Coos County Assessor: Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse Property Tax Exemption

The exemption is the State's, under ORS 307.250-307.283; see the Oregon entry. Coos County's Assessor's own Veterans Property Tax Exemption FAQs carry the county's working of it. How to file. "Submit the Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse Exemption Claim form. (Available on this website or at the Assessor's Office, 250 North Baxter Street, Coquille, 2nd Floor)." A veteran submits "a copy of your DD-214 or other military-issued documentation showing your honorable discharge and period of active service" and "a copy of your disability certification"; a surviving spouse or partner submits the veteran's DD-214, "a copy of your marriage license or certificate of registered domestic partnership" and "a copy of the veteran's death certificate." Who qualifies. "Veterans must meet the following three (3) requirements: Own and live in their Coos County home as their primary residence. Certified as 40% or more disabled by the Department of Veteran Affairs, US Armed Forces, or an independent licensed physician. (Veterans certified by an independent licensed physician must also meet an income requirement.) Received an honorable discharge from active duty and meet at least one of the following requirements: Served at least 91 consecutive days beginning on or before January 31, 1955, or 179 consecutive days beginning after January 31, 1955. Served for 178 days or less and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions because of a service-connected disability, or has a disability rating from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Served for at least one day in a combat zone. Received a combat or campaign ribbon, or expeditionary medal. Is receiving a nonservice-connected pension from the Department of Veteran Affairs." A surviving spouse or partner (per HB 2007) of a qualified veteran qualifies without the veteran having been disabled. When. "Claims are accepted between January 1 and April 1 for the upcoming tax year beginning July 1. (Exceptions may apply for recently widowed spouses or partners, or veterans who have recently received a retroactive disability certification.)" The county posts the Department of Revenue's leaflet (150-310-676, Rev. 12-13-19), which names the exemption amounts - "$22,689 or $27,228 of your homestead property's assessed value", increasing 3 percent a year. Veteran Exemption Clerk: Tyler Kinney, 541-396-7903, [email protected].