Claim for Refund Process
When a taxpayer submits a Claim for Refund with all of the following, then the refund can be issued within 90 days without interest:
- the proper documentation
- a complete explanation of the claimed refund
- and the signature of an authorized person with a properly completed Power of Attorney, if taxpayer desires for the Department to discuss the claim with anyone other than the taxpayer
In the event one of the criteria is not met, the Department will send the taxpayer a letter. The letter will outline the steps needed to be taken to resolve the missing or inaccurate data and it will provide a deadline for the taxpayer. This letter also will caution the taxpayer of the possibility of having the file closed, if a response is not received before the deadline.
Should the taxpayer miss the deadline for submission, the Department will send the taxpayer another letter. This letter will inform the taxpayer that his file has been closed. In order to reopen the file, the taxpayer must submit a new Claim for Refund with supporting documents.
The process does not extend the three years Statute of Limitation on the refund, which began on the original due date of the return.
Protest Process
Please access the link below to retrieve important information about the Department’s protest process.
- Deadlines to file protests with the Department’s Legal Division.
- Deadlines to file an appeal in Tax Court.
- The process for handling Special Tax Appeals.
- The process for handling protests of refund denials.
The detailed changes are outline here.
Stay Connected
- Find Indiana tax forms.
- Know when I will receive my tax refund.
- File my taxes as an Indiana resident while I am in the military, but my spouse is not an Indiana resident.
- Take the renter's deduction.
- Pay my tax bill in installments.
- Claim a gambling loss on my Indiana return.
- Have more time to file my taxes and I think I will owe the Department.
