Auditor
Thank you for your interest in your local government. The purpose of this page is to allow the taxpayers of Tippecanoe County an opportunity to access information available from the Auditor's Office using the available technology.
Welcome to the Tippecanoe County Auditor's Office
Responsibilities
The Auditor is the Chief Financial Officer of the County. The staff is responsible for:
The Auditor also serves as the Secretary to County Council. The Auditor maintains all budgets, salary ordinances, additional appropriations, transfers, and abatement applications as well as the minutes of all County Council proceedings.
Mission Statement
It is the highest goal of the Tippecanoe County Auditor to consistently provide professional and courteous service to the public in a timely manner. We are committed to providing accurate accounting, reporting, and auditing services to citizens and governmental taxing units in accordance with federal, state, and local laws in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Please contact our office with any questions you may have at. 765-423-9207
Welcome to the Tippecanoe County Auditor's Office
Responsibilities
The Auditor is the Chief Financial Officer of the County. The staff is responsible for:
- Calculating property tax for all real, personal, mobile home, drainage and special assessment records
- Completing annual reports for review by the State Board of Accounts
- Controlling distributions of tax collections, special assessments, and special revenue collections for all units of government within Tippecanoe County, including the Cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette and 3 full and one shared school districts
- Creating financial statements for the county
- Handling all receipts and disbursements of county funds
- Handling all transfers of ownership of real property
- Maintaining property boundary information on the County GIS system
- Processing payroll for all county employees
The Auditor also serves as the Secretary to County Council. The Auditor maintains all budgets, salary ordinances, additional appropriations, transfers, and abatement applications as well as the minutes of all County Council proceedings.
Mission Statement
It is the highest goal of the Tippecanoe County Auditor to consistently provide professional and courteous service to the public in a timely manner. We are committed to providing accurate accounting, reporting, and auditing services to citizens and governmental taxing units in accordance with federal, state, and local laws in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Please contact our office with any questions you may have at. 765-423-9207