The Whole Levy, Credited
The entire property tax levy on the homestead is credited at permanent 100% or IU paid at 100% — and a surviving spouse on DIC qualifies with no rating at all.
Verified August 19, 2026
What this benefit is
The entire property tax levy on the homestead is credited at permanent 100% or IU paid at 100% — and a surviving spouse on DIC qualifies with no rating at all.
What it's worth: 100% of the tax levied on the homestead, credited
- Applications from July 2026 cover a half-acre; earlier filings kept up to 40 acres outside city limits.
Who is entitled to it
- You meet the permanent and total test.
- You own and occupy the home.
- Your home is in this state.
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How to claim it
Deadline: July 1- 1File by July 1 with the VA benefit summary letter and DD214; after the first grant, only changes need reporting.
- 2Surviving spouses receiving DIC qualify with no rating requirement — claim on the DIC letter.
- 3Filing before July 2026 keeps the older, larger acreage rules — timing matters if your property is rural.
- Form
- Disabled veteran homestead credit application
- File with
- Your county or city assessor, by July 1
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter
- No renewal
- Once granted it does not need renewing.
Sources
- authority · published policyIowa Department of Revenue — Disabled Veteran Homestead Property Tax Credit (Iowa Code §425.15)
Why only one source type: The Department of Revenue guidance states the credit, the routes, the acreage change and the DIC rule in terms.
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