2019 Indiana Code
Title 30. Trusts and Fiduciaries
Article 5. Powers of Attorney
Chapter 5. Powers
30-5-5-14. Records, reports, and statements

(1) Keep records of cash received and disbursed for or on account of the principal, of credits and debits to the account of the principal, and of transactions affecting the assets and liabilities of the principal.

(2) Prepare, execute, and file tax and tax information returns for all periods required by the laws of the United States, a state, or a subdivision of a state, or a foreign government, prepare, execute, and file other tax related documents for all tax periods, including requests for an extension of time, offers, waivers, consents, powers of attorney, closing agreements, and petitions to a tax court regarding tax matters, and prepare, execute, and file all other instruments the attorney in fact considers desirable or necessary for the safeguarding of the principal against excessive or illegal taxation or against penalties imposed for claimed violation of a law or other governmental regulation. This subdivision is intended to be sufficiently definite to permit the attorney in fact to represent the principal respecting all taxes the principal has paid and all tax returns the principal has filed, either personally or through an agent, with the Internal Revenue Service, another agency of the United States, a state department of revenue, a political subdivision of a state, or a foreign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign country.

(3) Prepare, execute, and file a return, report, declaration, or other document required by the laws of the United States, a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a foreign government, including a report or declaration required by the Social Security Administration, the commissioner of economic security, or other similar agency that the attorney in fact considers desirable or necessary for the safeguarding or maintenance of the principal's interest.

(4) Prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or statement the attorney in fact considers desirable or necessary for the safeguarding or maintenance of the principal's interest with respect to price, rent, wage, or rationing control, or other governmental activity.

(5) Hire, discharge, and compensate an attorney, accountant, expert witness, or other assistant when the attorney in fact considers the action to be desirable for the execution of a power permitted under this section.

(6) Execute any document under IC 3 except:

(7) Perform any other acts in connection with the preparation, execution, filing, storage, or other use of records, reports, or statements of or concerning the principal's affairs.