Walla Walla County Assessor: Senior, Disabled and Disabled Veteran Exemption

The exemption is the State's; the Washington entry explains it. What the county publishes. The Assessor's Senior Exemption page: "Applicants must be at least 61 years of age or unable to work because of a disability by December 31 of the application/assessment year." It does not mention the veteran route. Its income bands are the 2024 to 2026 ones: up to $34,000 exempts all excess levies and regular levies on the greater of $60,000 or 60% of the frozen value; $34,001 to $40,000 the greater of $50,000 or 35%, up to $70,000; $40,001 to $47,000 excess levies only; and $47,001 to $49,550 points to the deferral. The page counts military pay and benefits as income "with the exception of VA Disability Payments", and links the Department of Revenue's brochure on the property tax assistance programme for widows and widowers of veterans (see the Washington entry). What the law now says. Chapter 200, Laws of 2025 lets a veteran with a combined service-connected evaluation of 40% or more, or a total disability rating at any percentage (which reaches a veteran paid for individual unemployability), qualify at any age for taxes collected from 2027; for taxes collected in 2026 the floor was 80%. Chapter 163, Laws of 2026 adds a $7,500 standard deduction per applicant and excludes Combat-Related Special Compensation from income from the 2027 tax year. The Department of Revenue's thresholds for Walla Walla County for 2027 to 2029 are $46,000, $54,000 and $61,000, with a deferral threshold of $68,587. Claims for 2027 rest on 2026 income, so bring the 2026 income documents and the VA letter. Where. Walla Walla County Assessor Byron Burres, 1st floor, 500 W Main Street, Walla Walla; 509-524-2560, [email protected]; 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed, but call ahead to check the documents.