Newton County Tax Commissioner: Disabled Veterans Exemption

Newton County's Tax Commissioner lists the State's disabled veteran homestead exemption at $126,526 off the 40% assessed value, for a veteran with a VA Summary of Benefits letter certifying a 100% total and permanent service-related disability, carrying to the unremarried surviving spouse or minor child; file by April 1 or within the 45-day appeal window, through the Tax Assessor (770-784-2030) or online.

Also called: property tax, homestead, 48-5-48, $126,526, Tax Commissioner, Tax Assessor, Brent Bennett, Senate Bill 566, Covington, Oxford, Porterdale, Mansfield, Social Circle.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Newton County, GACounty

The exemption is the State's, under Code section 48-5-48; see the Georgia entry. Newton County's Tax Commissioner: "Disabled Veterans Exemption. Must have a Summary of Benefits letter from the Veterans' Administration certifying you have a 100% total and permanent service-related disability. Reduces your 40% taxable value up to $126,526. Also applies to un-remarried surviving spouse or minor child." The figure is the 2026 amount. When and how. "The filing deadline for Homestead Exemptions is April 1. You can apply anytime during the year preceding the April 1 deadline to be eligible. Additionally, the application may be filed within the 45-day appeal period after assessment notices are mailed." That second window is what Senate Bill 566 (2026) added. "You only need to apply once unless there is a change in ownership or primary residence." Apply through the Tax Assessor's Office, 770-784-2030, or online through the property search; the Tax Commissioner's offices are at 1113 Usher Street NE, Suite 101, Covington, and two branches. Where the page is narrower than the law. "100% total and permanent" is one route. Section 48-5-48 also takes individual unemployability paid at the 100% rate and the statutory awards for loss of limbs or sight, and does not require the rating to be permanent; see the Georgia entry.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Newton County Tax Commissioner: Disabled Veterans Exemption
Gate	Rule
100% service-connected	A disabled veteran as section 48-5-48 defines one: a 100% rating is one path; unemployability paid at the 100% rate and statutory awards are others the filter does not test.
Paid at the 100% rate for unemployability	Individual unemployability paid at the 100% rate qualifies under the statute, though the county page names only the 100% total and permanent letter.

Sources

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