Clinton County Chief County Assessment Office: the Disabled Veterans’ Standard Homestead and Returning Veterans’ Exemptions
The Clinton County Chief County Assessment Office (Supervisor of Assessments Jacqueline Eversgerd, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle, 618-594-6610) takes the Disabled Veterans’ Standard Homestead Exemption on Form PTAX-342 by July 1 each year - $2,500 off the EAV at a VA rating of 30% to 49%, $5,000 at 50% to 69% and, at 70% or more, the first $250,000 of EAV - and the Returning Veterans’ Homestead Exemption of $5,000 on Form PTAX-341.
Also called: Chief County Assessment Office, Supervisor of Assessments, Jacqueline Eversgerd, Disabled Veterans Standard Homestead Exemption, PTAX-342, PTAX-342-R, 15-169, Returning Veterans Homestead Exemption, PTAX-341, 15-167, specially adapted housing, EAV, $2,500, $5,000, July 1, surviving spouse, 850 Fairfax Street, 618-594-6610, Carlyle, Breese, Trenton, Aviston, Albers, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Damiansville, Germantown, Hoffman, Huey, Keyesport, New Baden, St. Rose.
The Assessment Office's words. "Disabled Veterans Standard Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-169): provides a reduction in a property's EAV to a qualifying property owned by a veteran with a service-connected disability certified by the U. S. Department of Veterans' Affairs. A $2,500 homestead exemption is available to a veteran with a service-connected disability of at least 30% but less than 50%. A $5,000 homestead exemption is available to a veteran with a service-connected disability of at least 50% but less than 70%. For veterans with a service-connected disability of 70% or more, then the residential property is exempt from taxation up to the first $250,000 of EAV." "A disabled veteran must file an annual application by July 1st of each year to continue to receive this exemption." The page carries the surviving spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty (from tax year 2015), the unremarried surviving spouse receiving DIC for a service-connected death (from tax year 2023) and World War II veterans. It also still says the property's total EAV "must be less than $250,000", a limit the law dropped from tax year 2023 (see the Illinois entry), so a higher-value home should still apply. Forms PTAX-342 and PTAX-342-R (annual verification).
The returning veteran. "Returning Veterans Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-167): provides a $5,000 reduction on a property's equalized assessed value (EAV) to qualifying veterans who return from active duty in an armed conflict involving the armed forces of the United States. To receive this exemption, the veteran must file an application upon their return home. The exemption is a two-year exemption – the year returning and the following year." Form PTAX-341.
Specially adapted housing. "Disabled Veterans is for a Specially Adapted House owned and used by a disabled veteran. Property may be exempt up to an assessed value of $100,000. This exemption must be certified by the Illinois Department of Veteran's Affairs." Current-year evidence of the service-connected disability is presented each year.
Where. Clinton County Chief County Assessment Office, Supervisor of Assessments Jacqueline Eversgerd, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle, IL 62231; (618) 594-6610, fax (618) 594-0198; Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The statutes and the State's current figures are in the Illinois entries.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Clinton County Chief County Assessment Office: the Disabled Veterans’ Standard Homestead and Returning Veterans’ Exemptions
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Rule
At least 30% service-connected
$2,500 at 30% to 49%, $5,000 at 50% to 69%, the first $250,000 of EAV at 70% or more; file by July 1 each year.
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