Siskiyou County Assessor-Recorder: the disabled veterans’ exemption

The Siskiyou County Assessor-Recorder's exemptions page carries the disabled veterans' exemption in its own words - $147,535 of assessed value, or $221,304 where last year's income did not exceed $66,251 (the 2021-2022 caps, CPI-indexed each year) - claimed by application with the county.

Also called: Assessor-Recorder, Craig Kay, disabled veterans exemption, exemption, Revenue and Taxation Code 205.5, BOE-261-A, 100% disabled, unemployable, surviving spouse, 530-842-8036, 530-842-8065, Yreka, Yreka, Mount Shasta, Weed, Dunsmuir, Etna, Fort Jones, Happy Camp, Dorris, Montague, Tulelake, McCloud.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Siskiyou County, CACounty

The page. The Assessor-Recorder's "Exemptions, Exclusions & Tax Relief Programs" carries the Disabled Veteran's Exemption in its own words: "Veterans who are rated 100% disabled or unemployable due to a service-connected disability are eligible for an exemption of $147,535 on the assessed value of their home, or $221,304 if their income for the last year did not exceed $66,251 (2021-2022 cap; subject to increase each year based on CPI). The unmarried, surviving spouse of such a veteran, or of a veteran who died while on active duty in the military service also qualifies for the above." And: "All exemptions require application with the County and must meet eligibility requirements mandated by the State Board of Equalization." The state programme. The exemption is Revenue and Taxation Code 205.5 (the 2027-lien-date expansion is 205.5.1) - see the California entry for the four-tier amounts and the current-year figures the county page's 2021-2022 caps index from. The claim form is BOE-261-A, filed with the assessor. The offices. Craig S. Kay, Assessor-Recorder; 311 Fourth Street, Room 108, Yreka, CA 96097-2984; Assessor 530-842-8036, Recorder 530-842-8065, fax 530-842-8059.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Siskiyou County Assessor-Recorder: the disabled veterans’ exemption
Gate	Rule
Veterans rated 100% disabled or unemployable from a service-connected disability	The exemption needs a 100% service-connected rating or unemployability, with the income test for the higher tier; the unmarried surviving spouse qualifies. The county page carries the 2021-2022 caps; the state entry carries the current figures.

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