Appeals

A taxpayer has the right to initiate an appeal of the current year's assessed valuation. A taxpayer may appeal an assessment by filing Form 130 with the assessing official. The taxpayer must file a separate petition for each parcel.

An appeal of the current year's real property assessment may have two different filing deadlines which are based on when the Form 11 Notice of Assessment is mailed. If Form 11 is mailed before May 1 of the assessment year, the filing deadline is June 15 of that year. If Form 11 is mailed after April 30 of the assessment year, the filing deadline is June 15 in the year that the tax statements are mailed (IC 6-1.1-15-1.1).

Forms

You may submit your appeal in any of the following ways:

  • Hand delivering it to the County Assessor's Office in the County Courthouse.
  • Mailing it to the office (mailing address can be found on the right side of this page. 
  • Emailing it as an attachment to aroarks@fountaincounty.in.gov. (Limit of 10 emailed appeal forms per taxpayer. Should you have more than 10 properties you would like to appeal, please use one of the other submission options listed above.)

Please Note: The petition must be signed by the petitioner or an authorized representative. A representative must attach a notarized Power of Attorney (PDF) unless the representative is a duly authorized employee or corporate officer of the company. Certified tax representatives must attach a Tax Representative Disclosure statement. If you have an email address that we can contact you at, please list it on the appeal form.

View additional appeal information from the Department of Local Government Finance website.

IMPORTANT: The filing information included here is limited to the appeals to the Fountain County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) and does not apply to appeals filed with the Indiana Board of Tax Review nor the service requirements applicable to those appeals. Any e-filing must be to the email address listed above. E-filing your PTABOA appeal to any other email address will not be accepted and will not constitute the filing of your PTABOA appeal. If you have any questions, please call the Office of the Allen County Assessor.

For information regarding the Indiana Board of Tax Review appeals process, visit the Indiana Board of Tax Review website.

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How do I file an appeal?

         You can file an appeal using Form 130 – Taxpayer’s Notice to Initiate an Appeal. If you are appealing multiple properties, you must fill out a form for each parcel. The completed form                 can be mailed, hand delivered, emailed, or faxed.

What is the deadline to file an appeal?

          An appeal of the current year's real property assessment may have two different filing deadlines which are based on when the Form 11 Notice of Assessment is mailed. If Form 11 is                  mailed before May 1 of the assessment year, the filing deadline is June 15 of that year. If Form 11 is mailed after April 30 of the assessment year, the filing deadline is June 15 in the                  year that the tax statements are mailed (IC 6-1.1-15-1.1).

What happens after I file my appeal?

        After you’ve filed your appeal, you should receive a postcard in the mail letting you know that we’ve received it. Appeals are worked in the order they are received and are assigned to              appeals representatives by township. Your representative will reach out to you to go over your concerns, set up a field visit, and may request additional information from you.

What types of evidence should I submit?

       Supporting evidence could include interior or exterior photos, a USPAP compliant appraisal relevant to the assessment date, estimates of repair, a broker’s opinion of value, construction           costs for new builds, etc. 

What happens if we don’t reach an agreement for the value under appeal?

        In the event the taxpayer and assessing official are unable to reach an agreement regarding the value under appeal, the matter will be scheduled for a hearing before the Fountain                    County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA). This board is comprised of Three community members who have expertise in real estate matters and the Fountain County            Assessor, who serves as the Secretary and is a non-voting member of the board.