Stephens County Assessor: the 100% Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The Stephens County Assessor (Dana Buchanan, 101 S. 11th St., Room 210, Duncan, 580-255-1542) takes the 100% disabled veteran homestead exemption on the county's own Exemption and Benefits page - 'May qualify to be exempt from paying property tax on your homesteaded property. When making application a letter from the Muskogee VA is required' - with the exemption filings running January 1 to March 15.

Also called: property tax, homestead exemption, 100% disabled veteran, surviving spouse, Article X 8E, Form 998, Muskogee VA, Dana Buchanan, 580-255-1542, 101 S. 11th St., Duncan, Duncan, Marlow, Comanche, Meridian, Bray, Velma, Central High, Corum.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Stephens County, OKCounty

The exemption is the State's: Article X, section 8E of the Oklahoma Constitution exempts the homestead of a veteran paid at the 100 percent rate (or the surviving spouse), and Form 998 is the Tax Commission's application (see the Oklahoma entries). The county's part is taking the application, and Stephens County's own page is the account. The Assessor's page. The Exemption and Benefits page of the Assessor's own site (scaook.com): "100% DISABLED VETERANS OR SURVIVING SPOUSE: May qualify to be exempt from paying property tax on your homesteaded property. When making application a letter from the Muskogee VA is required." The filing period covers the exemption routes together: "THE FILING PERIOD FOR THE ABOVE EXEMPTIONS/BENEFITS ARE JANUARY 1ST TO MARCH 15TH. PLEASE FURNISH A COPY OF YOUR PREVIOUS YEAR'S INCOME TAX FOR PROOF OF INCOME WHERE APPLICABLE." The same page carries the ordinary homestead ("Name must be on deed and reside on the property January 1st of the current year"), the double homestead ($30,000 or less gross household income), the senior valuation freeze (65 or older at the HUD median-income limit) and the mobile-home personal-property exemption - the veteran routes stand on the VA letter alone. Where and who. Stephens County Assessor's Office, 101 S 11th St Rm 210, Duncan, OK 73533; (580) 255-1542; hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Assessor Dana Buchanan ([email protected]), with the team's e-mail routes on the same page. A veteran applying brings the VA's qualifying letter - the Muskogee VA issues them - and the Form 998 application; the State entries carry the amounts.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Stephens County Assessor: the 100% Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption
Gate	Rule
100% schedular rating, permanent	One path is a 100% combined rating that VA has made permanent.
Permanent	A temporary 100% rating does not qualify.
Paid at the 100% rate on individual unemployability, permanent	The assessor accepts proof of compensation at the 100% rate, which reaches unemployability that VA has made permanent.
Permanent	Unemployability must also be permanent.
Homestead owner and Oklahoma resident	The veteran or surviving spouse must qualify for the ordinary homestead exemption. The rating filter cannot test this.

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