Alachua County Property Appraiser: Veteran Exemption Forms

The Alachua County Property Appraiser posts the veteran exemption forms - the DR-501DV discount for veterans 65 and older with a combat-related disability, the DR-501M deployed military exemption, and the DR-416 and DR-416B total and permanent disability certifications - beside the ordinary DR-501 homestead application.

Also called: property appraiser, DR-501, DR-501DV, DR-501M, DR-416, March 1, 196.24, 196.081, homestead, Gainesville.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Alachua County, FLCounty

The exemptions are the State's; the Florida entries explain them. The Alachua County Property Appraiser administers them from acpafl.org. Its forms page lists, under "Exemptions Forms": "Deployed Military Exemption Application (DR-501M)... Optometrist's Certification of Total and Permanent Disability (DR-416B)... Original Application for Homestead and Related Tax Exemptions (DR-501)... Physician's Certification of Total and Permanent Disability (DR-416)... Senior Citizen Exemption for Persons Age 65 and Over (DR-501SC)... Tax Discount - Veterans Age 65 and Older with a Combat-Related Disability (DR-501DV)..." What the forms page does not do. It names no veteran exemption table and no deadline on the page fetched; the statutory filing deadline is March 1 and the discounts are the State's (the 65-plus discount equals the percentage of the disability that is combat-related), so read them from the Florida entries and confirm the filing window with the Appraiser's office.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Alachua County Property Appraiser: Veteran Exemption Forms
Gate	Rule
10% for the $5,000 exemption; combat-related percentage for the discount	The $5,000 exemption starts at a 10% wartime or service-connected disability. The 65-plus discount equals the percentage of the disability that is combat-related.

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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