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General Instructions for All Deductions

In order for these deductions to be applied to your property taxes, you must be the owner of the property and filed for the deduction on or before December 31 in order for the deuctions to be credited to the taxes payable the following year.  If you refinance or have a deed change at any time, you will need to re-file these deductions.

The Auditor's Office encourages you to complete the application online, but you may also complete it in person or by mail.  The Auditor's Real Estate office is located in the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St., Suite 841.  The 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.

How to Submit Applications Online

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.)

If you meet these requirements, you can access the form as follows:

  1. Follow the links below to access the application form.
  2. Complete the form by typing directly into the required blanks.  Use the tab button to move to the next field, and press the mouse button or space bar to select a checkbox field.  Note: Submitting this form from a public computer may cause your information to be stored on that computer. 
  3. Verify your information to make sure it is correct.  Read through the signature statement and acknowledge your acceptance by typing your name and email address.
  4. 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.
  5. Save your confirmation email with your other important documents as a receipt and proof of your application submission.

If you have difficulties with the form, please consult our troubleshooting page.
If you still experience difficulties, print and mail your signed form and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Auditor's Office.

If you do not receive a confirmation email message, please call 327-4646.

Homestead Deduction/Credit  for online submission

Mortgage Deduction  for online submission

Homestead Deduction Form - 5473 for printing and mailing

Mortgage Deduction Form - 43709 for printing and mailing