Indianapolis property tax records are public and free to pull up. The quickest route is the “Pay Your Property Taxes or View Current Tax Bill” page on indy.gov, where you can search by parcel number, owner name, or street address and open the full bill.1indy.gov. Pay Your Property Taxes or View Current Tax Bill If you’d rather handle it face-to-face, the Marion County Treasurer’s Office will print records for you during business hours. Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act gives you the right to inspect and copy these records without explaining why you want them.2indy.gov. Access to Public Records Act
Searching Online
Once you’re on the indy.gov tax bill page, a search by any of the three identifiers returns a list of matching properties. Click a result and the system opens the full tax bill, assessed value, deductions applied, and payment history. You can view the bill on screen or download it as a PDF.1indy.gov. Pay Your Property Taxes or View Current Tax Bill
For a clean single-result lookup, use the 18-digit state parcel number. Every parcel in Indiana carries one, and it stays with the land even when ownership changes.3Cornell Law Institute. Indiana Administrative Code 50 IAC 26-2-31 – Parcel Number Defined The digits are geographic: the first two identify the county, the middle digits locate the congressional township, section, and block, and the final three identify the taxing district.4Cornell Law Institute. Indiana Administrative Code 50 IAC 26-8-1 – Real Parcel Numbering System for Real Property Your parcel number appears on any prior tax bill and on the recorded deed.
If you only know the property by sight, MapIndy at maps.indy.gov displays parcel lines, boundaries, and ownership on an interactive map.5indy.gov. Welcome to maps.indy.gov – Your Map and Data Hub Click a parcel to pull the identifying information you need to then look up the tax record.
Requesting Records in Person or by Mail
The Marion County Treasurer’s Office sits in the City-County Building at 200 E. Washington St., Suite 1001, in downtown Indianapolis.6indy.gov. Marion County Treasurer’s Office Staff can pull records and print copies for you during regular hours. Phone is (317) 327-4444 and email is mytaxes@indy.gov.
Mail requests go to the same address. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope so the office can send the printed documents back. You don’t owe anyone a reason for the request.2indy.gov. Access to Public Records Act
What’s on the Record
A Marion County property tax record walks you through exactly how the bill was built. The main fields are:
- Assessed value, the market-based figure the county assessor set for the property.
- Deductions, reductions applied before the tax rate hits, such as the homestead or mortgage deduction.
- Taxable value, the assessed value minus all applicable deductions.
- Net tax, the final amount owed after deductions and credits, including any circuit breaker cap credit.
- Payment history, showing whether each installment is paid, delinquent, or carrying penalties.
Errors in any of these fields flow straight into the bill. A wrong square footage, a deduction that quietly dropped off, a mis-classification: all show up here before they show up as money owed. A yearly read of the record is the practical way to catch them.
Confirming Your Deductions and Credits
The deductions line on your record is worth checking carefully, because most of them have to be filed for — they aren’t applied on their own. The homestead standard deduction is the big one for owner-occupants: 60% of assessed value or $48,000, whichever is less, for a primary residence.7Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-37 – Homestead Deduction You have to file for it.
Once the standard deduction is on the record, the supplemental homestead deduction attaches automatically to further reduce the remaining assessed value.8Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-37.5 – Supplemental Deduction for Homesteads No separate paperwork for that one.
If there’s a mortgage on your primary residence, the mortgage deduction can take up to $3,000 off the assessed value, but it also requires a filing with the county auditor.
Starting with 2026 tax bills, homeowners 65 or older with income at or below $60,000 ($70,000 for married couples) qualify for a $150 property tax credit. Recent state legislation also added an over-65 circuit breaker credit that caps year-over-year tax increases at 2%. Both require a filing with the county auditor by January 15 of the tax year.
The difference between deductions and credits matters when you read the record. Deductions shrink the taxable value, so their dollar impact depends on the local tax rate. Credits come off the tax itself, dollar for dollar. Both appear on the record, and a quick scan tells you whether every break you qualify for is actually being applied.
Finding the Circuit Breaker Credit
Indiana’s constitution caps property tax liability as a percentage of gross assessed value:9Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Constitution as Amended 2024 – Article 10 Section 1
- 1% for owner-occupied homesteads
- 2% for rental housing, agricultural land, and long-term care property
- 3% for commercial, industrial, and personal property
When the calculated bill climbs over the cap, the excess posts back to the record as a circuit breaker credit automatically.10Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-7.5 – Credit for Excessive Property Tax No application needed. If your assessed value jumped sharply in a given year and you don’t see a circuit breaker credit on the record, that’s worth a closer look; it can point to a classification error on the parcel.
Reading the Payment History and Penalties
Marion County taxes come due in two installments. For 2026, the dates are May 11 and November 10, and you’re free to pay both on the first date.11indy.gov. Find Property Tax Due Dates
If a payment on the record is late, the penalty will show as either 5% or 10% of the unpaid amount. The 5% rate applies when the installment is paid within 30 days of the due date and the parcel has no prior delinquencies. Beyond 30 days, or where back taxes already exist on the parcel, the penalty is 10%.12Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 6-1.1-37-10 – Penalties for Late Payment Penalties are calculated on the unpaid principal, not on prior penalties, but a partial payment doesn’t block the penalty from running on the remaining balance.
If the Record Looks Wrong
When something on the record doesn’t match reality, the fix is Form 130, filed with the local assessor’s office.13Indiana Department of Local Government Finance. Appeals Property Tax Which type of appeal you file controls the deadline and how far back you can reach.
A subjective appeal challenges the market value the assessor assigned. Comparable sales came in lower, the property’s condition wasn’t accounted for, that kind of argument. For 2026, the subjective appeal deadline is June 15, assuming the county mailed the assessment notice before May 1; if the notice went out on or after May 1, the deadline is June 15 of the year the tax statement is mailed.14Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 6-1.1-15-1.1 – Taxpayer’s Appeal of an Assessment Subjective appeals cover the current year only.
An objective appeal targets factual errors on the record: wrong square footage, a garage that isn’t there, a deduction left off, a math mistake. Objective appeals can reach back up to three years of assessments.14Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 6-1.1-15-1.1 – Taxpayer’s Appeal of an Assessment For a refund tied to a prior-year objective error, file a Claim for Refund (Form 17T) along with the appeal.
The process opens with an informal conference with the local assessor, who recommends approval or denial. A denial can be taken to the county Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals, then the Indiana Board of Tax Review, and ultimately the Indiana Tax Court.13Indiana Department of Local Government Finance. Appeals Property Tax Most disputes settle at the informal stage when the taxpayer brings concrete evidence, such as a recent appraisal or comparable sales from the same neighborhood.
If the record shows delinquent amounts, don’t let them sit. Indiana counties sell parcels with unpaid taxes, and once a sale happens the clock on redemption starts running. Call the Treasurer’s Office early; it’s the cheapest point in the process to work out a resolution.