Veterans & Military

Combat-Wounded Disabled Veteran Exemption

Who Qualifies?

To qualify, applicant must:

• Be a homesteaded Florida property owner
• Age 65 or older as of January 1 of the application year
• Partially or totally permanently disabled veteran whose disability was combat-related

This exemption provides an additional discount from the amount of property taxes on the homestead of a partially or totally permanently disabled veteran, age 65 or older as of January 1, and whose disability was combat-related. Under this law, an eligible veteran will receive a total exemption from property taxes equal to the percentage of combat-related disability. The property appraiser shall first ascertain all other applicable exemptions, including exemptions provided pursuant to local option, and deduct all other exemptions from the assessed value. The percentage discount portion of the remaining value which is attributable to service-connected disabilities shall be subtracted to yield the discounted taxable value. Please provide us with documented proof your disability was combat related, and a certificate from the US Government or US Department of Veterans Affairs attesting to the percentage of your permanent disability. Note: Beginning January 1, 2021 Florida law shall extend this exemption to surviving spouses of combat disabled veterans. For more information please refer to Florida Statute §196.082.

How to Apply

To file Online, applicant must submit:

• A completed DR-501DV Application for Veterans Age 65 and Older with a Combat-Related Disability.
• Copy of honorable discharge papers (example: DD 214).
• Copy of the rating decision letter from the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Evidence from the US Department of Veterans Affairs or military branch identifying the portion of the disability that is combat related, if not included in the rating decision letter.
• Proof of age 65 as of January 1 of current tax year.

Please provide us with documented proof your disability was combat related, and a certificate from the US Government or US Department of Veterans Affairs attesting to the percentage of your permanent disability. Note: Florida law does not provide for a surviving spouse exemption in this category. Click for Veterans Age 65 and Older With Combat-Related Disability Tax Discount Application (Form DR-501DV).

Now you can apply Online: Click here to apply for Florida's Combat-Wounded Disabled Veteran Exemption

When to Apply

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING TAX YEAR EXEMPTION DEADLINES: , is the deadline to timely file for exemptions. Section 196.011(8), Florida Statutes, requires ALL late-filed exemption applications for be filed with the Property Appraiser by the , statutory deadline. Once the September statutory "late-filing" deadline has closed, we cannot accept any more exemption applications, regardless of any good cause reason for missing the late filing deadline.

The timely filing period for all exemptions for is through . The absolute deadline to LATE FILE for any exemption is . State law (Sec. 196.011(8), Fla. Stat.) does not allow late filing for exemptions after this date, regardless of any good cause reason for missing the late filing deadline.