Monroe County (Mississippi) Tax Assessor: Homestead for a 100% Disabled Veteran, with Proof

The pre-application. The Tax Assessor's Homestead Pre-Application: "Our Homestead law is a great help to taxpayers. If you wish to file homestead, fill out this form completely and mail to the Tax Assessor's office, before January 1. If you are 100 % Disabled or a 100% Disabled Veteran, PLEASE SEND PROOF with this form. The special exemption cannot be given without proof." "This form is not an application. Your homestead application will have to be filed between January 1st, and April 1st." The form asks "Are you 100 % Disabled? (Yes) ___ (No) ___ S/S ___ DAV ___ (Please attach proof)". The Tax Assessor's page gives April 1 as the homestead filing deadline. The exemption. The MSU Extension's "Understanding Mississippi Property Taxes", which the Assessor's page links: "Special Homestead Exemption (service-connected, totally disabled American veterans). Starting in 2015, service-connected, total disabled American veterans who have been honorably discharged from military service and their unmarried surviving spouses are allowed an exemption from all ad valorem taxes on the assessed value of homestead property." The statute and its proof rules are in the Mississippi entries. Where. Mitzi F. Presley, Tax Assessor, Monroe County, P. O. Drawer 636, Aberdeen, MS 39730; 662-369-2033, fax 662-369-4429.