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Veteran Property Tax Exemption — Nebraska

Nebraska's homestead exemption program covers qualifying veterans through statutory tiers — a full exemption for total disability combined with specific qualifying conditions, partial exemptions on a sliding scale for others, and a firm August 1 filing deadline.

Who qualifies
Veterans with total disability from service connection: those with qualifying additional conditions (such as loss or loss of use of limbs, or blindness) can receive a full homestead exemption; other totally disabled veterans and partially disabled veterans may receive partial exemptions on a sliding scale — household income limits apply to the partial tiers. Unremarried surviving spouses qualify (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-3506)
Benefit
Full or partial homestead exemption per the statutory tiers, applied to the homestead's value
How to apply
File with the county assessor February 1 through August 1, annually, with VA and income documentation where required
Watch out
Household income determines eligibility for the partial tiers and the exemption percentage — read the DOR's Homestead Exemption Information Guide before assuming eligibility

How it works

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