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Indiana Department of Local Government Finance
100 N. Senate, N-1058B
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Main Office
Hallie Cragun Receptionist
(317) 232-3777
Toll Free: (888) 739-9826
FAX: (317) 232-8779

Commissioner’s Office
Legal
Assessment Division
Assessment Field Representatives
Budget Division
Budget Field Representatives
Data Analysis Division

 

Commissioner’s Office
Brian Bailey Commissioner (317) 234-5720
Bbailey@dlgf.in.gov
Jenny Banks Director of Communications (317) 234-4376
JBanks@dlgf.in.gov
Linda Ebert Administrative Assistant (317) 232-3775
LiEbert@dlgf.in.gov

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Legal
Cathy Wolter General Counsel (317) 233-4361
CWolter@dlgf.in.gov
Michael Duffy Staff Attorney (317) 233-9219
MDuffy@dlgf.in.gov
David Marusarz Staff Attorney (317) 233-6770
DMarusarz@dlgf.in.gov
Legal staff can not give legal advice, but can answer questions regarding statutes, provide interpretations of the property tax laws of the state and see that penalties prescribed under IC 6-1.1 are enforced.
  • Legal Questions from County Officials
  • Legal Questions from lawyers and taxpayers
  • Public Information Requests

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Assessment Division
Barry Wood Director
  • Adjudications (Personal Property)
  • Form 137-R - Disaster Petitions
  • Equalization (Ratio Studies for the Annual Adjustment process)
  • Mobile Home Assessment
  • Personal Property Assessment
  • Real Property Assessment
  • 2012 General Reassessment
  • Assessment Software
(317) 232-3762
BWood@dlgf.in.gov
David Schwab Senior Statistician / Application System Analyst
  • Ratio Studies
  • Ratio Study Approval
  • 2012 Cost Tables
(317) 234-5861
DSchwab@dlgf.in.gov
Donna Bratcher Administrative Assistant
  • Address Changes – Local Officials
  • Address Changes – Training or Vendor Lists
  • Address List Requests
  • Certification of Tax Representatives
  • Classes for Training
  • Continuing Education
  • Level 1 or Level 2 Questions
  • List of Assessors Requests
  • Real Property Assessment Manual Guidelines Order
  • Training
(317) 233-0166
DBratcher@dlgf.in.gov
Keilah Folkertsma Utility Specialist
  • Annual Report Extensions (Utilities)
  • Bus Lines
  • Electric Companies
  • Gas Companies
  • Phone Companies
  • Pipeline Companies
  • Rail Cars
  • Railroad Companies
  • REMC Rural Electric
  • Telephone Companies
(317) 232-3756
KFolkertsma@dlgf.in.gov
Julie Waddell Assessor Auditor
  • Annual adjustment status
  • Annual Report Extensions (Utilities)
  • Real/personal property Assessment Questions
  • REMC rural electric
  • Utility Companies
(317) 232-3765
JWaddell@dlgf.in.gov
Questions regarding Ratio Studies should be submitted to David Schwab, Senior Statistician / Application System Analyst.

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Assessment Field Representatives
  • Abatements- Personal Property
  • Appeal Questions
  • Extensions on Personal Property
  • Farm Assessment/Agriculture Land Values
  • Form 133- Petition for Correction of Error
  • Form 103-ERA- formerly 322ERA
  • Investment Deduction Questions
  • Mobile Home Assessment Questions
  • Personal Property Questions
  • Real Property Assessment Questions
Map
(click to map of state with field rep names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and areas)

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Budget Division
Courtney Schaafsma Director
  • Bus Replacement Fund Questions
  • CAGIT and CEDIT related questions
  • LOIT
  • Schools and School Levies
  • Tax Rates and Values
  • TIF
(317) 234-3937
CSchaafsma@dlgf.in.gov
Dan Jones Assistant Director
  • Advertising
  • Annexations
  • Assessed Value Certification Process (AV’s)
  • Bonds
  • Budget Division Questions
  • CAGIT and CEDIT questions
  • Cities and Towns
  • COIT- County Option Income Tax
  • Distressed Unit Appeals Board
  • EDIT taxes
  • Fire protection territories and districts
  • Income Tax Reports (CAGIT or COIT or EDIT)
  • Levies
  • Libraries
  • Local Government Tax Control Board
  • Petition for Fire Loan
  • Property Tax Replacement Credit (PTRC)
  • Provisional Billing
  • Rainy Day Fund
  • Revenue Reports
(317) 232-0651
DJones@dlgf.in.gov
Mark Jones Senior Application System Analyst (317) 232-5895
MJones@dlgf.in.gov
Tammy Merriweather Assessor/Auditor
  • Additional Appropriations - Local Units
(317) 232-3790
TMerriweather@dlgf.in.gov
Judy Robertson Assessor/Auditor
(317) 233-5457
JRobertson@dlgf.in.gov
Ron Stinson Assessor/Auditor
(317) 234-5872
RStinson@dlgf.in.gov

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Budget Field Representatives
  • Advertising
  • Appeals-Excessive Levy
  • Budget Division Questions
  • Bus Replacement Fund Questions
  • Cities or Towns
  • Conservancy Districts
  • Form 1782 - Budget Field Staff
  • Levies
  • Libraries
  • Solid Waste Districts
Map
(click to map of state with field rep names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and areas)

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Data Analysis Division

For questions related to data compliance,
please contact Data@dlgf.in.gov.

For questions related to Gateway Budget and Debt Management,
please contact Gateway@dlgf.in.gov.

For questions related to Gateway Sales Disclosure Form (SDF),
please contact GatewaySDF@dlgf.in.gov.

Eric Bussis Director / Chief Financial Officer
  • Statistics
  • Data Compliance
  • Debt Reporting
  • Expenditure Reporting
(317) 232-3759
ErBussis@dlgf.in.gov
Megan McDermott Assistant Director
  • Gateway Sales Disclosure Form (SDF)
(317) 233-8347
MMcDermott@dlgf.in.gov
James Johnson Compliance Analyst
  • 50 IAC 26 Vendor Software Testing
(317) 233-8347
JJohnson@dlgf.in.gov
Bharati Desai Data Entry Supervisor
  • Forms - Problems with printing
(317) 233-0167
BDesai@dlgf.in.gov
Jeffrie Buchanan Applications System Analyst (317) 234-8040
JBuchanan@dlgf.in.gov
Jerry Giger Applications System Analyst
  • Homestead Database
(317) 232-3771
JGiger@dlgf.in.gov
Geoff Kuester Applications System Analyst (317) 233-6769
GKuester@dlgf.in.gov
Andrew Smith Applications System Analyst (317) 234-6342
ASmith@dlgf.in.gov
Colby Shank Project Coordinator
  • Gateway Budget and Debt Management
(317) 234-4480
CShank@dlgf.in.gov
Ryan Burke Project Coordinator
  • Gateway Budget and Debt Management
(317) 234-7987
RBurke@dlgf.in.gov
Charles Gordon Tax Data Analyst (317) 233-9509
CGordon@dlgf.in.gov
Roy Scruggs Jr. Tax Data Analyst (317) 234-8275
RScruggs@dlgf.in.gov
Harpreet Sandhu Business Systems Consultant
  • IT help desk for Field Reps
(317) 233-3266
HSandhu@dlgf.in.gov

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