Walton County Board of Tax Assessors: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The exemption is the State's (O.C.G.A. 48-5-48); the Georgia entry gives the amount and the routes. Walton County's Board of Tax Assessors approves it. What the county says. The Tax Assessor's page lists, among the homestead exemptions: "Disabled Veteran: 100% disabled by VA or less than 100%, but paid at the 100% rate due to unemployability. Surviving unremarried spouse or minor children may be eligible also." It gives no dollar figure for it; the Georgia entry does. How and when. "Forms for homestead exemptions must be filed with the Walton County Board of Tax Assessors between January 1 and April 1 to receive exemption for that year. The form can be filed later than April 1, but the exemption will not apply until the following year." And: "You cannot file online; these must be filed in person due to the sensitivity of the information required. Once filed, you do not need to reapply as this exemption will carry over year-to-year as long as you own the property." Bring VA's award letter showing the 100% rating or the 100% rate for unemployability. The county's own exemptions. Walton voters approved local homestead exemptions in 2003: the regular homestead of $4,000 county and $2,000 school; a school-tax exemption on the house and an acre at 65; and a totally disabled exemption with a physician's affidavit and a $15,000 net income limit, which a veteran short of the State tests may also look at. Where. Walton County Tax Assessors, 303 S. Hammond Drive, Suite 109, Monroe, GA 30655; 770-267-1352; Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chief Appraiser Tommy Knight.