(a) As used in this section, "nonbusiness personal property" means personal property that is not:
- (1) held for sale in the ordinary course of a trade or business;
- (2) held, used, or consumed in connection with the production of income; or
- (3) held as an investment.
(b) The following property is not subject to assessment and taxation under this article:
- (1) A commercial vessel that is subject to the net tonnage tax imposed under IC 6-6-6 .
- (2) A vehicle that is subject to the vehicle excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5 .
- (3) A motorized boat or sailboat that is subject to the boat excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-11 .
(4) Property used by a cemetery (as defined in IC 23-14-33-7 ) if the cemetery:
- (A) does not have a board of directors, board of trustees, or other governing authority other than the state or a political subdivision; and
- (B) has had no business transaction during the preceding calendar year.
- (5) A commercial vehicle that is subject to the annual excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.5 .
- (6) Inventory.
- (7) A recreational vehicle or truck camper that is subject to the annual excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.1 .
(8) The following types of nonbusiness personal property:
- (A) All-terrain vehicles.
- (B) Snowmobiles.
- (C) Rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and other human powered boats.
- (D) Invalid chairs.
- (E) Yard and garden tractors.
(F) Trailers that are not subject to an excise tax under:
- (i) IC 6-6-5 ;
- (ii) IC 6-6-5.1 ; or
- (iii) IC 6-6-5.5 .
- (9) For an assessment date after December 31, 2018, heavy rental equipment (as defined in IC 6-6-15-2 ) that is rented or held for rental or sale, the rental of which is or would be subject to the heavy equipment rental excise tax provisions under IC 6-6-15 ; provided, however, that a rentee that is exempt under IC 6-6-15-4 (a)(3) from such excise tax shall be subject to the provisions of this article on such equipment.
As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.52-1997, SEC.1; P.L.181-1999, SEC.1; P.L.146-2008, SEC.50; P.L.131-2008, SEC.3; P.L.1-2009, SEC.27; P.L.256-2017, SEC.1; P.L.188-2018, SEC.1; P.L.234-2019, SEC.1.