The county treasurers of the State of Indiana are charged with the responsibility of being the custodians of all money belonging to the respective counties. Elected every 4 years, the county treasurer collects local taxes including real estate taxes, personal property taxes, mobile home taxes, and state assessed taxes. Miscellaneous taxes collected through the county treasurer are inheritance taxes, innkeeper's taxes, and gross income taxes. The county treasurer also holds an annual tax sale of real estate.