County-auditor deadline and effective tax year must be confirmed for the parcel before filing. S1
St. Joseph County homestead deadline
- Form
- HC10 / State Form 05473
- Filing office
- County auditor
- Assessment / pay year
- 2026 / 2027
- Modeled channels
- paper, mail, in person, portal
Draft research page. This jurisdiction is not active. The rule pack and public language still require source, counsel, and local-procedure approval.
- Rule pack
- in-homestead-assessment-2026-pay-2027-draft-2026-07-14
- Cycle
- in-assessment-2026-pay-2027
- Public status
- Not active
What the current sources say
Eligibility depends on owner-provided occupancy and ownership facts plus the county's determination; the record indicator alone is not an eligibility decision. S2S3S4
The current draft rule model uses a standard deduction capped at $40,000 and a supplemental rate of 46% for the configured cycle. S2S3S4
Questions that still require confirmation
- circuit breaker cap effect
- local credits and referenda
- parcel assessment and pay year confirmation
Sources
- S1Indiana DLGF Form HC10 listing and filing authority Source validation pending
- S2Indiana DLGF June 2025 memo, assessment-2026/pay-2027 homestead schedule Source validation pending
- S3Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-37, homestead standard deduction Source validation pending
- S4Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-37.5, supplemental homestead deduction Source validation pending