The department of local government finance shall do the following:

1. (1) Compile an electronic data base that includes the following:

   1. (A) The local government data base.
   2. (B) Information on sales of real and personal property, including nonconfidential information from sales disclosure forms filed under IC 6-1.1-5.5 .
   3. (C) Personal property assessed values and data entries on personal property return forms.
   4. (D) Real property assessed values and data entries on real property assessment records.
   5. (E) Information on property tax exemptions, deductions, and credits.
   6. (F) Any other data relevant to the accurate determination of real property and personal property tax assessments.
2. (2) Make available to each county and township software that permits the transfer of the data described in subdivision (1) to the department of local government finance in a uniform format through a secure connection over the Internet.
3. (3) Analyze the data compiled under this section for the purpose of performing the functions under section 3 of this chapter.
4. (4) Conduct continuing studies of personal and real property tax deductions, abatements, and exemptions used throughout Indiana. The department of local government finance shall, before May 1 of each even-numbered year, report on the studies at a meeting of the budget committee and submit a report on the studies to the legislative services agency for distribution to the members of the legislative council. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 .

As added by P.L.198-2001, SEC.82. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.63; P.L.64-2004, SEC.14; P.L.236-2023, SEC.52.