Monday, May 21, 2012

Board Reschedules Public Hearing on its Proposed Rules

Change in Notice of Public Hearing LSA Document #11-669 The Indiana Board of Tax Review gives notice that the date of the public hearing for LSA Document #11-669, posted at 20120201-IR-052110669PHA, has been changed. The changed Notice of Public Hearing appears below:

Notice of Public Hearing Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on June 21, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., at the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1026, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Indiana Board of Tax Review will hold a public hearing on its proposed amendments to 52 IAC 1, 52 IAC 2 and 52 IAC 3 which include,but may not be limited to, clarifying that a certified public accountant cannot practice before the board for matters involving personal property tax exemptions, making the definition of “practice before the board” consistent in Article 1 and Article 2, clarifying that the prohibitions restricting the practice before the board for certified tax representatives also applies to certified public accountants, local government representatives and representatives of minor and incapacitated parties, allowing a hearing to be held in any county in which an administrative law judge has an office, clarifying that filing a motion for summary judgment is a delay reasonably caused by a party, incorporating the notice requirements of Trial Rule 34(c) relating to subpoenasto nonparties, clarifying that a party that does not object to the election of the board’s small claims procedures for a property that does not qualify for participation in such procedures may be deemed to consent to the small claims procedures for that matter, establishing a time limit for requesting documentary evidence under the board’s small claims procedures, comply with the Indiana Supreme Court’s pro hac vice rule promulgated on September 20, 2011, and adding rules for the board’s voluntary resolution program authorized by IC 6-1.5-3-4. The Indiana Board of Tax Review has the authority to adopt this rule under Ind. Code § 6-1.5-6-1, Ind. Code § 6-1.5-6-2 and Ind. Code § 6-1.5-6-3. In accordance with IC 4-22-2-24(d)(3), the proposed rule imposes requirements and costs on regulated entities. The purpose of this rule is to amend the Board’s rules to comply with the changes made to the Supreme Court’s procedural rules and to amend the Board’s existing rules for clarity and efficiency. Copies of this ruleare now on file at the Indiana Board of Tax Review, Indiana Government Center-North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1026, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, and Legislative Services Agency, One North Capitol, Suite 325, Indianapolis, Indiana, and are open to public inspection. Carol S. Comer, Senior Administrative Law Judge, Indiana Board of Tax Review Indiana Government Center-North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1026 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 232-3776 ccomer@ibtr.in.gov. (S - 5/17/12 - 5951234) - 05/17

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