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Credits & Exemptions

Iowa law provides for a number of credits and exemptions.

Iowa law provides for a number of exemptions and credits, including Homestead Credit and Military Exemption. It is the property owner’s responsibility to apply for these as provided by law. If the property you were occupying as a homestead is sold, or if you cease to use the property as a homestead you are required to report this to the assessor in whose jurisdiction the property is located.

Credit/Exemption
Time Period
Contact for Eligibility
Filing Deadline
Homestead Tax Credit
Time Period: Permanent
Eligibility Contact: Assessor
Deadline: July 1

To qualify for the credit, the property owner must be a resident of Iowa and occupy the property on July 1 and for at least six months of every year. To qualify for the exemption, the property owner must be 65 years old or older on January 1 of the year they are applying for. New applications for homestead tax credit and exemption are to be filed with the Assessor on or before July 1 of the year the credit is first claimed. Once a person qualifies, the credit and/or exemption continues until the property is sold or until the owner no longer qualifies.

The credit reduces the value on which taxes are calculated by a maximum of $4,850.

For assessment years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the exemption is for $6,500 of taxable value.

Download: Application Form
Iowa Code: Chapter 425
Military Tax Credit
Time Period: Permanent
Eligibility Contact: Assessor
Deadline: July 1

Qualification is determined based on residency, type of discharge and time served. Military veterans including Iowa National Guard and United States Reservists may qualify. Contact the County Assessors' Office for additional information. Applications must be made with the Assessor on or before July 1 of the year the exemption is first claimed. The exemption remains in effect until the property owner is no longer eligible.

Download: Application Form
Iowa Code: Chapter 426A
Family Farm Tax Credit
Time Period: Permanent
Eligibility Contact: Assessor
Deadline: November 1

This is a tax credit on agricultural tracts of land 10 acres or more that are farmed by the owner or immediate family members (this includes brothers/sisters, sons/daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, uncles/aunts, nephews/nieces.) This credit needs to be filed by November 1st at the Assessor's office. It only needs to be filed once unless the ownership or the person actively engaged in farming changes.

Download: Application Form
Iowa Code: Chapter 425A
Disabled Veteran
Time Period: Annual
Eligibility Contact: Local Administrator Veterans Affairs/Assessor
Deadline: July 1
Download: Application Form
Geothermal
Time Period:
Eligibility Contact: Assessor
Deadline: February 1
Download: Application Form

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