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Property Tax Exemption Forms and Information Assessor
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Colorado has two exemption programs, the Senior Homestead Exemption and the Disabled Veteran Exemption. Please read on to see if you qualify for an exemption and how to apply.
What is the reduction?
In both cases the exemption reduces the actual value of your residential property by 50% up to a maximum reduction of $100,000. For example, if your home was valued at $200,000, the exemption would reduce the taxable value to $100,000.
Do I qualify? Eligibility for the Senior Homestead Exemption
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The qualifying senior must be at least 65 years old on January 1 of the year in which he or she qualifieds.
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The qualifying senior must occupy the property as his or her primary residence, and be the owner of record and must have done so for at least ten consecutive years prior to January 1 of the tax year.
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To apply for the current tax year, complete an application and turn it in to the Assessor Department by July 15, 2008. The application may be printed using the links below or contact Central Records at (303) 464-5819. The deadline for applications for 2007 taxes payable in 2008 was July 15, 2007.
How do I apply for the Senior Homestead Exemption?
| Brochure |
| Short Form (Standard Application for Individual and Joint Ownership) |
| Long Form (Ownership exceptions; see long form instructions) |
| Long Form Instructions |
Applications and information brochures are located in the
Central Records Office at One DesCombes Drive in the City and County Building.
Forms and instructions can also be downloaded from the links above.
If you have any questions about the application or if you are not sure the
assessor has received your application, please contact the Central Records
office at (303) 464-5819.
Do I qualify? Eligibility for the Disabled
Veterans Exemption The exemption is available to applicants who: sustained a service-connected disability while serving
on active duty in the Armed Forces, were honorably discharged, and were rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs as
100% "permanent and total" disabled, and owned and occupied the home as his or her primary
residence since January 1 of the year of application. How do I apply for the Disabled Veterans Exemption? An application my be obtained from the Colorado Division of
Property Taxation website at
http://www.dola.colorado.gov/dpt/forms/index.htm and at the Division of
Veterans Affairs at the address and phone number shown below. The application deadline is July 1. Completed
applications should be submitted to the Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs at
the following address: Colorado Department of Veterans Affairs Phone: (303) 343-1268 Fax: (303) 343-7238
Website:
http://www.dmva.state.co.us/page/va/prop_tax
Division of Veterans Affairs
7465 E. 1st Avenue, Suite C
Denver, CO 80230