Highlands County Property Appraiser: Veterans Exemptions

The exemptions are the State's; the Florida entries explain them. The Highlands County Property Appraiser's exemption information page sets out what it asks for. Combat-related discount. "Any veteran may qualify for a homestead property tax discount if the veteran has an honorable discharge from military service, is partially disabled with a permanent service connected disability that is combat related. The discount is equal to the percentage of the veteran's permanent service connected disability as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Required documents are a VA benefit statement and DD214." Total and permanent. The "Veteran Total and Permanent Disability Exemption" covers honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected total and permanent disability, their surviving spouses, and spouses of Florida resident veterans who died of service-connected causes on active duty; residence on January 1 is required, and a first-time filer brings "a certificate from the United States Government or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs". $5,000 disability exemption. For any totally and permanently disabled Florida resident, "A certificate from the U.S. Veterans Affairs office" is accepted as proof, and it "may be applied to any property owned by an eligible person including non-homestead." When and where. Applications are due March 1; the office posts an exemption filing period page with remote filing locations around the county.