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Filing Property Exemptions For Indianapolis, Beechgrove, Lawrence & Speedway
  • WHAT TO DO
    BEFORE 12/30

    If You Buy Or Refinance
    In Marion County

    What To Do Before 12/30

    Start the process by confirming the newly purchased property is showing in your name vs the prior owner. Marion County gives you the ability to search for what exemptions that exist online here. If after you search you don't see your name as the owner then this typically will require a call to the auditor's office (see offices tab.) Again, If the exemptions are not in your name, Don't have a date filed that's in the current year AFTER you either purchased or refinanced the property, then you must file a new exemption to be safe that your real estate taxes in the next bill will not be twice what they should be!

    If you live in Marion County AND You found the property is already in your name then... from the page that showed which if any exemptions are in place then you can submit the most common exemptions by clicking on the appropriate button. I would encourage you to complete the application online, but you may also complete it in person or by mail. The Auditor's Real Estate office is open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. You can reach a customer service representative by calling (317) 327-4646. NOTE: They are closed  Wednesday 11/23 at 12:00 Noon, Thursday 11/24 & Friday 11/25 as well as Thursday 12/22 at 12:00 Noon, Friday 12/23 & Monday 12/26 for the holidays. In order to submit the form online you must have the following before you access the application:

      • A personal email address.
      • Acrobat Reader 4.05 or higher. (Acrobat Reader is available for free from the Adobe website.)
      • You will not be able to submit the form if you are using Netscape 6 as your web browser. (Acrobat Reader is not compatible with Netscape 6.)
      • You will need a copy of the most recent tax invoice/receipt that you received in the mail. If you can’t find that then please call me ASAP and I can give you the tax id info that you will need for the form.
      • You will also want to have a copy of your driver’s license available

    NOTE: Within 24 hours of submitting the form, you will receive an email confirmation. You must reply to this email in order to complete the process. Instructions on how to reply will be included in the email. If you do not receive a confirmation message, please call 327-4646. Save your confirmation email with your other important documents as a receipt and proof of your application submission

  • GET CONTACT
    INFO FOR THE

    Marion County
    Auditor's Office

    Marion County Auditor’s Downtown Office
    Suite 841
    200 E. Washington St.
    Indianapolis, IN 46204

    Hours: 8:00-4:30 (M-F)

    NOTE: They are closed  Wednesday 11/23 at 12:00 Noon, Thursday 11/24 & Friday 11/25 as well as Thursday 12/22 at 12:00 Noon, Friday 12/23 & Monday 12/26 for the holidays.
    Phone: 317.327.4646

    Visit Their Website Here

  • THE HOMESTEAD
    EXEMPTION

    Reduce Your Property
    Taxes By 50%

    The Homestead Exemption:

    Complete & Submit Homestead Deduction/Credit online here

    Remember that taxes paid this year are actually for the prior year and taxes that relate to this year will actually be paid next year.

    If you bought an existing home and the seller had a homestead exemption in place as of March 1, in the year you bought it, then the exemption should AUTOMATICALLY carry forward and be a deduction for this year’s taxes, payable next year.

    Still, To play it safe be sure to file for the exemption no later than December 30th. You can easily complete this process in about 10 minutes online. This is the Link to complete the form and submit it online.

    At the bottom of the form, there is a submit button. Before submitting the form please print out a copy for your records. After you submit the form you will get a confirmation email acknowledging that you filed it. Typically this email will come instantly but if you have not received it within 24 hours you MUST call the number at the bottom of the form.

    NOTE: Once you receive the confirmation email you will need to open the email and reply to the sender’s address to complete this process

    You should also print a copy of the email that you received for your records and to be completely safe you should also print out a copy of the email that you sent back and store both in a safe place. If the exemption does not show up on your next tax bill you will need to show the form along with the emails.

    If you want to print out a hardcopy of the blank form to take to the office in person you can print that form here

  • THE MORTGAGE
    EXEMPTION

    A Small Tax Credit For
    Having A Mortgage

    The Mortgage Exemption:

    Complete & Submit the Mortgage Deduction online here

    When a property is sold with a mortgage exemption already in place then the exemption will carry forward to the 1st full year you live in the property. If the seller did NOT have a mortgage exemption of record as of March 1, a mortgage exemption benefit will not be realized by you the following year and will apply 2nd full year you own the property. (Keep in mind you already received funds from the seller to pay the taxes for the current year, that will be paid next year, based on no exemption being in place)

    Lastly, if a seller had a mortgage exemption filed as of March 1, of the current year and you paid cash, then you will receive the benefit of the seller’s mortgage exemption on the taxes paid the 1st full tax year you own the property and then you will lose the exemption starting in the 2nd full tax year.

    Mortgage Exemptions if You closed before March 1st: In order for you to qualify for a mortgage exemption for the year you purchased the property, payable next year, there MUST HAVE BEEN a mortgage in place on or before March 1 of the year you bought. If the seller had a mortgage as of March 1 in the year you bought (and filed a mortgage exemption), then you have until December 30, of the year you bought to file for the mortgage exemption that will apply to the next tax year.

    Mortgage Exemptions if You closed AFTER March 1st: For all closings that take place on or after March 2 through March 1, of NEXT YEAR, providing you have a mortgage in place before March 1 of next year, you have until December 30, of the following year to file your mortgage exemption to receive the mortgage exemption credit for taxes (payable) in that following year. NOTE: They are closed  Wednesday 11/23 at 12:00 Noon, Thursday 11/24 & Friday 11/25 as well as Thursday 12/22 at 12:00 Noon, Friday 12/23 & Monday 12/26 for the holidays.

    If you Refinanced and/or Closed After November 1st: If you closed or refinanced in the last 60 days of the year then there is a possibility that the mortgage can be recorded after December 30 in the year you bought. If that happens you might need to re-submit the exemptions again. As a general rule, if you closed after November I would go ahead and submit the Homestead and Mortgage exemptions before 12/30/20 and then ALSO put a reminder on your calendar to call to confirm in the middle of February that all of the appropriate exemptions are still in place.

    NOTE: At the bottom of the form there is a submit button. Before submitting the form please print out a copy for your records. After you submit the form you will get a confirmation email acknowledging that you filed it. Typically this email will come instantly but if you have not received it within 24 hours you MUST call the number at the bottom of the form.

    NOTE: Once you receive the confirmation email you will need to open the email and reply to the sender’s address to complete this process

    You should also print a copy of the email that you received for your records and to be completely safe you should also print out a copy of the email that you sent back and store both in a safe place. If the exemption does not show up on your next tax bill you will need to show the form along with the emails.

  • OTHER EXEMPTIONS
    & PRINTABLE FORMS

    When Your Live
    In Marion County