Wayne County (Indiana) Auditor: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Benefits

The Wayne County Auditor takes Indiana's disabled veteran property tax deduction and credits on State Form 12662; its deductions page still prints the old $14,000 and $24,960 deductions and the $240,000 cap, which the 2026 law replaced with a full deduction for total disability and $350 and $250 credits from taxes due in 2027.

Also called: property tax, deduction, credit, State Form 12662, Auditor, disabled veteran, $14,000, $24,960, $350 credit, $250 credit, excise tax credit, IC 6-1.1-12-14, IC 6-1.1-51.3, Richmond, Cambridge City, Centerville, Hagerstown, Fountain City, Dublin, Milton, Economy, Boston, Greens Fork, Mount Auburn, Spring Grove, Whitewater, East Germantown.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Wayne County, INCounty

The benefits are the State's; see the Indiana entries on the 100 percent deduction for totally disabled veterans and on the $350 and $250 credits. The county Auditor takes the filing on State Form 12662. What the Auditor's page says. Its "Deductions" page lists a "Totally Disabled Veteran $14,000 Deduction Code 1" (assessment no more than $240,000; totally disabled, or at least 62 and 10% or more disabled) and a "Partially Service-Connected Disabled Veteran $24,960 Deduction Code#2, Code#3" (at least 10% service-connected; unmarried surviving spouses may qualify), "$38,960 if you qualify for both", each proved by a VA pension certificate or award of compensation or a certificate from the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs. It adds that any unused deduction goes first to personal property tax and then as a credit against vehicle excise tax (IC 6-6-5-5), and that the Auditor will certify the credit on request. Against the law now. House Enrolled Act 1210 of 2026 made the section 14 deduction a deduction of the home's whole assessed value for a totally disabled veteran, with no value cap, and replaced the $24,960 deduction and the age-62 route with flat $350 and $250 credits, from the 2026 assessment date (taxes due in 2027). Anyone who held the old deductions should file State Form 12662 again by January 15, 2027; see the Indiana entries. The page's figures are the pre-2026 ones. Where. The Auditor's office, 401 East Main Street, Richmond, (765) 973-9317; the page sends veterans who need help with the filing to the Veterans Service Office.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wayne County (Indiana) Auditor: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Benefits
Gate	Rule
A disability of 10 percent or more	The State tests apply: total disability for the full deduction, 10% or more with wartime service for the $350 credit, 10% or more at 62 for the $250 credit.

Sources

Wayne County, Indiana, Auditor, Deductions (read 2026-10-23)Official
Indiana Code 6-1.1-12-14Official
Indiana Code 6-1.1-51.3-5Official
Indiana Code 6-1.1-51.3-6Official
Indiana Code 6-6-5-5Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-23.

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