Worker’s Compensation Exemption Certificate Clearance

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) issues a Worker’s Compensation Exemption Clearance Certificate to individual taxpayers who are independent contractors or otherwise not required to carry worker’s compensation insurance under the Worker’s Compensation Act of Indiana.

To receive this clearance certificate, individual taxpayers must meet the following requirements:

• All Indiana tax returns must be filed and up to date.
• All outstanding tax delinquencies must be paid in full.
• All payments must be made using guaranteed funds.
• Form WCE-1 must be filed using guaranteed funds for the $20.00 non-refundable application fee.

Mail all required documentation to:
Indiana Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 2305
Indianapolis, IN 46206

For more information regarding a Worker’s Compensation Exemption Clearance Certificate, contact DOR at 317-232-5977, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET.

Indiana Department of Revenue

I Want To

• Find Indiana tax forms.
• Know when I will receive my tax refund.
• File my taxes as an Indiana resident while I am in the military, but my spouse is not an Indiana resident.
• Take the renter's deduction.
• Pay my tax bill in installments.
• Claim a gambling loss on my Indiana return.
• Have more time to file my taxes and I think I will owe the Department.