Forrest County (Mississippi) Tax Office: Homestead Exemption Filing
The Forrest County Tax Office takes homestead exemption applications January 2 to April 1 and publishes the exemption's tiers - $300 for the regular route, the first $7,500 of assessed value for age 65 or 100% disabled, and total exemption for the 100% service-connected disabled veteran and the un-remarried spouse.
Also called: homestead exemption, disabled veteran, 100% Disabled American Veteran, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Mary Ann Palmer, Zac Howell, January 2 to April 1, 27-33-31, 27-33-67, Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, Petal, Glendale, Rawls Springs, Dixie Pine, Palmers Crossing.
The exemption is the State's; see the Mississippi entries on Mississippi Code 27-33-31, 27-33-67 and 27-33-75 for the routes. The county's Tax Services pages publish the tiers in the county's own words, on the Tax Office's site:
"Homestead Exemption runs from January 2nd to April 1st. Homestead exemption is available to anyone who is a homeowner, is a resident of their home, and pays all local and state taxes in the taxing district in which they reside in Forrest County. ... Homestead exemption does not apply to rental property. There are three types of Homestead Exemption.
- Regular Homestead Exemption - Applicant under age 65/ non-disabled. $300 maximum credit against property taxes on homestead.
- Special Homestead Exemption - Applicants age 65+ (Turned 65 before Jan 1 of the year filing) or 100% disabled. Exempt from property taxes on the first $7,500 of assessed value.
- 100% Disabled American Veteran - Applicants that are 100% service-connected disabled, and this extends to the un-remarried spouse of the veteran. Total exemption from ad valorem taxes."
The first-time filing list asks for the application form, the recorded deed (or assignment of lease or will - "These items must be recorded in the Chancery Clerk's Office"), the full purchase price "PER MCA §27-33-31(1)(I)", the down payment, the Social Security numbers of the applicant, spouse and joint owners, and tag numbers for all vehicles titled in the household's names - "ALL VEHICLES have to be registered in FORREST COUNTY before applying for Homestead."
Where and who. The Tax Assessor is Mary Ann Palmer (601-545-6130, [email protected]) and the Tax Collector Zac Howell (601-582-8228, [email protected]), both in the Forrest County complex; the tax pages' hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Board's April 6, 2026 DAV-exemption correction shows the office administering the route parcel by parcel. The county's Veterans Service Office (601-583-4521) helps gather the VA letters the 100% route needs.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Forrest County (Mississippi) Tax Office: Homestead Exemption Filing
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Service-connected total as VA finds it
The State entries set the exemption routes; the county takes the filing. The 100% Disabled American Veteran tier needs the VA letter.
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