Frequently Asked Questions:
(Q) Why is all of my property tax information available on the internet?
(A) Hendricks County has and still is experiencing tremendous growth. Within the growth, come increased workloads to our staffs, but budgets are not growing enough to allow for additional staff. In efforts to alleviate calls into our offices and allow time to get the additional work completed, we placed the information on the web. All the information is the matter of public record and may be obtained by a phone call or visit to our offices.
(Q) How can I contact the Assessor with questions about my property?
(A) A taxpayer may e-mail us at assessordept@co.hendricks.in.us, or call (317)745-9207 for assistance.
(Q) Can I disagree with my assessment?
(A) A taxpayer my appeal their assessment but not their tax amount. A taxpayer should review their property record to ensure that the objective data is correct e.g. square footage, plumbing fixtures, finished attics and basements. The bottom line assessment is most important. If your assessment is not in the approximate area of the fair market value in use, then you may file a Form 130 with our office.
(Q) Why is my assessment $150,000 and I only paid $145,000?
(A) Please remember we do mass appraisals, not fee appraisals like you mortgage lender may do. With mass appraisals there is usually going to be the high, low, and average assessments.
(Q) Is there any way I can reduce my property taxes?
(A) Check with the Hendricks County Auditor to be sure you have all of the exemptions you are entitled to have.
Hendricks County Assessor's Office
Department Mailing Address:
355 South Washington Street #201
Danville, IN 46122
Email Address: assessordept@co.hendricks.in.us
Phone Number: (317)745-9207
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Officials:
Gail Brown, Assessor
Tina Stoutenour, Chief Deputy Assessor
Documents:
IH-14 (Consent to Transfer)
Form 130 (Petition for Review of Assessment by
Local Assessing Official)
Form 135 (Affidavit of Destroyed Property)
Form 136 (Application for Property Tax Exemption)
Indiana Department of Local Government Finance
State Form 46021 (Sales Disclosure Form Version
V9)
2010 Form 102 (Farmer's Tangible Personal Property
Return)
2010 Form 103-ERA (Schedule of Deduction from
Assessed Valuation Personal Property in ERA)
2010 Form 103-Long (Business Tangible Personal
Property Return)
2010 Form 103-Short (Business Tangible Personal
Property Return)
2010 Form 104 (Business Tangible Personal Property
Form)
2010 Form 106 (Schedule of Adjustments to Business
Tangible Personal Property)
Rental Data Letter
The Hendricks County
Assessor's Office provides the following services:
- Property record cards upon request.
If you need several, call ahead to save time.
- Process Consent to Transfers.
- Answer questions about your assessment.
The Primary Functions
of the Hendricks County Assessor's Office:
- Assessment of Real Property & Personal
Property for the 12
townships.
- Real Estate and Personal Property Appeals.
- Calculate inheritance tax.
In general, the
Hendricks County Assessor performs the following duties:
- Oversees the General Reassessment process.
- Insures countywide uniform Property Assessment
Equalization.
- Acts as the Inheritance Tax Appraiser and represents
the Inheritance Tax Division.
- Discovers and identifies omitted property.
- Calculates the assessed value of all real property in
each taxing district.
- Calculates the total assessed value of each taxing
district.
- Certifies current Assessments to the County Auditor's
Office.
- Utilizes recent sales of land (Sales Disclosures) to
establish base market rates and values in each
neighborhood, adjusts base values for location, nearness to amenities
and other influence factors.
- Is responsible for the selection of Assessment
Software and Computer Systems.