Forsyth County: 100% Service-Connected Disabled Veteran Homestead (S5 and L5)

The base exemption is the State's, under Code section 48-5-48; see the Georgia entry. Forsyth County's Board of Assessors applies it with its own larger figure on the county levies. S5 / L5 - 100% Service-Connected Disabled Veteran. "This exemption applies to all tax categories. Homeowners who are disabled veterans as defined in O.C.G.A. § 48-5-48 are entitled to: $126,526 exemption on School M&O, School Bond, County Bond, and state taxes; $164,526 exemption on County M&O and Fire Operations." L5 is the same exemption with the age 65 school tax exemption; Forsyth's L1 rule exempts a homeowner 65 or older on January 1 from school general and school bond taxes. "This exemption extends to the unremarried surviving spouse or minor children at the time of the applicant's death, provided they continue to occupy the home as a residence and homestead." Surviving spouses of those killed in service. SS (and LS at 65): "Any citizen who is the unremarried surviving spouse of a member of the U.S. armed forces killed in any war or conflict and receiving spousal benefits from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs is eligible under the O.C.G.A. § 48-5-52.1. This exemption gives $126,526 deduction in all tax portions (State, County, Municipal, and School)." How. "Applicants must provide a copy of their Driver's License or state-issued ID that matches the property address, award letter and DD214 at time of application." Only the regular and age 65 homesteads can be filed online or by mail; "All other homesteads and other specialized exemptions must be filed in person at the Forsyth County Board of Assessors Office (426 Canton Hwy)", weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline is April 1 or the 45-day appeal window, as Senate Bill 566 (2026) allows. The floating homestead (L7), which freezes the county operations and fire value, comes with every homestead.