Bartholomew County residents will have an extra two months to pay their spring installment of property taxes.
Under an executive order signed by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, all 92 Indiana counties have been ordered to waive late payment penalties regarding property taxes for 60 days after the May 11 deadline, Bartholomew County Treasurer Barb Hackman said.
This means the spring installment may be paid up to July 10 without penalty, Hackman said.
In an effort to encourage timely payments, a county news release issued last week regarding property tax deadlines did not mention Holcomb’s extension, Hackman said. Several counties are concerned about maintaining orderly operations of government services with the extension, the governor said.
But Holcomb emphasized the state will work with counties that may experience cash flow stress because of the delay.
The waiver does not apply to property tax payments which have been escrowed by financial institutions on behalf of property taxpayers, according to the executive order. However, it does apply to property tax liabilities for both real and personal property, she said.
Last month, the state of Indiana aligned itself with the federal government to delay state income tax payments from April 15 to July 15. The U.S. Treasury extended the deadline to pay federal income tax by 90 days.
