Barrow County Board of Assessors: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The exemption is the State's (O.C.G.A. 48-5-48); the Georgia entry gives the amount, the rating tests (a 100% rating, or pay at 100% for unemployability, or the statutory losses of limbs or sight) and the 2026 filing rules. What the county's page says. "A homeowner must qualify for the standard Homestead Exemption and if you are a 100% disabled veteran you may qualify for an additional exemption." To apply: "Submit a copy of your letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs stating 100% service connected disability", online, by email to [email protected], by mail or in person at 30 North Broad Street, Winder, GA 30680. Its homestead section says to own and occupy the home by January 1 and apply by April 1, and that the exemption need not be renewed. Against the law now. The page names no amount and only the 100% rating. The State's test also takes a veteran paid at the 100% rate for unemployability and the statutory losses, and the unremarried surviving spouse keeps the exemption; bring the VA letter that shows whichever applies. The amount for tax year 2026 is $126,526 (the Department of Revenue's memorandum of December 31, 2025). Senate Bill 566 of 2026 lets a new homeowner file through the year, up to the last day to appeal the assessment notice, so the page's April 1 date is no longer the only one (see the Georgia entry). Where. Barrow County Board of Assessors, 30 North Broad Street, Winder, GA 30680; 770-307-3108.