The Base-Year Freeze Refund
Kansas freezes rather than cuts: from a 50% permanent service disability, the K-40SVR refunds however much your property tax has risen above your base year. It is income- and value-limited — household income of $58,041 or less for the 2025 claim year, and a home valued at $350,000 or less in the base year — and it is claimed by 15 April. A claimant aged 65 or over, or the surviving spouse of an eligible claimant, reaches the same refund without the disability route.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
Kansas freezes rather than cuts: from a 50% permanent service disability, the K-40SVR refunds however much your property tax has risen above your base year. It is income- and value-limited — household income of $58,041 or less for the 2025 claim year, and a home valued at $350,000 or less in the base year — and it is claimed by 15 April. A claimant aged 65 or over, or the surviving spouse of an eligible claimant, reaches the same refund without the disability route.
What it's worth: The rise above your base-year property tax, refunded
- The refund equals current-year tax minus your base-year tax, so its value grows every year you stay in the home.
- Household income must be $58,041 or less for the 2025 claim year. The figure is published annually.
- The home must have been valued at $350,000 or less in the base year.
- The filing deadline is 15 April.
- There are alternative routes to the same refund: being aged 65 or over, and being the surviving spouse of an eligible claimant. Neither requires a disability rating.
Who is entitled to it
- Your rating meets the gate.
- You own and occupy the home.
- Your home is in this state.
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How to claim it
Deadline: With your return- 1Claim on Form K-40SVR with the income tax return — this runs through the revenue system, not the assessor.
- 2Pick one programme: K-40SVR, the homestead refund and SAFESR are mutually exclusive per household.
- 3Your first claim sets the base year — the earlier you start, the more later rises come back.
- Form
- Form K-40SVR
- File with
- The Kansas Department of Revenue, with your income tax return
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter
- No renewal
- Once granted it does not need renewing.
Sources
- authority · published policyKansas Department of Revenue — Homestead and property tax refunds
Why only one source type: ksrevenue.gov refused connections on every attempt, so the programme is published from county government guidance. The Department of Revenue's own FAQ defines the disabled veteran gate (50% permanent, from service, honorably discharged) and could not be re-read — confirm details when the state site is reachable.
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