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A reminder for Texas disabled vets

A reminder for Texas disabled vets

Under a new tax exemption approved by the Texas Legislature, military veterans who are totally disabled or cannot work because of service-related injuries will no longer be required to pay property taxes on their homes.

House Bill 3613 provides an exemption of the total appraised value of the homesteads of Texas veterans who have received a 100 percent disability rating or are considered unemployable by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The new law is effective for the 2009 tax year.

Eligible disabled veterans must apply for the tax exemption through their county appraisal district. An application form for veterans and appraisal districts to use can be found on the Texas Comptroller's Web site at http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxforms/vetexempt.pdf .

Veterans should also contact their mortgage lenders to adjust their escrow payments if needed.

Posted by Shirley Parks, North San Antonio TX Real Estate 210.414.0966 on 10/02/2009 10:21 AM

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8 Comments on A reminder for Texas disabled vets

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Very cool....I wonder if they have something like this in Illinois!

Keep in mind new buyers must file for this exemption by Jan 1st in order to have reduced taxes for the entire year of 2010.

Another incentive for disabled vets to buy a home before the end of 2009.

This is wonderful news. If they had not served our country so honorably they would not have been injured. We need to let as many people know about this as possible.