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FL Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Calculator

Florida wipes out property tax entirely for 100% permanently-and-totally disabled Veterans on their homestead (F.S. 196.081), takes $5,000 off assessed value at 10%+ (196.24), and gives Veterans 65+ with a combat-related disability a discount equal to their rating (196.082). See your savings.

By Mike Certo, NMLS #260555:

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Your situation

Your disability rating
Service-connected disability rating from the VA. The $5,000 partial exemption is F.S. 196.24.
Veterans 65+ with a combat-related disability get a homestead tax discount equal to their rating percentage (F.S. 196.082, Form DR-501DV).
Your home

Your savings under F.S. 196.081 / 196.24 / 196.082

$0 per year · $0 over 10 years
Annual property tax (without exemption)$0
Exemption applied—
Annual tax removed$0
Annual property tax (after exemption)$0
Annual savings$0
How to claim: File Form DR-501 with your county property appraiser by March 1 (the 65+ combat-related discount uses Form DR-501DV). Bring your VA rating letter. Forms are on the Florida Department of Revenue site and your county property appraiser site; benefits overview at floridavets.org. We handle the financing side; your property appraiser handles the exemption.

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Have a question about what this calculator showed you? Mike Certo (Cornerstone First Mortgage, Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) #260555) reviews every result personally. No commitment, no pressure.

Simplified estimate: actual bills also apply the standard homestead and Save Our Homes exemptions and vary by taxing authority, your county property appraiser determines the real amounts. Estimates only. Not a commitment to lend. Actual VA loan terms depend on full underwriting including credit, income, assets, property appraisal, residual income, and VA entitlement. Mike Certo · Cornerstone First Mortgage NMLS #173855 · Mike Certo NMLS #260555. Equal Housing Lender.