Kosciusko County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Benefits

The Kosciusko County Auditor, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw (574-372-2323), takes Indiana's disabled veteran property tax deduction and credits, on paper or through its online filing portal; its page still describes the pre-2026 deductions and the $240,000 cap, which the 2026 law replaced with a full deduction for total disability and $350 and $250 credits, filed on State Form 12662 by January 15, 2027.

Also called: property tax, deduction, credit, State Form 12662, Auditor, disabled veteran, $240,000, $350 credit, $250 credit, January 15, online filing, IC 6-1.1-12-14, IC 6-1.1-51.3, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, Pierceton, Leesburg, Mentone, Claypool, Silver Lake, Etna Green, Burket, Sidney, Atwood, Oswego.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Kosciusko County, INCounty

The benefits are the State's; see the Indiana entries on the 100 percent deduction for totally disabled veterans and on the $350 and $250 credits. What the Auditor's page says. "An individual who served in the military and received an honorable discharge and is at least 10% disabled may qualify for this deduction. To be filed by January 15th for real or personal property. The disability must be evidenced by a pension certificate, pension check or award stating the disability. There are no income or value limitations for a partially disabled Veteran deduction. For a totally disabled Veteran's deduction the value of all tangible property cannot exceed $240,000." The page offers online filing ("Click here to file Disabled Veterans Deduction online", through the county's Schneider portal) and links the State's deduction forms. Against the law now. House Enrolled Act 1210 of 2026 made the section 14 deduction a deduction of the home's whole assessed value for a totally disabled veteran, with no value cap, and replaced the partial deduction and the age-62 route with flat $350 and $250 credits, from the 2026 assessment date (taxes due in 2027). File State Form 12662 with the County Auditor by January 15, 2027 for taxes due in 2027; a totally disabled veteran who had the old $14,000 deduction must file again to get the new 100% deduction, or the county applies only the $250 credit. The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs says State Form 51186 "is no longer used", and the service officer can complete the form's Section VIII certificate. See the Indiana entries on the 100 percent deduction and the $350 and $250 credits. The office. Auditor's Office, Kosciusko County Courthouse, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw; 574-372-2323. The Veterans Service Office (574-372-2436) completes the form's Section VIII certificate.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Kosciusko County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Benefits
Gate	Rule
A disability of 10 percent or more	The State tests apply: total disability for the full deduction, 10% or more with wartime service for the $350 credit, 10% or more at 62 for the $250 credit.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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