Indiana Tax Sale Calendar

Quick answerIndiana tax sale timing: Annual county tax sales in the fall, mostly September-October; unsold certificates later go to a commissioners' (county executive) certificate sale, typically in the following winter/spring. What is sold: Tax lien certificates. Registration and deposits are due before the sale — in most counties, the day before — so the list posting date matters as much as the sale date.

Verified Indiana sale dates are added as counties publish their lists — members get them by text and email the moment they post. The sale rhythm below is from Indiana law.

Rate / penalty: Premium (overbid) auction; return is penalty-based, not a bid interest rate. On redemption the owner pays 110% of the minimum bid if redeemed within 6 months, or 115% of the minimum bid if redeemed after 6 months and within 1 year (i.e., a 10% or 15% penalty on the minimum-bid portion), plus 5% per annum on the portion of the purchase price above the minimum bid and 5% per annum on subsequent taxes paid by the buyer, for sales after June 30, 2014 (IC 6-1.1-25-2). The overbid principal itself is returned on redemption; it is not forfeited.

Redemption: 1 year from the date of sale (IC 6-1.1-25-4); only 120 days for certificates acquired by the county commissioners (county-held certificates) and for certain purchasing agencies.

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Rules: Indiana tax sale laws · Playbook: Indiana investing guide