For Florida Vets Over 65

[boomer2]

This should probably be posted somewhere else but, I couldn't find it. Anyway, if you have a disability that is combat related no matter what the percentage is you can have that % deducted from your property taxes. You need to fill out form DR501V which you can get from your county tax appraiser.

Here are the guidelines.

NOTE: Amendment 2 approved by the voters in the November 2012 election removed the requirement in the Florida Constitution that a servicemember must have been a resident of Florida at the time of entering military service. Effective for the 2013 tax year, a servicemember is no longer required to have been a resident of Florida at the time of entering military service. Section 196.082, Florida Statutes, Discounts for disabled veterans, has not yet been revised to remove the requirement.

Section 196.082, Florida Statutes

196.082 Discounts for disabled veterans.—

(1) Each veteran who is age 65 or older and is partially or totally permanently disabled shall receive a discount from the amount of the ad valorem tax otherwise owed on homestead property that the veteran owns and resides in if:

(a) The disability was combat-related;

(b) The veteran was a resident of this state at the time of entering the military service of the United States; and

© The veteran was honorably discharged upon separation from military service.

(2) The discount shall be in a percentage equal to the percentage of the veteran’s permanent, service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) To qualify for the discount granted under this section, an applicant must submit to the county property appraiser by March 1:

(a) Proof of residency at the time of entering military service;

(b) An official letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs which states the percentage of the veteran’s service-connected disability and evidence that reasonably identifies the disability as combat-related;

© A copy of the veteran’s honorable discharge; and

(d) Proof of age as of January 1 of the year to which the discount will apply.

Any applicant who is qualified to receive a discount under this section and who fails to file an application by March 1 may file an application for the discount and may file, pursuant to s. 194.011(3), a petition with the value adjustment board requesting that the discount be granted. Such application and petition shall be subject to the same procedures as for exemptions set forth in s. 196.011(8).

[Notorious Kelly]

Kudos to Florida.

Thanks for the valuable info, Boomer

[john999]

If you are P&T you get 100% tax exemption in Florida regardless of the VA disability. I think you can get the same if you are on SSDI.