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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 35. (a) Each year the department of local government finance shall tax:
(1) the indefinite-situs distributable property of railcar companies; and
(2) the distributable property of a railroad company that provides service within a commuter transportation district established under IC 8-5-15 and utilizes electricity to power substantially all of its railroad passenger cars.
The department of local government finance shall compute the tax on a railcar company's indefinite-situs distributable property based upon the average property tax rate in this state. The average property tax rate in this state for a year equals (A) the total of the property taxes in this state that will come due during that year divided by (B) the total net assessed valuation of property in this state for the preceding year's assessment. The department of local government finance shall base its computation of the average property tax rate for a year upon information which is available to the department as of December 31 of the preceding year. The department of local government finance shall compute the tax on a railroad company's distributable property based upon the average property tax rate that is imposed by taxing districts that are located in any county in which a railroad company, that is taxed under this section, provides railroad services. The average property tax rate of taxing districts that are located in any county in which a railroad company that is taxed under this section equals (i) the total of the property taxes in those taxing districts that will come due during that year divided by (ii) the total net assessed valuation of property in those districts for the preceding year's assessment. The department of local government finance shall base its computation on the average property tax rate for a year upon information which is available to the board as of December 31 of the preceding year.
(b) The department of local government finance shall certify the tax it imposes on indefinite-situs distributable property of railcar companies and a railroad company's distributable property taxed under this section to the department of state revenue. Each of those companies shall pay the tax to the department of state revenue on or before December 31of the year the assessment is made. If one (1) of those companies does not pay the tax when it is due, the company shall pay a penalty, in addition to the tax, equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the delinquent tax. When the tax imposed on indefinite-situs distributable property of railcar companies by this chapter becomes delinquent, the department of state revenue shall proceed with the collection of the delinquent tax and penalty in accordance with the provisions of IC 6-8.1-8.
(c) The department of state revenue shall promptly deposit all amounts collected under this section that are derived from indefinite-situs distributable property of railcar companies in the state treasury for credit to the commuter rail service fund established by IC 8-3-1.5-20.5 to be used as provided in IC 8-3-1.5-20.5(c).
(d) The department of state revenue shall promptly deposit all amounts collected under this section from a railroad company in the state treasury for credit to the electric rail service fund established by IC 8-3-1.5-20.6.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 6. Taxation § 6-1.1-8-35 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-6-taxation/in-code-sect-6-1-1-8-35/
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