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Senate Bill 304

Enrolled Senate Bill (S)

DIGEST

Property tax matters. For the January 1, 2017, assessment date, increases the assessed value limit for the property tax deduction for certain veterans with a disability from $143,160 to $175,000. Provides that an individual may claim a deduction from the assessed value of the individual's homestead if: (1) the individual served in the military or naval forces of the United States; (2) the individual received an honorable discharge; (3) the individual has a disability of at least 50%; (4) the individual's disability is evidenced by a pension certificate or an award of compensation issued by the United States Department of Veterans Property tax matters. For the January 1, 2017, assessment date, increases the assessed value limit for the property tax deduction for certain veterans with a disability from $143,160 to $175,000. Provides that an individual may claim a deduction from the assessed value of the individual's homestead if: (1) the individual served in the military or naval forces of the United States; (2) the individual received an honorable discharge; (3) the individual has a disability of at least 50%; (4) the individual's disability is evidenced by a pension certificate or an award of compensation issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or by a certificate of eligibility issued to the individual by the Indiana department of veterans' affairs; and (5) the homestead was conveyed without charge to the individual who is the owner of the homestead by an organization that is exempt from income taxation under the federal Internal Revenue Code. Specifies that a property continues to qualify as a homestead if the property is leased while the owner is away from Indiana serving on active duty in the armed forces, if the individual has lived at the property at any time during the past 10 years. (Current law specifies that a property ceases to qualify as a homestead if the property is leased while such an individual is away from Indiana.) ... View more