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BUSINESS TANGIBLE
FORM 103 - SHORT
JANUARY 1, 2017
PERSONAL PROPERTY RETURN
For Assessor's Use Only
PRIVACY NOTICE
State Form 11274 (R35 / 11-16)
This form contains information
confidential pursuant to IC 6-1.1-35-9.
Prescribed by the Department of Local Government Finance
NOTE: For taxpayers with less than $20,000 cost to report within the county, legislation was passed in 2015 which exempts this property. If you are
declaring this exemption, check this box, enter the total acquisition cost of your personal property in the county, and complete only sections I and IV of this
form. If you are declaring this exemption through this form, you do not need to file a Form 104.
$ ________________________
RETURN THIS FORM TO THE APPLICABLE ASSESSOR BY MAY 15, 2017.
An exemption granted under IC 6-1.1-10 or any other statute supersedes this exemption. In other words, a taxpayer whose personal property is exempt
because the taxpayer applied for and was granted an exemption by the county must follow all applicable procedures for the approved exemption, which
may include fully completing the personal property return.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please type or print.
2. This form must be filed with the Township Assessor, if any, or the County Assessor of the county in which the property is located not later than May 15, 2017,
unless an extension of up to thirty (30) days is granted in writing. Contact information for the Assessor is available at
3. A Form 104 must be filed with the return.
NOTE: You must use Form 103-Long if:
a. You are a manufacturer or processor;
b. Your business personal property assessment is $150,000 or more;
c. You wish to claim any exemptions or deductions (other than the enterprise zone credit); or
d. You are claiming any special adjustments such as equipment not placed in service, special tooling,
permanently retired equipment or abnormal obsolescence.
SECTION I
Name of taxpayer
Federal identification number **
Name under which business is conducted
DLGF taxing district number
Address where property is located (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)
DLGF taxing district name
Nature of business
T ownship
Name and address to which Assessment and T ax Notice are to be mailed (If different than above)
County
NAICS Code number *
SECTION II
1. Federal income tax year ends
Retail merchant’s certificate number
2. Location of accounting records
3. Form of business
Partnership or Joint Venture
Sole Proprietorship
Corporation
Estate or Trust
Other (describe): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Do you have other locations in Indiana?
5. Did you own, hold, possess or control any leased, rented or other depreciable personal property on January 1?
If yes, report it on Page 2 or file the Form 103-N or 103-O (See 50 IAC 4.2-8-3 & 4).
Yes
No
Yes
No
Note: Failure to properly disclose lease information may result in a double assessment.
SECTION III
SUMMARY (Round all numbers to nearest ten dollars)
REPORTED BY TAXPAYER
CHANGE BY ASSESSOR
CHANGE BY COUNTY BOARD
Schedule A - Personal Property
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$
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$
Final Assessed Value
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$
$
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SECTION IV
SIGNATURE AND VERIFICATION
Under penalties of perjury, I hereby certify that this return (including any accompanying schedules and statements), to the best of my knowledge and
belief, is true, correct, and complete; if applicable, reports all tangible personal property subject to taxation owned, held, possessed or controlled by the
named taxpayer in the stated township or taxing district on the assessment date, as required by law; and is prepared in accordance with IC 6-1.1 et seq.,
as amended, and regulations promulgated with respect thereto.
Signature of authorized person
Date (month, day, year)
Printed name of authorized person
T elephone number
Title
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)
Signature of person preparing return, if different than authorized person
Contact e-mail address
Printed name and contact information of person preparing return
* NAICS - North American Industry Classification System - complete list of codes may be found at
NOTE: The NAICS Code Number appears on your federal income tax return.
** An individual using his Social Security number as the Federal Identification number is only required to provide the last four (4) digits of that number per IC 4-1-10-3.
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