Elmore County (Idaho) Assessor: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Benefit

The benefits are the State's: Idaho Code 63-705A (the veterans benefit) and 63-701 to 63-705 (the Property Tax Reduction, or circuit breaker); see the Idaho entries. The county Assessor takes the applications. The veterans benefit. The Assessor's page: "Veterans with a 100% service-connected disability may qualify for a special property tax reduction. The maximum benefit is $1,500, not to exceed the amount of the veteran's actual property taxes." The veteran must "Own and occupy the home as their primary residence" and "Provide documentation verifying the 100% service-connected disability"; applications are taken "between January 1 and April 15 each year". The page does not mention that the statute also takes a veteran paid at the 100% rate for unemployability, or that a permanent and total rating spares the veteran reapplying each year; the Idaho entry carries both. The circuit breaker. For a household income of $37,000 or less (the page's 2024 figure), the Property Tax Reduction cuts taxes on the home and up to an acre by up to $1,500, and among the qualifying conditions is a "Veteran with a 10% or greater service-connected disability, or receiving a VA pension for a non-service-connected disability". It must be applied for every year, January 1 to April 15. Where. Assessor Josh Dison, Public Services Building 1, 2280 American Legion Boulevard, Mountain Home, ID 83647; 208-587-2130 ext. 6507, fax 208-587-1883; Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Veterans Service Officer (ext. 1296) helps with the VA letter.