Indiana Code Title 6. Taxation § 6-1.1-12.7-6

Sec. 6. (a) To obtain the deduction under this chapter, an owner of qualified personal property must file a certified deduction schedule with the county assessor in which the qualified personal property is located.  The department of local government finance shall prescribe the form of the schedule.  A schedule must be filed for each year the deduction is being claimed.

(b) The schedule must be filed with:

The county assessor shall forward to the county auditor a copy of each schedule filed.

(c) The schedule must contain at least the following information:

(d) The deduction applies to the qualified personal property claimed in a schedule.  However, the county assessor may:

If the county assessor does not deny the deduction, the county auditor shall apply the deduction in the amount claimed in the schedule or in the amount as altered by the county assessor.  A county assessor who denies a deduction under this subsection or alters the amount of the deduction shall notify the person that claimed the deduction and the county auditor of the assessor's determination.

(e) A person may appeal a determination by the county assessor to deny or alter the amount of the deduction by requesting in writing, not more than forty-five (45) days after the county assessor gives the person notice of the determination, a meeting with the county assessor.  An appeal initiated under this subsection must be processed and determined in the same manner that an appeal is processed and determined under IC 6-1.1-15.  However, the county assessor may not participate in any action the county property tax assessment board of appeals takes with respect to an appeal of a determination by the county assessor.