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Up to $1,500 Off the Bill

Up to $1,500 a year off the property tax on the home and one acre — 100% service-connected or IU, no income limit, self-renewing at permanent and total.

Verified August 19, 2026

What this benefit is

Up to $1,500 a year off the property tax on the home and one acre — 100% service-connected or IU, no income limit, self-renewing at permanent and total.

What it's worth: Up to $1,500 off the property tax bill

The reduction does not touch solid waste, irrigation or other fees on the bill.

Who is entitled to it

You meet the permanent and total test.
You own and occupy the home.
Your home is in this state.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

Deadline: April 15

1Apply with the county assessor between January 1 and April 15.
2If your rating is permanent and total, you never reapply — the benefit renews itself.
3Hold the homeowner’s exemption on the property first; this benefit sits on top of it.

Form: Veteran benefit application
File with: Your county assessor, January 1 to April 15
Documents you will need: va benefit summary letter
No renewal: Once granted it does not need renewing.

Worth knowingNo income limit — unlike Idaho’s circuit breaker, which is income-tested and often confused with this.

Worth knowingA surviving spouse keeps the benefit on the same home, though it does not transfer to a new property.

Sources

authority · published policyIdaho State Tax Commission — Property Tax Benefit for Disabled Veterans

Why only one source type: The Tax Commission page states the amount, the routes, the window and the automatic renewal in terms.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.