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Main Location:
Allen County Assessor
1 E Main Street, Suite 415
Rousseau Centre
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Personal Property Location:
1 E Main Street, Suite 407
Rousseau Centre
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Hours:
M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm

Phone: 260-449-7123
Fax: 260-449-4621
Email: assessor@co.allen.in.us

Allen County Assessor
Stacey O'Day

Chief Deputy
Ryan Keuneke

Senior Citizen Property Tax Benefits PDF Print E-mail
You may qualify for the Over 65 Deduction and/or Credit if you are at least age 65 on or before December 31 of the year before the taxes are due and meet the following requirements:

 

Eligibility Requirements

Benefit Type

 Assessed Value Limitations Income Limitations Property Tax Benefit

Over 65 Deduction

 May not exceed $182,430 on all property Combined Adjusted Gross Income(AGI) may not exceed $25,000 Up to $12,480 Deduction from Assessed Value

Over 65 Credit

 May not exceed $160,000 on Homestead AGI cannot exceed $30,000 for an individual or $40,000 for a married couple filing jointly Tax Bill is limited to a 2% increase from prior year
  • To continue receiving the Over 65 Deduction as a surviving spouse you must be over the age of 60.
  • The Over 65 Deduction may not be combined with the Blind/Disabled, Disabled Veteran deductions, or Solar Energy System/Geothermal Device Deduction.

You will need to provide a copy of your previous year's federal income tax return for proof of income for both Over 65 Deduction and Credit within two weeks of filing the application.

 

General Instructions for All Deductions
In order for these deductions to be applied to your property, you must be eligible to receive this deduction on the next assessment date (March 1st), and the application must be filed on or before December 31st in order to be credited to the taxes paid the following year.  

You may complete the forms online by clicking the link below, or in person at the Auditor's Office.  The Auditor's Office is located in the City-County Building, I E. Main Street, Room 102.  The office is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.  You can reach a customer service representative by calling (260) 449-7241.


Online Form
This form may be completed online and submitted; or, printed and then submitted to our office in person, by mail or by fax (along with proof of income).  If you submit the form online, you will receive a confirmation email when your application has been received by the Auditor's office.  Please allow one to two business days for this process.   

IMPORTANT, if you complete and submit the deduction application online you will still need to email, fax, mail, or hand deliver your prior year Federal income tax return for income verification to our office.  Email Address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / Fax: 260-449-7679 

Please click below to complete and submit the deduction form online:

Senior Citizen Property Tax Deduction online form.

(If you have trouble opening the online form, you may need to download Mozilla Firefox or an updated version of Internet Explorer by clicking on one of the two links: Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 8.  If you continue having problems with the application after downloading one of the browsers, please check and make sure cookies are enabled for your computer.  Please click on the following link for directions to enable cookies:pdf Directions for Enabling Cookies)

Please click here if you would like to print out the deduction form and submit it along with your income verification by fax, mail, or hand deliver to our office:

pdf   Senior Citizen Property Tax Deduction printable form