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    1. Re: [INPCRP] Taxes or Assessments or Judgements?
    2. To try and clear up Taxed and Assessed....In Indiana, county and township assessors 'assess' property, meaning they determine what of the property is taxable and for how much. When the tax rate is approved by the county council and state tax board, it is then applied to the assessed value of the property and the individual owning the property is sent a tax statement. In Indiana, I know of no other 'assessments' that would be placed on a parcel by the county fiscal body. A lien or judgment is just that, not an assessment. And while I agree that a tax judgment follows the property, it will also follow the owner for credit reporting purposes. I think we all are on the same page, but using different terminology. Now, as for cemeteries...at least cemeteries governed by associations, we are classified as exempt. Yes, we have an assessed value and our property card is on file in the county assessor's office, but we are not taxed. I would assume privately operated cemeteries would be assessed and taxed in accordance with the value of their property. And township owned cemeteries do not even show up on county records since they are publicly held property. Try and find any county owned parcel's property record card in the assessor's office, like the county home or county fair grounds...you won't find one. I believe township cemeteries are treated the same, at least they are in my county. Kyle D. Conrad

    11/05/2001 12:33:41