Are You Receiving the Following Deductions that May Apply To You? Assessment When must Type of Deduction Qualifications Reduction Amount You Renew? Contact General Homestead 1) Owner Occupied Property* Up to $6,000 Not required after Assessor Exemption initial application (618) 825-2704 Senior Citizen's 1) Owner Occupied Property* $5,000 Not required after Board of Review Homestead Exemptions 2) 65 or older in Assessment Year initial application (618)277-6600, ext 2493,2489 1) Owner Occupied Property* Assessment is frozen Senior Citizen's 2) 65 or older in Assessment Year at its value in the year Annually Assessor Property Assessment 3) Annual household income prior to the initial (618) 825-2704 Freeze less than $65,000 application A 4 year exemption on Homestead 1) Owner Occupied Property* the increase in assessed Once for each Board of Review Improvement 2) If your assessment has value due to the new added improvement (618) 277-6600 Exemption increased due to improvement up to ext 2491 a new improvement $25,000 per year 1) Owner Occupied Property* Disabled Persons' 2) Is disabled $2,000 Annually Assessor Homestead (618) 825-2704 Exemption 1) Owner Occupied Property* 2) Has served as a member of the Disabled Veterans' US Armed Forces on active Standard duty or state active duty, Illinois $2,500(30%-up to 49%) Homestead National Guard, or US Reserve $5,000(50%-up to 69%) Annually Assessor Exemption Forces, and not dishonorably Tax Exempt(70%-100%) (618) 825-2704 discharged. 3) Have at least a 30% service- connected disability 1) Owner Occupied Property* a one-time $5,000 for the File during the Returning 2) A veteran who returns from assessment year the assessment Assessor Veterans' active duty in an armed conflict veteran returns and the year that the (618) 825-2704 Homestead Exemption involving the armed the following year veteran returned 35 ILCS 200/15-167 forces of the US from conflict Assessor - (618) 825-2704 Special Adapted Housing Federally-approved specially Up to $100,000 Initial Application Homestead Exemption adapted housing Annually verified Veteran's Affairs Office 35 ILCS 200/15-165 618-233-5140 Property owned and used Fraternal by a fraternal organization Assessment will be Annually Assessor Organizational whose members provide frozen at 15% of (618) 825-2704 Freeze(pending established financial support for that property's charter dates) charitable works assessed value Property owned and used by a Asssessment will be Veterans veterans organization on which frozen at 15% of Annually Assessor Organization is located the principal building for that property's (618) 825-2704 Freeze the post, camp or charter assessed value * Owner Occupied Property - Property that the taxpayer owns and occupies as his principal dwelling A disabled persons' or disabled veterans' property can receive only one of the following exemptions each year: Disabled Persons' Homestead Exemption(35 ILCS 200/15-168) Disabled Veterans' Standard Homestead Exemption(35 ILCS 200/15-169) Special Adapted Housing Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-165) = Page 1 =