Determination by state board of accounts that local unit properly provided food and beverage tax report; report to legislative council
Ind. Code § 6-1.1-30-18.5
in effectSec. 18.5. (a) The state board of accounts shall, for each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax under IC 6-9 and is subject to the reporting requirement in section 18(a) of this chapter, determine the following:
(1) Whether or not the local unit has provided a report to the state board of accounts as required under section 18(a) of this chapter before March 1, 2025.
(2) Whether or not:
(A) the local unit; and
(B) each local governmental entity, or instrumentality of a local governmental entity, that receives a distribution of food and beverage tax revenue;
is or has been making expenditures of the food and beverage tax revenue in compliance with the applicable statutory requirements under IC 6-9 and according to the report submitted under section 18(a) of this chapter, if a report has been submitted.
(b) If the state board of accounts concludes that a local unit has not provided a report as required under section 18(a) of this chapter, the state board of accounts shall make a finding of noncompliance by the local unit based on that fact.
(c) If the state board of accounts concludes that a local unit, local governmental entity, or instrumentality of a local governmental entity has not complied with the applicable statutory requirements under IC 6-9 for the expenditure of the food and beverage tax revenue or has failed to make the expenditures contained in the report under section 18(a) of this chapter, the state board of accounts shall make a finding of noncompliance by the local unit, local governmental entity, or instrumentality of a local governmental entity (as applicable), based on that fact.
(d) The state board of accounts shall compile and submit a report containing all of its conclusions and findings under this section to the legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, before October 1, 2025.
As added by P.L.230-2025, SEC.55.
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