Webster County Assessor: the $4,000 Military Service Tax Exemption and the Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Credit
The Webster County Assessor (701 Central Ave, Fort Dodge; 515-576-4721) takes the military service tax exemption - $4,000 of taxable value for honourably discharged veterans and qualifying Guard and Reserve members, once the discharge is recorded with the county recorder, filed by July 1 - and the disabled veteran’s homestead credit for a 100% or unemployability-rated veteran or a DIC-paid survivor.
Also called: Assessor, Military Service Tax Exemption, military exemption, Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Credit, homestead credit, July 1, 426A, 425.15, DIC, 701 Central Ave, 515-576-4721, Fort Dodge, Dayton, Gowrie, Badger, Duncombe, Lehigh, Callender, Harcourt, Otho, Clare, Barnum, Moorland, Vincent, Burnside.
The Assessor's words, Military Service Tax Exemption. Eligible are an "Honorably discharged veteran, who served for a minimum of eighteen months, or for fewer than eighteen months because of a service-related injury"; a Reserve or Iowa National Guard member or former member with 20 years; a Reserve or Guard member activated for federal duty, not training, for at least 90 days; a former member who would have enlisted during the Korean Conflict but served five years in the Reserve; and an "Honorably discharged veteran who served in an eligible service period (Iowa Code Chapter 35)". "Application must be made with the Assessor on or before July 1 of the year the exemption is first claimed. The military certificate of satisfactory service, order transferring to inactive status, reserve, retirement, order of separation from service or honorable discharge must be recorded in the office of the county recorder." "The exemption from taxation is $4,000 for all service periods. If the qualified veteran does not claim the exemption the spouse, unmarried widow(er), minor child or widowed parent may be eligible to claim the exemption. (Refer to Iowa Code Chapter 426A)"
Disabled Veteran's Homestead Credit. Eligible: "A veteran as defined in Iowa Code Section 35.1 and has a permanent service-connected disability rating of 100% or a permanent and total disability rating based on individual unemployability paid at the 100% disability rate"; a former Guard member meeting the chapter 35.1 service tests with a 100% service-connected rating; and "A surviving spouse or child who is receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC)". The application form is linked from the page; the amounts and the election between this credit and the military exemption are the State's (the Iowa entries).
How the Board handles them. On July 28, 2026 the Board directed the Assessor to add the Disabled Veteran Credit to one owner's property for the 2025 tax year and file it with the Treasurer (the record entry).
Where. Webster County Assessor, 701 Central Ave, Fort Dodge, IA; 515-576-4721.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Webster County Assessor: the $4,000 Military Service Tax Exemption and the Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Credit
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Rule
A veteran with a recorded discharge, or a 100% or unemployability rating for the credit
The military exemption turns on service and a recorded discharge, not a rating; the disabled veteran’s credit needs a permanent 100% rating, unemployability paid at 100%, or DIC for a survivor. File by July 1.
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