Michigan Township Assessor

302 W. 8th St Suite 2,
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Phone: (219) 874-5611 ext 7781
Fax: (219) 873-3022

Office Hours Monday - Friday
8:00 to 4:00

Personnel

• Terry Beckinger, Assessor, Certified Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser
• Phyllis Schuster, Chief Deputy, Certified Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser, Certified Indiana Assesor
• Phillip C. Long, Real Estate Deputy, Certified Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser
• Peggy Corbett, Clerk, Certified Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser
• Shayla Milsap, Clerk
• Kim T. Glidden, Clerk, Certified Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser

Michigan Township

Michigan Township is the largest township in LaPorte County with 18,000 parcels. The office is responsible for updating assessment information on real and personal property. The annual assessment date is March 1st.

Real Property

New construction is added to the county tax roll each year via building permits that are issued by the different cities and towns in the township. A general reassessment is completed every 4 years as mandated by the State of Indiana. The guidelines used to assess real property can be viewed in the township off or at the State Tax Board web site http://www.in.gov/taxcomm/

Personal Property

Taxpayers are required to file personal property forms with the Township Assessor's office by May 15th each year. An extension up to 30-days may be granted if the taxpayer has a written request turned in to the Assessor by the 15th of May. Personal property forms are mailed out each March and can also be picked up at the office or downloaded from the State Tax Board web site at http://www.in.gov/taxcomm/

Appealing an assessment

To appeal an assessment the taxpayer must file a form 130 with the County Assessor's office within 45 days of receiving a Form 11 (notice of assessment change) or by May 10th. Forms may be picked up at the Township Assessor's office or at the County Assessor's office. After filing the form 130, the Township Assessor will attempt to conduct a preliminary conference with the taxpayer to resolve as many issues as possible about the assessment. Should the issues not be able to be resolved with the Township Assessor a hearing will be set with the County's Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.

Dog Tags

Each year dog tags are available from January 1st to June 30th at the assessor's office. July 1st to December 31st they are available at the township trustee's office. Dog tags are $2.00 neutered, $4.00 non-neutered, each additional dog $6.00, minor kennel $20.00 (less than 15 dogs), major kennel $30.00 (over 15 dogs)

State Tax Board http://www.state.in.us/taxcomm/
City of Michigan Cityhttp://www.emichigancity.com
LaPorte County Government http://www.laportecounty.org

We invite you to come visit with us and learn how your assessments are calculated.