50 IAC 4.2-2-5 Full disclosure

Sec. 5. (a) The taxpayer shall, in completing the return, make a full and complete disclosure of such information as may be required by the department, relating to the value, nature, and location of all the personal property of which the taxpayer was the owner or which the taxpayer held, possessed, or controlled, in any capacity whatsoever, on the assessment date of the current year. (b) The owner of any personal property subject to assessment and taxation on the assessment date has the responsibility for reporting such property for assessment and taxation on their personal property tax return on Form 102 or Form 103 (section 9 of this rule), in the taxing district where the property had a tax situs as of the assessment date. In addition to the above reporting requirement, the owner of property, under circumstances in which possession is transferred to another person, but ownership is retained, shall be required to furnish in the taxing district where the property is located a complete listing on Form 103-O (section 9 of this rule), of such property showing the name and address of the person or persons in possession, model, description, location, quantities, date of installation, and value per this article reported for assessment and taxation in order to provide a means of verification and cross reference by the assessing official or officials that all property is being properly reported for assessment and taxation. (See special instructions in 50 IAC 4.2-8 for reporting leased personal property.) (c) The person holding, possessing, or controlling any tangible property in any capacity, which personal property is subject to taxation under this rule, is required to file and attach with the return a complete listing on Form 103-N (section 9 of this rule), of all not owned property. The listing is to be filed in the taxing district where the property is located and must include the name and address of the owner, model, description, location, quantities on hand, date of installation, value (if known) per this article and any other information requested on the appropriate form. (See special instructions in 50 IAC 4.2-8 for reporting leased personal property.) (d) A Form 103-N (section 9 of this rule), is required to be filed by the possessor even if the owner is liable for the taxes under a contract to assure that the assessing official has the necessary information to correctly assess the property in question.