Senator Charbonneau supports taxpayers

Our newest Northwest Indiana senator on property taxes and income taxes.

clipped from www.insideindianabusiness.com Indianapolis, Ind. -- Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) feels taxpayers should not lose state income tax deductions as a result of property tax billing delays. Therefore, he authored legislation that would allow taxpayers paying property taxes in 2008 to claim two deductions on their 2008 state income taxes. Senate Bill 267 passed 12-0 out of the committee on Appropriations today. “Taxpayers are not responsible for property tax billing delays and should not be penalized on their state income taxes because of those delays,” Charbonneau said. “The legislation I authored would allow individuals living in counties that are sending out late property tax bills the option to claim two $2,500 income tax deductions for property taxes paid in 2008.” SB 267, Charbonneau’s first bill presented to the Committee on Appropriations, will be heard by the full Senate.