Assessor

The Gibson County Assessor’s Office locates, identifies, and appraises all taxable property accurately, uniformly and equitably in accordance with Indiana law. The County Assessor is responsible for maintaining all annually assessed mobile homes, oil, real and personal property for the twenty taxing districts. Those taxing districts are Barton Twp, Mackey, Somerville, Center Twp, Francisco, Columbia Twp, Oakland City, Johnson Twp, Haubstadt, Montgomery Twp, Owensville, Patoka Twp, Princeton, Union Twp, Ft. Branch, Wabash Twp, Washington Twp, White River Twp, Hazleton and Patoka. Our staff is thoroughly trained in all areas of the office, and we attend classes and seminars yearly to maintain a complete understanding of the most current assessing practices.

The Gibson County Assessor’s Office handles a wide array of additional tasks:

• Oversees the Cyclical Reassessment process
• Calculates the total assessed value of all personal property in each taxing district
• Verifies and reviews the self reported values of all personal property in each taxing district
• Calculates the total assessed value of all oil in each taxing district
• Calculates the real property assessments in each taxing district
• Mobile Home Assessments
• Certifies current Assessment to the County Auditor’s Office
• Administers Sales Disclosure Process
• Processes Not-For-Profit Property Tax Exemption Applications
• Yearly Form 11 mail-outs (Notice of Assessments)
• Processes Classified Forest applications
• Processes tax abatements for Personal Property
• Assessor serves as a Member of Subdivision Committee
• Assessor serves as a Member/Secretary of the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals