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STATEMENT OF DEDUCTION OF ASSESSED VALUATION County
ATTRIBUTED TO HERITAGE BARN Township
State Form 55706 (R / 6-16)
Prescribed by the Department of Local Government Finance
Year
Pay
Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-26.2provides a property tax deduction for heritage barns. Specifically, an eligible applicant is entitled to a deduction against the
assessed value of the structure and foundation of a heritage barn beginning with assessments after 2014. The deduction is equal to 100% of the
assessed value of the structure and foundation of the heritage barn. See page 2 for additional information.
INSTRUCTIONS:An eligible applicant th tadesires to obtain the dedu tionc must cert fyiand file t ishdedu t onc iapplication thwithe auditor of the county in which the
heritage barn is located The. appli ationc may be filed in person or by mail If.mail dethe, mailin mustg be postmarked on or before the last day for filing. The
application must contain the information prescribed below.
FILING DEADLINE: The application must be completed and signed on or before December 31 of the year for which the deduction is sought and filed or
postmarked on or before January 5 of the following year.
CERTIFICATION STATEMENT
I, _________________________________________________ , certify that I own or am buying a property,ncludingi a heritage ba rn, under a
contract that (i) gives me a right to obtain title to the property upon fulfilling the terms of the contract;(ii) does not permi thet owner to terminate the
contract as long as I comply with the terms of the contract;(iii) specifies that during the term of the contrac Itmust pay the property taxes on the
property;and (iv) has been recorded with the county recorder.
I hereby certify that my statements onthis form are true correct, and, complete .
Signature Date (month, day, year)
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Address of barn(number and street,city,state and, ZIP code)
Township Legal description or key number Telephone number of applicant
( )
Address of applicant(number and street,city,state and, ZIP code)
On the assessment date for which this deduction would apply,the barn in question:
(A) wasconst uctr debefore 1950 ; Yes No
(B) retained sufficient int gritye o designf materi, ls a , a nd construction to cle rlya id ntifye the bu lding i s aba rna ; and Yes No
(C) was a mortise and tenon barn (see page 2 for a definition of this term). Yes No
FOR AUDITOR’S USE ONLY
Tax cycl toe which d duet onc iwould fir t pplys a Assessed value of the structure and foundation of heritage barn
20 Pay 0 2
VERIFICATION BY ASSESSING OFFICIAL
Is property recomm nde defor d duetion?c Recommended dedu tionc Was the barn constructed before 1950?
Yes No Yes No
Comments, fia ny
Signature of assessing official Date signed (month, day, year)
Printed name of assessing official
FINAL DETERMINATION OF COUNTY AUDITOR
Approved deduction(equal to 100% of the assessed value of the structure and foundation of the heritage barn Tax cycl toe which d duet onc iwould fir t pplys a
[does NOT include land]) 20 Pay 0 2
Signature of auditor Date signed (month, day, year)
Printed name of auditor
If applicable, reason for changing deduction amount recommended by assessing official
Has county fiscal body adopted an ordinance to require a person receiving this deduction to pay an annual public safety fee for each heritage barn for
which the person receives this deduction? The fee may not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Yes No
Distribution on date of filing: Original- county auditor; File-stamped copy- applicant; File-stamped copy- assessing official
Distribution on date that final determination is made: Original- county auditor; Copy- applicant; Copy- assessing official
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