Walker County: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The exemption is the State's, under Code section 48-5-48; see the Georgia entry. In Walker County homestead applications go to the Tax Commissioner, and the Board of Assessors decides eligibility. The Tax Commissioner's list of exemptions: "(S5) Disabled Veterans Exemption. Must be 100% disabled-service connected. Letter from Veteran Affairs verifying disability. Unremarried surviving spouse or minor children may also qualify. Currently this exemption amount is $81,080." And "(SD) Disabled Veterans Exemption over 65: 100% exemption from State portion of taxes on home and up to 10 contiguous acres of land. Must meet requirements of S5 exemption." The surviving spouse of a service member killed in service has the same amount under code SS (section 48-5-52.1). Where the page is behind the law. Amount: $81,080 is a figure from several years ago; for 2026 the State amount is $126,526. Deadline: the page says applications "must be received by April 1 of the year for which the exemption is first claimed", but Senate Bill 566 (2026) lets an application filed within the 45-day appeal window after the assessment notice count for that year. Rating: unemployability paid at the 100% rate and the statutory awards for loss of limbs or sight also qualify; see the Georgia entry. Once granted, the exemption renews each year unless the owner moves or the ownership changes. Where. Walker County Tax Commissioner, 122 Highway 95, Rock Spring, GA 30739, and 2012 McFarland Gap Road, Rossville, GA 30741. Bring the VA letter verifying the disability and, for a first home, a copy of the warranty deed. The Board of Assessors is at the same Rock Spring building, 706-638-4823.