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Ind. Law - More on "Requests for retroactive property tax exemptions threaten county budgets"
Yesterday the ILB posted this comprehensive entry, linking to all past entries on the impact of the retroactive property tax exemption said to apply to for-profit nursing homes. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today on the provision,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 4, 2009 12:18 PM
Ind. Law - "Requests for retroactive property tax exemptions threaten county budgets"
Adding to a number of stories from papers around the state (see below), each adding more information, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener has this story in today's Louisville Courier Journal:Indiana counties could be forced to refund millions of tax dollars if for-profit...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 3, 2009 09:02 AM
Ind. Law - Even more on: "Did an amendment to this year’s state budget open the door to tax refunds for nursing homes across the state?"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, another story has turned up, this one from the Sept. 24th Kokomo Perspective, reported by Tim Turner. Each story seems to add a little more information:Once again, language buried in the state budget bill...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 1, 2009 04:27 PM
Ind. Decisions - Tax Court issues two today, denying petitions for rehearing
In Jamestown Homes of Mishawaka, Inc. v. St. Joseph County Assessor, a 7-page opinion, Judge Fisher writes:On July 24, 2009, this Court issued an opinion in the above-captioned case. In that opinion, the Court affirmed the Indiana Board of Tax...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 1, 2009 10:42 AM
Ind. Law - More on: "Did an amendment to this year’s state budget open the door to tax refunds for nursing homes across the state?"
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, I've tried my hand at reading SECTION 479. Here is what I've come up with. If you have a different take, let me know. (None of this will make any sense, of course,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 30, 2009 07:44 PM
Ind. Law - "Did an amendment to this year’s state budget open the door to tax refunds for nursing homes across the state?"
Following up on this ILB entry from Sept. 24th, quoting from a story by Jennifer Tangeman of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, today the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has this story, by Amanda Iacone, headed "Exemption for charity roils budget: For-profits seek...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 30, 2009 11:36 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Tax Court ruling affects Indiana nonprofits that rent space"
The Tax Court decision July 24th in the case of Oaken Bucket Partners, LLC v. Hamilton County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals and Hamilton County Assessor (ILB summary here) is the focus of a story today by Carrie Ritchie...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 30, 2009 01:01 PM
Ind. Decisions - Tax Court issued two last Friday
In Jamestown Homes of Mishawaka, Inc. v. St. Joseph County Assessor, a 12-page opinion, Judge Fisher rules that "the Indiana Board did not err when it determined that Jamestown’s apartment complex did not qualify for the charitable purposes exemption." In...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 27, 2009 03:33 PM
Ind. Gov't. - "County mulls appealing doctors' offices tax status"
Bill Dolan reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:CROWN POINT | Lake County Assessor Paul Karras said the county may decide later this week whether to appeal a state ruling to exempt from taxation five doctors'...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 5, 2008 09:20 AM
Law - "Exemptions for Charities Face New Challenges"
So reads the headline to this lengthy, front-page story by Stephanie Strom in today NY Times. Some quotes:RED WING, Minn. — Authorities from the local tax assessor to members of Congress are increasingly challenging the tax-exempt status of nonprofit institutions...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 26, 2008 11:07 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Religious order appeals Holy Cross Village tax decision"
A report today on this long on-going dispute. The South Bend Tribune had what the ILB described as "a very long and really interesting story on the issue of whether/when real estate owned by a religious institution is subject to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 13, 2008 05:20 PM
Law - "A Taxing Issue: What to Render Unto Whom?"
A timely article today ($$$) on the front page of the Marketplace section of the Wall Street Journal, given the interest in this issue evidenced by members of the 2008 General Assembly. Suzanne Sataline reports:With expansion-minded churches managing real-estate portfolios,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 2, 2008 06:55 AM
Law - NY Times series on government and religion continues; an Indiana slant today
Today is the third day of the NY Times series and the focus today is on tax breaks for religious entities: "As religious organizations extend their scope beyond traditional worship, government at all levels is increasingly extending their tax exemptions."...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 10, 2006 01:50 PM
Indiana Decisions - 30 Allen County charity groups� tax exemption cut
"30 charity groups’ tax exemption cut" is the headline to this story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:Almost 30 Allen County service organizations must begin paying taxes on property worth $17 million in 2005 after their tax...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 15, 2004 06:36 PM
Indiana Decisions - Tax Court posts one today
Indianapolis Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Westview Hospital and Health Institute of Indiana, Inc. v. Department of Local Government Finance (12/9/04 IndTaxCt) [Property Tax] Fisher, J.Indianapolis Osteopathic Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Westview Hospital (Westview), and Health Institute of Indiana, Inc. (HII) (collectively,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 10, 2004 02:41 PM
Indiana Law - Holy Cross Village locked in tax dispute: St. Joseph County denies bid for exempt status, citing income
The South Bend Tribune has a very long and really interesting story today on the issue of whether/when real estate owned by a religious institution is subject to the state property tax. Some quotes:SOUTH BEND -- Long ago, the brothers...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 1, 2004 04:35 PM