Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b), with respect to determinations as to whether any issues or evidence may be heard in an original tax appeal that was not heard in the administrative hearing or proceeding, the tax court is governed by the law that applied before the creation of the tax court to appeals to trial courts of final determinations made by the department of state revenue and the state board of tax commissioners.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-26-6-3

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
     (b) Judicial review of disputed issues of fact must be confined to:

(1) the record of the proceeding before the Indiana board of tax review; and

(2) any additional evidence taken under section 5 of this chapter.

The tax court may not try the case de novo or substitute its judgment for that of the Indiana board of tax review. Judicial review is limited to only those issues raised before the Indiana board of tax review, or otherwise described by the Indiana board of tax review, in its final determination.

     (c) A person may obtain judicial review of an issue that was not raised before the Indiana board of tax review only to the extent that the:

(1) issue concerns whether a person who was required to be notified of the commencement of a proceeding under this chapter was notified in substantial compliance with the applicable law; or

(2) interests of justice would be served by judicial resolution of an issue arising from a change in controlling law occurring after the Indiana board of tax review’s action.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-14.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.5.