Assessor
- Howard County
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- Current: Assessor
The Howard County Assessor's Office is currently conducting reassessments of properties in western Howard County this year. They are currently reassessing properties in Harrison Township.
The Office of the Assessor is responsible for accurately and uniformly determining the market value-in-use of all parcels. Assessing officials must follow Indiana Code and the rules established by the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF).
Indiana properties are valued using mass appraisal techniques. Every year, the Assessor performs a trending analysis of all real parcels. Trending is a way of assessing the value of real estate to account for changes in the marketplace. Assessors research sales of properties in a particular area over the previous 12-month period. Using that information, we calculate a "trending factor" that is applied to all residential parcels in that area to determine their assessed values.
- Oversees the general reassessment process.
- Serves as secretary of the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
- Insures countywide uniform property tax equalization.
- Discovers and identifies omitted property.
- Reviews sales disclosures for validity of selling price.
- Recommends the selection of assessment software and computer systems to the County Executive.
- Applications for property tax exemption (Form 136) are filed in the county assessor office.
- Sales Disclosure
- Petition to the Indiana Board of Tax Review for Review of Assessment – Form 131
- Petition to the Indiana Board of Tax Review for Review of Exemption – Form 132
- Request a Reassessment Following a Disaster – Form 137
- Request for Appeal – Form 130
- Personal Property Rule – 50 IAC 4.3
- Procedure for Personal Property Assessment
- Farmers Personal Property Return – Form 102
- Short Form for Business Personal Property – Form 103 S
- Long Form for Business Personal Property – Form 103 L
- Single Return – Business Tangible Personal Property – Form 103 SR
- Information Return of Not Owned Personal Property – Form 103 N
- Information Return of Owned Personal Property – Form 103 O
- Claim for Exemption of Air or Water Pollution – Form 103 P
- Return of Special Tools – Form 103 T
- Business Personal Property Return (to be filed with 102 and 103 forms) – Form 104
- Single Return – Business Tangible Personal Property – Form 104 SR
- Schedule of Adjustments to Business Personal Property Return – Form 106
- Complete List of Inheritance Forms
- Application for Property Tax Exemption – Form 136
- Notice of Change of Ownership or Use of Exempt Property – Form 136 CO
- Appeals Process
Contact Information
Address
Howard County Administration Center
220 North Main Street
Kokomo, IN 46901
Phone
765-456-2211
Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00am – 4:00pm
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General Contact Information
Howard County Admin. Center
220 N Main St
Kokomo, IN 46901
Open Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm
webmaster@howardcountyin.gov
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