# Ind. Code § 6-8.1-10-4: Failure to file return; fraudulent intent to evade tax; penalty

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8.1_C10_S6-8.1-10-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 6-8.1-10-4
- **Heading:** Failure to file return; fraudulent intent to evade tax; penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 6 / Article 8.1 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-8.1-10-4

## Text

Sec. 4. (a) If a person fails to file a return or to make a full tax payment with that return with the fraudulent intent of evading the tax, the person is subject to a penalty.

(b) The amount of the penalty imposed for a fraudulent failure described in subsection (a) is one hundred percent (100%) multiplied by:

(1) the full amount of the tax, if the person failed to file a return; or

(2) the amount of the tax that is not paid, if the person failed to pay the full amount of the tax.

(c) In addition to the civil penalty imposed under this section, a person who knowingly fails to file a return with the department or fails to pay the tax due under IC 6-6-5, IC 6-6-5.1, or IC 6-6-5.5 commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) The penalty imposed under this section is imposed in place of and not in addition to the penalty imposed under section 2.1 of this chapter.

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.61, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.26-1985, SEC.16; P.L.6-1987, SEC.14; P.L.335-1989(ss), SEC.24; P.L.1-1991, SEC.71; P.L.181-1999, SEC.8; P.L.131-2008, SEC.32.

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