Veterans & Military

Veteran’s Partial Service-Connected Disability or Surviving Spouse Exemption

Who Qualifies?

To qualify, applicant must:

• Be a bona fide Florida resident
• Be a veteran with a service connected disability rating of 10% - 99%
• Be the unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran with service connected disability rating of 10% - 99%

Florida law entitles an ex-service member, who was honorably discharged, with a service-connected disability rating of 10% or greater to a $5,000 exemption on their property’s assessed value. The taxpayer must be a bona fide Florida resident in order to qualify. An unremarried surviving spouse of a disabled ex-servicemember is also entitled to this exemption. For more information please refer to Florida Statute §196.24 .

How to Apply

To file Online, applicant must submit:

• Certificate of Disability from the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating either their or their late spouse’s service-connected disability rating.

To file for this exemption you must provide a copy of your Certificate of Disability from the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor agency). The disability must be military service-related and incurred during a period of wartime service or by misfortune. The service-related disability must be to a degree of at least 10% before January 1. The surviving spouse of an eligible disabled veteran may also claim this exemption provided he/she has not remarried.

Now you can apply Online: Click here to apply for Florida's Veterans & Military 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.