Sheridan County Assessor: Tax Relief - Veterans Exemption

The exemption is Wyoming's, granted by W.S. 39-11-105(a)(xxiv) to the persons W.S. 39-13-105 describes; the State entry sets out the statute and the 2025 doubling. The Assessor's Tax Relief: Veterans Exemption page is the county's own working of it. The page's own text. "What Is The Veterans' Exemption? The State of Wyoming Legislature budgets funding to assist Veterans of foreign wars in paying property taxes. The County Assessor's Office administers the exemption based on statute and Department of Revenue Rules and Regulations. Effective January 1, 2007 the $800 lifetime maximum was removed; the exemption may be used on real estate or vehicles. A disabled veteran with a compensable service connected disability certified by the veteran's administration is eligible for the exemption regardless of the time of service. Forms are available in the County Assessor's office. The surviving spouse of qualifying Veteran may be eligible to continue this exemption: they must reside in Wyoming and not remarry." Who qualifies. "Veterans who are Wyoming residents for a minimum of three years preceding qualifying for the benefit. Veterans who have written discharge (DD-214 or equivalent) from active duty military service. Served during an armed conflict and received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) or equivalent. Each Veteran must appear in person at their local County Assessor's office to qualify." The arithmetic as the page prints it. "The exemption may be used on property tax and it reduces the assessed valuation by 3000 annually. The tax dollar amount varies depending on mill levy for tax district. Approximate amount $214.00. Eligible property must be owned by the Veteran and or spouse..." and the vehicle route: "County fees for licensing a vehicle (not sales tax) may be reduced by 3000 assessed dollars (approximately $90.00) annually. More than one vehicle may qualify, not to exceed a total of $90.00 per year." The calendar: "Veterans MUST contact their local County Assessor's office each year after January 1st or before the 4th Monday in May." The page then reproduces Wyoming Statutes "2008 Amended", 39-13-105 subsections (a) through (h) whole - the qualifying service lists, the surviving-spouse clause, the sworn annual claim, and (b)'s "The exemption for veterans is limited to an annual exemption of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) of assessed value". The out-of-date figure. Senate File 89 of 2024 raised the exemption to $6,000 of assessed value beginning with the 2025 tax year (the State entry), and the board's own minutes treat the veterans exemption as alive: Assessor Paul Fall walked the registration periods through the fall of 2025 and noted "around 2,150 current exemptions", and his successor Koko Knudtson reminded owners that "applications for long-term homeowners and veterans exemptions" were due the fourth Monday of May 2026. The page's $3,000 and $214.00 are the pre-doubling figures; a veteran counting the benefit should read the State entry's $6,000. The office. County Assessor Koko Knudtson (appointed after Paul Fall's January 1, 2026 retirement; Fall had 27 years in the office); the courthouse is at 224 S. Main Street, Sheridan, and the county's main line is 307-674-2900.