spouse's deceased husband or wife was at least
42 sixty-five (65) years of age at the time of a death;
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1 (3) the surviving spouse has not remarried; and
2 (4) the surviving spouse satisfies the requirements prescribed in
3 subsection (a)(2) through (a)(8).
4 (g) An individual who has sold real property to another person
5 under a contract that provides that the contract buyer is to pay the
6 property taxes on the real property may not claim the deduction
7 provided under this section against that real property.
8 (h) In the case of tenants covered by subsection (a)(2)(B) or
9 (a)(3)(C), if all of the tenants are not at least sixty-five (65) years of
10 age, the deduction allowed under this section shall be reduced by an
11 amount equal to the deduction multiplied by a fraction. The numerator
12 of the fraction is the number of tenants who are not at least sixty-five
13 (65) years of age, and the denominator is the total number of tenants.
14 (i) For purposes of determining the assessed value of the real
15 property, mobile home, or manufactured home under subsection (a)(6)
16 for an individual who has received a deduction under this section in a
17 particular any previous year, increases in assessed value that occur
18 after the later of:
19 (1) December 31, 2019; or
20 (2) the first year that the individual has received the deduction;
21 are not considered unless the increase in assessed value is attributable
22 to physical improvements to the property. substantial renovation or
23 new improvements.
24 (j) Notwithstanding subsection (i), an individual is not entitled
25 to a refund for any part of a deduction under this section for any
26 previous year in which the assessed value of the individual's real
27 property would have qualified for the deduction for that year due
28 to a subsequent increase in the assessed value threshold under
29 subsection (a)(6).
30 (k) An individual must file an application for the deduction
31 under this section on the form prescribed by the department of
32 local government finance each year that the individual seeks the
33 deduction.
34 SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022] (a) IC 6-1.1-12-9, as
35 amended by this act, applies to taxable years beginning after
36 December 31, 2022.
37 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2025.
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