style=”font-size: 10pt”>   Sec. 18.5. (a) A county council may adopt an ordinance to allow a taxpayer to make installment payments under this section of a tax payment due under a reconciling statement issued under this chapter or any other provision.

   (b) An ordinance adopted under this section must specify:

(1) the reconciling statement to which the ordinance applies; and

(2) the installment due dates for taxpayers that choose to make installment payments.

   (c) An ordinance adopted under this section must give taxpayers in the county the option of:

(1) making a single payment of the tax payment due under the reconciling statement on the date specified in the reconciling statement; or

(2) paying installments of the tax payment due under the reconciling statement over the installment period specified in the ordinance.

   (d) If the total amount due on an installment date under this section is not completely paid on or before that installment date, the amount unpaid is considered delinquent and a penalty is added to the unpaid amount. The penalty is equal to an amount determined as follows:

(1) If:

(A) the delinquent amount of real property taxes is completely paid on or before the date thirty (30) days after the installment date; and

(B) the taxpayer is not liable for delinquent property taxes first due and payable in a previous year for the same parcel;

the amount of the penalty is equal to five percent (5%) of the delinquent amount.

(2) If:

(A) the delinquent amount of personal property taxes is completely paid on or before the date thirty (30) days after the installment date; and

(B) the taxpayer is not liable for delinquent property taxes first due and payable in a previous year for a personal property tax return for property in the same taxing district;

the amount of the penalty is equal to five percent (5%) of the delinquent amount.

(3) If neither subdivision (1) nor (2) applies, the amount of the penalty is equal to ten percent (10%) of the delinquent amount.

   (e) An additional penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of any taxes due on an installment date that remain unpaid shall be added on the day immediately following the date of the final installment payment.

   (f) The penalties under this section are imposed on only the principal amount of the delinquent taxes.

   (g) Notwithstanding any other provision, an ordinance adopted under this section may apply to the payment of amounts due under any reconciling statements issued by a county.

   (h) Approval by the department of local government finance is not required for the adoption of an ordinance under this section.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.256.