If you are a qualified veteran and Idaho homeowner, you may be eligible for the Veterans Property Tax Reduction. This program may reduce property taxes on your home and up to one acre of land by $1,500. The Idaho State Tax Commission administers the Veterans Property Tax Reduction program, but you must submit an application through the county Assessor’s office or via the Idaho State Tax Commission’s online application portal between January 1 and April 15* (I.C. 63-703). For newly constructed dwellings, applications may be submitted within 30 days of receiving a notice of occupancy with your assessment notice. An applicant who is a veteran with a 100% service-connected permanent and total disability, having once applied for an received the reduction, shall be entitle tot continue receiving the benefit in subsequent years without applying annually, unless the veteran changes homesteads (I.C. 63-705A). Once granted to a qualifying veteran, a surviving spouse can use this benefit. However, the benefit isn’t transferable to a new property after the death of the veteran.
Additional Guidelines and filing procedures are outlined in the Idaho Veterans Property Tax Reduction Program brochure. For a tutorial on the Veteran’s Property Tax Reduction program please visit the Assessor’s Story Map for programs to reduce or defer your property taxes.
Please Note: Veterans Property Tax reduction benefits will not reduce solid waste, irrigation or other fees or certifications charged by government entities.
Who qualifies
You might qualify for Veterans Property Tax Reduction if you meet both requirements:
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes you as 100% service-connected disabled, or you receive 100% compensation due to individual unemployability.
- You owned and lived in a home in Idaho that was your primary residence before April 15* of the year in which you are applying for the program. The property must have a current homeowner’s exemption. The home can be a mobile home.
Note: You might qualify if you lived in a care facility or nursing home. Contact your county assessor’s office for information.
How to apply
- Contact the Ada County Assessor’s Office:
Call us at (208) 287-7200 (Business hours 8 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday)
Fax us at (208) 287-7209
Stop by at 190 E Front Street, Suite 107, Boise (Business hours 8 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday or download an application from our Documents and Forms page. - Get a current letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirming your 100% service- connected disability rating or individual unemployability as of January 1 of the year in which you are applying.
- Complete the application. The Ada County Assessor’s office will help you. You must file the application with your assessor’s office between January 1 and April 15*.
Note: If approved, your benefit will appear on your property tax bill.
*If April 15 is a weekend or a certain holiday recognized by the internal revenue service, such claims shall be considered timely filed if filed on the next business day.