Tipton County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Tipton County, seat of Tipton: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Indiana tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Tipton County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Tipton County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The most recent notice Tipton County has posted sets the tax sale "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, October 11, 2024" and states that "Such sale will be held on 10/11/2024 at the Tipton County Fairgrounds, Lilly Hall, 1200 S. Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072 and that sale will continue until all tracts and real property have been offered for sale." The county has not posted a notice for any later year, so treat an early October, single day, morning sale as the county's pattern and confirm the current year's date with the Treasurer's Office before planning around it.
- Sale list
- Tipton County Tax Sale Property List
Registration and deposit
Bidders register with SRI, the county's tax sale vendor, before the sale. The county notice reads: "If you are interested in bidding on the tax sale for an Indiana county, you may register online at https://sriservices.com/. This registration is good for all counties that SRI services. You need to register only once for all counties." Bring the completed registration form and a W-9 the morning of the sale, both printable from the registration site, and arrive at least 30 minutes before the start time to be sure of receiving a bid number. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to register to bid at the Tipton County Tax Sale must provide the Tipton County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State.
Tipton County holds its tax lien sale in person rather than online. The notice fixes the venue as Lilly Hall at the Tipton County Fairgrounds and adds one contingency: "At the discretion of local officials, the tax sale may switch to an online format. If those measures are taking place, the public auction will be conducted as an electronic sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(b)10 at www.zeusauction.com commencing on the same date / time listed above. All location updates will be posted at www.sriservices.com prior to the tax sale." No online platform is confirmed for a normal year, so verify the format with the office before traveling. The complete property list is available at www.sriservices.com or in an alternative form on request, and the county states that subsequent notices appear at https://www.tiptongov.com/county/. Property will not sell for less than the sum of the delinquent taxes and special assessments, the taxes and special assessments due and payable in the year of the sale, all penalties on the delinquencies, a 25 dollar postage and publication charge, other county costs directly attributable to the tax sale, and any unpaid costs from a prior tax sale. Bidding is competitive and the sale continues until every tract has been offered. In person at the Tipton County Fairgrounds, Lilly Hall, 1200 S. Main Street, Tipton, Indiana
From lien to deed
Indiana holds no general public tax deed auction. Once the redemption period runs out, the certificate holder files a verified petition in the same court that entered the judgment of sale, and the court directs the county auditor to issue the deed. That petition must be filed no later than three months after the redemption period expires, or the purchaser's lien terminates. One narrow exception exists: real property a county, city, or town executive has certified as vacant or abandoned is auctioned separately, and there the county auditor deeds fee simple title straight to the highest bidder with no right of redemption.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Parcels that draw no bid at the treasurer's tax sale pass to the county executive, which acquires a lien for the minimum sale price and receives a tax sale certificate. The county executive may then adopt a resolution and offer those certificates at a separate advertised public sale, often called the commissioners' certificate sale, priced below the minimum bid that failed at the tax sale. Notice runs once a week for three consecutive weeks with the final advertisement at least 30 days before the sale. This is a scheduled sale rather than a walk-in list, and redemption on a certificate bought this way is 120 days. Check the county auditor page for the next commissioners' certificate sale date.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Tipton County
- The Treasurer's Office lists "Hold a Treasurer's Tax Lien Sale for delinquent property taxes" among its statutory duties. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the fax number is (765) 675-3603.
- Parcels that draw no bid pass to the county commissioners, who offer the certificates at a separate Commissioners' Certificate Sale. The county's posted notice for that sale reads "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, April 4, 2024" in the Commissioner Meeting Room at the courthouse, with minimum sale prices as low as 100 dollars and redemption interest of ten percent per annum on taxes and special assessments the certificate buyer pays after the sale. That notice carries the same clause allowing a switch to an electronic sale at www.zeusauction.com on the same date and time.
- The county auditor and county treasurer jointly apply to the Tipton Circuit Court for the judgment and order of sale, and any defense must be filed with that court and served on both offices before the date stated in the notice. The Auditor's Office handles the deed and ownership side and can be reached at (765) 675-2794.
- Both the tax sale notice and the certificate sale notice currently posted by the county are from 2024, and no later notice has been published on the county site. Call the Treasurer's Office at (765) 675-2742 for the current year's sale date, registration deadline, and parcel list.
- The Treasurer's Office points taxpayers to Beacon at beacon.schneidercorp.com for property tax and assessment records. Select Indiana and Tipton County in the drop-down menus.
- One caution on the county's community links list: the entry labeled Tipton County Sheriff Sales points to sri-taxsale.com, a domain that no longer resolves, and sheriff sales are mortgage foreclosure sales rather than tax lien sales.
Indiana statewide rules
- Redemption
- The standard period is one year after the date of the treasurer's tax sale. Several tracks run 120 days instead: a certificate bought at the county executive's certificate sale, a lien the county executive holds that was never sold on, a sale to a purchasing agency qualified under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1, a certificate the county executive assigns to another political subdivision, and a parcel that was not offered at the tax sale at all. Property on the county auditor's vacant and abandoned list carries no right of redemption after its sale. A county treasurer may also extend redemption by agreement with the owner, in which case the extended period ends one year after the date of that agreement.
- Surplus proceeds
- The treasurer applies the payment first to the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs in the minimum bid, then to other delinquent property taxes, then deposits the remainder in a tax sale surplus fund. The owner of record at the time the parcel was certified for sale, or the purchaser on a redemption, may file a verified claim against that fund. Unclaimed surplus transfers to the county general fund three years after it was received.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Tipton County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Tipton County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Tipton County tax certificate sale?
- The most recent notice Tipton County has posted sets the tax sale "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, October 11, 2024" and states that "Such sale will be held on 10/11/2024 at the Tipton County Fairgrounds, Lilly Hall, 1200 S. Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072 and that sale will continue until all tracts and real property have been offered for sale." The county has not posted a notice for any later year, so treat an early October, single day, morning sale as the county's pattern and confirm the current year's date with the Treasurer's Office before planning around it.. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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