The Indiana BMV announced Sept. 16 that it had made a $29 million miscalculation, according to a previous Indiana Daily Student article. Many Hoosiers’ vehicles had been misclassified for excise tax purposes, which resulted in people overpaying when they registered their vehicles.
Commissioner of the Indiana BMV Don Snemis introduced the new website, myBMV.com , Monday.
“In case someone did not receive their letter, the BMV has created a website that allows Hoosiers to verify their eligibility and print a claim form that includes mailing instructions,” he said in a press release.
Those interested may check their eligibility by clicking on a green icon on the right-hand side of the home page that reads “Check Your Excise Tax Refund Eligibility.” People will need either their social security numbers or their driver’s license numbers to proceed.
The BMV stopped sending claim forms last week. In the past month, the BMV issued 185,252 claim forms that totaled $28.59 million, not including interest, according to the BMV release.
In total since its inception, the BMV has received more than 131,000 claim forms and has processed more than 92,700 claims.
“Given that letters were mailed as late as last week, the BMV expects to continue receiving and processing claim forms for quite some time,” the release reads. “After all reasonable means of locating customers entitled to refunds have been exhausted, refunds will be turned over to the Indiana Attorney General’s Indiana Unclaimed Program.”
Anicka Slachta
