Deployed Abroad? The Property Tax on Your Home Can Wait Two Years
A full-time member mobilised or deployed OUTSIDE the United States for at least six months, solely by reason of military orders, may defer all or part of the real property tax on their principal residence for up to TWO YEARS — with interest and penalties on the deferred tax WAIVED. Get the claim from the county clerk and file it with the county treasurer by 1 December.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
A full-time member mobilised or deployed OUTSIDE the United States for at least six months, solely by reason of military orders, may defer all or part of the real property tax on their principal residence for up to TWO YEARS — with interest and penalties on the deferred tax WAIVED. Get the claim from the county clerk and file it with the county treasurer by 1 December.
What it's worth: Property tax deferred up to two years, with interest and penalties waived
- The deployment must be OUTSIDE the United States, for at least SIX MONTHS, solely by reason of military orders.
- All or part of the real property tax on the principal residence may be deferred, for up to TWO YEARS.
- INTEREST AND PENALTIES on the deferred tax are WAIVED. That is what makes this different from an ordinary payment plan, and it is the reason to use it.
- The claim is obtained from the county CLERK and filed with the county TREASURER — two different offices.
- The filing deadline is 1 DECEMBER.
- The tax is deferred, not forgiven. It still has to be paid.
- Arrange it before deploying if you can; a family member filing on your behalf is easier with the paperwork already started.
Who is entitled to it
- You are on active duty.
- You own and live in the home as your principal residence.
- Your property is in Kansas.
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How to claim it
Deadline: December 1- 1Get the claim form from the county CLERK, and file it with the county TREASURER. They are different offices and the split catches people out.
- 2File by 1 DECEMBER.
- 3Arrange it before you deploy if you possibly can. Doing it from overseas is possible but harder.
- 4Remember the tax is deferred, not forgiven — but interest and penalties are waived, which is the real benefit.
- 5The deployment must be outside the United States and at least six months, solely on military orders.
- Form
- Deferral claim from the county clerk
- File with
- Your county clerk, then the county treasurer
- Annual
- Claimed once a year.
Sources
- authority · statuteK.S.A. 79-1612
- operating · published policyKansas Department of Revenue
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