Putnam County Tax Commissioner (Terrell E. Abernathy): the 2026 Taxpayer Brochure’s $60,000-plus-indicator veteran exemption and the killed-in-action surviving-spouse row

The exemptions are Georgia's: O.C.G.A. 48-5-48 for the qualifying disabled veteran and 48-5-52.1 for the unremarried surviving spouse of a service member killed in a war or armed conflict - the State entries carry the statutes and the qualification list. What Putnam's offices add is the county's own printed amounts. Where and who. Tax Commissioner Terrell E. Abernathy, 100 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite 207, Eatonton, Georgia 31024, phone (706) 485-5441, [email protected]; the office's own site, putnamgatax.com, carries the FAQ, the motor-vehicle and property pages, and the search-and-pay link at putnamcountyga.governmentwindow.com. Tax bills for real estate and business personal property "are normally due in Putnam County on December 1st of each year"; mobile-home bills April 1. The brochure. The site's "VIEW PUTNAM COUNTY TAXPAYER BROCHURE" is the county's own 2026 Word document, and its exemption rundown prints the State's veteran rows with amounts. The disabled-veteran row: "The Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption is available to certain disabled veterans or un-remarried spouses or minor children in an amount equal to $60,000 plus an economic indicator provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such exemption amount is deducted from the 40% assessed value of the homestead property and applies to all ad valorem tax levies. However, it is restricted to certain types of very serious disabilities and specific proof of disability, either from the Veterans Administration or from a private physician, is required." The surviving-spouse row: "The Surviving Spouse of Member of Armed Forces killed in Action Exemption is available to the un-remarried surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in or who died as a result of any war or armed conflict engaged in by the United States. The surviving spouse must furnish appropriate documentation from the Department of Defense that spousal benefits are received as a result of the death of the armed forces member." The brochure's tax-exempt-property list also carries the "Headquarters or Post Home for Veteran Organization" line. The route. The site's FAQ: "You may apply for homestead exemption in the Tax Assessor's office... Application for homestead exemption may be submitted any time during the year but must be received before April 1st of the taxable year to qualify for the exemption that year", with the assessor's number, "(706) 485-6376" - and "When the homeowner reaches the age of 70 years old, they may apply for an additional homestead exemption." The Board of Tax Assessors' qPublic record-search site (qpublic.net/ga/putnam) was not read (the gap goes to docs/COUNTY-REVISIT.md).