What are the categories of exemption?

What are the categories of exemption?

You may be eligible for an exemption if you fall into any of the following categories:

Legally Blind

Surviving spouse

Minor child of deceased parent

Senior citizen age 70 and older; meeting certain income and asset limits

Senior citizen age 70 and older; meeting asset limits only
 

Veteran Exemptions

Gold Star Parent

Veteran with service-connected disability (or surviving spouse who has not remarried)

Veteran who received a Purple Heart (or surviving spouse who has not remarried)

Veteran who received a Service Cross or Congressional Medal of Honor (or surviving spouse)

Veteran line of duty loss (or permanent loss of use) of one foot, hand or eye (or surviving spouse)

Veteran line of duty loss (or permanent loss of use) of both feet, hands or eyes (or surviving spouse)

Veteran line of duty 100% disability (or surviving spouse)

Veterans Total Disability and specially adapted housing (or surviving spouse)

Surviving spouses (who do not remarry) of soldiers, sailors and guardsmen who died due to injury or disease from being in a combat zone, or are missing and presumed dead due to combat

Click on a category above to obtain more information about the qualifications for each type of exemption.

Appears in: Personal Exemptions FAQs