You have the right to appeal your assessed value.

Jasper County mails a Notice of Assessment (Form 11) prior to May 1, which determines the appeal filing deadline as June 15 of the year in which the notice was mailed. An appeal begins with filing a Form 130 – Taxpayer’s Notice to Initiate an Appeal with the local assessing official. The appeal should detail the pertinent facts of why the assessed value is being disputed. A taxpayer may only request a review of the current year’s assessed valuation. The appeal of an assessment requires evidence relevant to the true tax value of the property as of the assessment date. This evidence is not required to be provided at the time of filing the appeal; however, the exchange of available information is required at the preliminary informal meeting. If the disputed issues cannot be resolved a hearing before the county board is required. Examples of evidence could include an appraisal, construction costs, sales information for the subject property or comparable properties, or any other information gathered according to generally accepted appraisal principles. The appeal will be heard by the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) who will issue a final determination following their review. This decision can be further appealed to the Indiana Board of Tax Review (IBTR). After being heard by the Indiana Board of Tax Review, taxpayers may also seek review by the Indiana Tax Court.

CLICK HERE to download Form 130 - Notice to Initiate Appeal.

CLICK HERE to download the Appeals Flow Chart.

Indiana Code (specifically IC 6-1.1-4-13.6) requires the County Assessor to determine land values and submit them to the Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.  

A copy of the most current Land Order is available for review in the Assessor’s office.. 

Indiana Code 6-1.1-10-16 describes the use and/or purpose necessary to become tax exempt.  Organizations such as charitable, educational, literary, scientific, or religious may be eligible for tax exemption.  An exemption must be timely filed or it will be deemed waived. Exemptions must be filed on or before April 1 with the County Assessor.

To apply: Form 136 - Application for Property Tax Exemption must be filed along with copies of:

• By-laws
• Articles of Incorporation
• Financial Statements for the previous three (3) years*
• Balance sheets
• Summary of income and expenditures
• Exemption letter and other relevant documents from the IRS.
• Property Record Card (this document my be obtained from the County Assessor)

The Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) considers the application and issues a determination of approval, partial approval, or denial. The petitioner will be sent a notice of the final determination of the board. A denial can be appealed to the Indiana Board of Tax Review within thirty days of the denial notice.

Entities which are granted an exemption under IC 6-1.1-10-16 for property which is owned, occupied, and used by a person for educational, literary, scientific, religious, or charitable purposes, need not refile for an exemption unless the use, property characteristics or ownership changes.

• IC 6-1.1-10-16 Code

Unlike Real Estate assessments, Personal Property is a self-assessment system. The taxpayer is responsible for reporting all tangible personal property that is used in their trade or business, used for the production of income, or held as an investment that should be or is subject to depreciation for federal income tax purposes.

• Anyone who owns, controls or possesses personal property, with a tax situs within the state, must file a return
• The assessment date for Personal Property is January 1st and the filing is due May 15th each year.
• Amended returns are allowed within one year from the date of original return or May 15th. Only timely filed original returns can be amended. IC 6-1.1-3-7.5

Forms can be obtained by clicking on the links under Document Center at the top of this page.

Filing due date: May 15, 2026

Business Personal Property Exemption

For taxpayers with less than $2,000,000 in acquisition costs to report within the county, IC 6-1.1-3-7.2 exempts this property. If you are claiming this exemption, check the exemption box on the applicable Form 102 or 103, enter the total acquisition cost of your personal property in the county, and complete only sections I, II, and IV of this form. You must also file Form 104 to complete the return. If you filed a return and claimed this exemption in a previous assessment year and you continue to qualify for this exemption, no return is required.

NAICS Code

Located on page one of the Business Tangible Personal Property Return (Forms 102 & 103), this is the same six-digit principal business activity code that appears in Schedule K, Line 2(a) of a corporation's federal income tax return.

All Form 102's and 103's need to be coded with whichever code best describes the business that the forms are being submitted for.

• Anyone who owns, controls or possesses personal property, with a tax situs within the state, must file a return

• The assessment date for Personal Property is January 1st and the filing is due May 15th each year.

• Amended returns are allowed within one year from the date of original return or May 15th.
  Only timely filed original returns can be amended. IC 6-1.1-3-7.5

Forms can be obtained by clicking here.

Attention Taxpayers

Indiana law requires taxpayers who file a Business Tangible Personal Property Return (103 Long, 103 Short, or 102 Farm) to complete the entire form.  All returns should also include a completed Form 104.

For taxpayers with less than $2,000,000 in acquisition costs to report within the county, IC 6-1.1-3-7.2 exempts this property. If you are claiming this exemption, check the exemption box on the applicable Form 102 or 103, enter the total acquisition cost of your personal property in the county, and complete only sections I, II, and IV of this form. You must also file Form 104 to complete the return. If you filed a return and claimed this exemption in a previous assessment year and you continue to qualify for this exemption, no return is required.

Penalties

*Non compliance is filing an incomplete or erroneous return.

FORM 113/PP

The Form 113/PP will provide an explanation as to why you are receiving it.
Some possible reasons for receiving a Form 113/PP include:
A. Failure to file applicable personal property return
B. The return had an error that changed the assessment amount

What can I do if I receive a Form 113/PP?

• You have thirty (30) days from the date on Form 113/PP to file a return if one was never received.

• You can appeal. You have forty-five (45) days from the date on the form to appeal the change in assessed value.

• You can do nothing. After the 30/45 days have passed, the assessment will stand with all penalties (if applicable).

Penalties cannot be removed once they are applied.

Basic Filing Information

NAICS Search

Located on page one of the Business Tangible Personal Property Return (Forms 102 & 103), this is the same six-digit principal business activity code that appears in Schedule K, Line 2(a) of a corporation's federal income tax return.

• Click Here for NAICS Search

LEGAL NOTICE

To Whom It May Concern:

Please be advised that the Jasper County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) will commence its 2025 annual session on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Room of the Jasper County, Indiana Courthouse; for the purposes of organizing
the Board, reviewing and hearing appeals and other related matters concerning assessments and taxes. This annual session shall continue from time to time thereafter until the Board’s duties are completed. Detailed agendas will be duly posted at the entrance to the hearing room
immediately prior to each hearing during the session.

This notice is give pursuant to IC 6-1.1-28-6.

Dawn R. Hoffman
Jasper County Assessor
115 W Washington Street, STE 104
Rensselaer, IN 47978

Per Senate Enrolled Act 19 - 2012, starting July 1, 2014, a "general reassessment" of property has been replaced with a "cyclical reassessment." (That refers to the reassessment of 25% of the parcels in each year of the cycle.)

The basic premise of a "cyclical reassessment" is to spread the reassessment activities, including the inspection and updating of all of the parcels and parcel characteristics, in an assessment jurisdiction, over a four (4) year period instead of a twenty (20) month period.  Upon completion of this four year period, a new four year period will begin in the same manner.

 The Jasper County Assessor’s office will be visiting all parcels in the county as required by Indiana Code 6-1.1-4.  We will inspect each parcel in the county over the next four years, 2022-2026.

Field workers will be reviewing our information and taking measurements of buildings.  As you know, structures may change over time from wear and tear, or remodeling. 

This review does not mean your property assessment will increase.  Our statutory duty is to arrive at an estimate of market value for each parcel.  Each year, we use sales of similar properties to arrive at those estimates.  The field reviews may lead to increases, decreases, or as in most cases, very little change in property value.  The field reviews are designed to increase the accuracy of the assessment information.

Our field workers will carry identification and be able to answer general questions about your property.  Please assist them in answering questions they may have about numbers of bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.  We strive to make sure our information is as accurate as possible.