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Taxes Payable in 2012

Values show the average distribution of property
taxes levied in Indiana.

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Local Government Data

Indiana Gateway for Government Units
This local government transparency website allows taxpayers to examine local government budgeted and actual spending and revenue and detailed indebtedness information for counties, cities/towns, townships, special districts and more.
(Note: School districts will be available soon.)

Annual Financial Reports

  • 2012 Per Capita Expenditure Report

    This report provides an annual compilation of the total expenditure per person of each political subdivision with the authority to raise a property tax levy.  Click here for archived reports. 

    Please note: This report, prepared by the Department of Local Government Finance, presents a compilation of each political subdivision’s expenditures per capita based on the unit’s unaudited annual financial report as submitted by the unit to the State Board of Accounts (SBOA).  The report is compiled based on expenditures reported by each unit, which do not adjust expenditure totals for transfers or investments.  For more detail into the local unit’s spending, the unaudited annual financial reports can be found under “Detailed Annual Financial Reports” below.


  • Detailed Annual Financial Reports
    Local units of government annual reports submitted to the State Board of Accounts.  Includes: Counties, Cities, Townships, Libraries, Solid Waste Management Districts and Special Districts

  • School Corporations
    School Corporation annual financial reports as reported to the Indiana Department of Education.

      Property Taxes

      • Local Referendum Calculator
        This tool calculates the property tax impact of referendums on the ballot in Indiana. By entering a property’s assessed value and available deductions, the tool estimates the additional property tax that would be owed if the referendum is approved by local voters.

      • Property Tax Summaries by County (2011 - 2012)    
        The Department of Local Government Finance has compiled one-page summaries of local government property taxes by county. Look up your county for information including who pays property tax and how the money is distributed. Click here for archived reports.

      • 2013 Certified Tax Rates (excel)
        Local Tax Rates certified by the Department of Local Government Finance. Click here for archived reports.


      Local Government Budgets

      Budgets (or “appropriations”) are adopted by the fiscal bodies of local units of government. They are subject to the adjustment and approval of the Department of Local Government Finance, which issues a final certified budget in the Budget Order.

      • Local Budget Hearings
        The Department of Local Government Finance has posted a calendar of public budget hearing and budget adoption hearing dates by county.

      Audit

      State Board of Accounts (SBOA) Audits
      The State Board of Accounts audits local units of government.  You can view these audits using this web index of Audit Reports.   The index is updated each day with reports released the previous day.

      Related State Agencies

      The Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) is responsible for ensuring property tax assessment and local government budgeting are carried out in accordance with Indiana law. The Department is charged with publishing property tax assessment rules and annually reviewing and approving the tax rates and levies of every political subdivision in the state, including all counties, cities, towns, townships, school corporations, libraries, and other entities with tax levy authority.  For more local government information visit DLGF’s webpage at: http://www.in.gov/dlgf.

      As an agency of the executive branch, the State Board of Accounts (SBOA) audits the financial statements of all governmental units within the state, including cities, towns, utilities, schools, counties, license branches, state agencies, hospitals, libraries, townships, and state colleges and universities. The agency, as a part of the audit process, renders opinions on the fairness of presentation of the various units' financial statements in accordance with the same professional auditing standards required of all independent audit organizations. Investigatory audits are performed to reveal fraud or noncompliance with local, state and federal statutes.  For more information visit SBOA’s webpage at: http://www.in.gov/sboa.