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● Optional percentage exemptions: Any taxing unit, including a city, county, school,
or special district, may offer an exemption of up to 20 percent of a home's value.
But, no matter what the percentage is, the amount of an optional exemption
cannot be less than $5,000. Each taxing unit decides if it will offer the exemption
and at what percentage. This percentage exemption is added to any other home
exemption for which an owner qualifies. The taxing unit must decide before July
1 of the tax year to offer this exemption.
● Optional age 65 or older or disabled exemptions: Any taxing unit may offer an
additional exemption amount of at least $3,000 for taxpayers age 65 or older
and/or disabled.
How do I get a general $25,000 homestead exemption?
You may file an Application for Residential Homestead Exemption (PDF) with your
appraisal district for the $25,000 homestead exemption up to two years after the taxes
on the homestead are due. Once you receive the exemption, you do not need to reapply
unless the chief appraiser sends you a new application. In that case, you must file the
new application. If you should move or your qualification ends, you must inform the
appraisal district in writing before the next May 1st. A list of appraisal district addresses
and phone numbers is available online.
What is the deadline for filing for a homestead exemption?
You may file for any homestead exemption up to two years after the delinquency date.
The delinquency date is normally February 1st.
May I continue to receive the residence homestead exemption on my home if I
move away temporarily?
If you temporarily move away from your home, you may continue to receive the
exemption if you do not establish a principal residence elsewhere, you intend to return
to the home, and you are away less than two years. You may continue to receive the
exemption if you do not occupy the residence for more than two years only if you are in
military service serving inside or outside of the United States or live in a facility providing
services related to health, infirmity or aging.
If I own only 50 percent of the home I live in, do I qualify for the residence
homestead exemption on the home?
Yes. However, if you qualify for a homestead exemption and are not the sole owner of
the property to which the homestead exemption applies, the exemption you receive is
based on the interest you own. For example, if you own a 50 percent interest in a
homestead, you will receive only one-half, or $12,500, of a $25,000 homestead offered
by a school district.
Form
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 50-114
_____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________
Appraisal District Address, City, State, ZIP Code Website address (if applicable)
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application is for use in claiming residence homestead exemptions pursuant to Tax Code Sections 11.13, 11.131, 11.132,
11.133 and 11.432. The exemptions apply only to property that you own and occupy as your principal place of residence.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS: You must furnish all information and documentation required by this application so that the chief appraiser is able to determine
whether the statutory qualifications for the exemption have been met. This document and all supporting documentation must be filed with the
appraisal district office in each county in which the property is located. Do not file this document with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
A directory with contact information for appraisal district offices may be found on the Comptroller’s website.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: You are to file the completed application with all required documentation beginning Jan. 1 and no later than April 30 of
the year for which you are requesting an exemption. If you qualify for the age 65 or older or disabled persons exemption or the exemption for donated
homesteads of partially disabled veterans, you are to apply for the exemption no later than the first anniversary of the date you qualify for the exemption.
Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.431, you may file a late application for a residence homestead exemption, including an exemption under Tax Code
Sections 11.131, 11.132 and 11.133, after the deadline for filing has passed if it is filed not later than one year after the delinquency date for the taxes on the
homestead.
DUTY TO NOTIFY: If the chief appraiser grants the exemption(s), you do not need to reapply annually. You must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you
to do so, or if you want the exemption to apply to property not listed in this application. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing before May 1 of the
year after your right to this exemption ends.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional information
from you. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief appraiser
may extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.
____________ ___________________________________________
Tax Year Date when you began occupying the property as your principal residence
Do you own the property for which you are seeking a residence homestead exemption? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
Single Adult Married Couple Other (e.g., individual who owns the property with others)
Place an “X” or check mark in the box if the ownership interest(s) identified above is less than 100 percent in the property for which you are claiming
a residence homestead exemption. Provide on a separate sheet the following information for each additional person who has an ownership interest
in the property: property owner’s name; birth date; driver’s license, personal ID certificate or social security number; primary phone number; email
address; and percentage of ownership interest in the property.
The Property Tax Assistance Division at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts provides property tax For more information, visit our website:
information and resources for taxpayers, local taxing entities, appraisal districts and appraisal review boards. comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax
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Is any portion of the property for which you are claiming a residence homestead exemption income producing? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please indicate the percentage of the property that is income producing: _____ percent
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Physical Address (i.e. street address, not P.O. Box), City, County, ZIP Code
_____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Legal Description (if known) Appraisal District Account Number (if known)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Applicant’s mailing address (if different from the physical address of the principal residence provided above):
Number of acres (or fraction of an acre, not to exceed 20 acres) you own and occupy as your principal residence: _____________________ acres
If your principal residence is a manufactured home, provide the make, model and identification number:
If the ownership of your property is in stock in a cooperative housing corporation, do you have an exclusive right
to occupy the unit at the physical address identified above? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
GENERAL RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13(a) and (b)): You may qualify for this exemption if: (1) you owned this
property on Jan. 1; (2) you occupied it as your principal residence on Jan. 1; and (3) you and your spouse do not claim a residence homestead
exemption on any other property.
DISABLED PERSON EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13(c) and (d)): You may qualify for this exemption if you are under a disability for purposes
of payment of disability insurance benefits under Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance. You cannot receive an age 65 or older
exemption if you receive this exemption.
AGE 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13(c) and (d)): You may qualify for this exemption if you are 65 years of age or older. This
exemption is effective Jan. 1 of the tax year in which you become age 65. You cannot receive a disability exemption if you receive this exemption.
_________________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Name of Deceased Spouse Date of Death
100 PERCENT DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.131(b)): You may qualify for this exemption if you are a disabled veteran
who receives from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor: (1) 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-
connected disability; and (2) a rating of 100 percent disabled or individual unemployability.
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_________________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Name of Deceased Spouse Date of Death
DONATED RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD OF PARTIALLY DISABLED VETERAN (Tax Code Section 11.132(b)): You may qualify for this exemption
if you are a disabled veteran with a disability rating of less than 100 percent and your residence homestead was donated to you by a charitable
organization at no cost to you. Please attach all documents to support your request.
____________________________
Percent Disability Rating
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DISABLED VETERAN WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE DONATED RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Tax Code
Section 11.132(c) and (d)): You may qualify for this exemption if you were married to a disabled veteran who qualified for an exemption under Tax
Code Section 11.132(b) at the time of his or her death and: (1) you have not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran and (2) the property
was your residence homestead when the disabled veteran died and remains your residence homestead. Please attach all documents to support your
request.
_________________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Name of Deceased Spouse Date of Death
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES KILLED IN ACTION (Tax Code Section 11.133(b) and (c)): You may qualify for this
exemption if you are the surviving spouse of a member of the United States armed services who is killed in action and you have not remarried since
the death of the member of the armed services. Please attach all documents to support your request.
Donated Residence Homestead of Partially Disabled Veteran (Tax Code Section 11.132(d))
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Residence Address, City, State, ZIP Code
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name and Address of Facility
I am certified for participation in the address confidentiality program administered by the Office of the Texas Attorney General under Code of
Criminal Procedure Chapter 56, Subchapter C.
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Indicate if you request that the chief appraiser waive the requirement that the address of the property for which the exemption is claimed corresponds to
the address listed on your driver’s license or state-issued personal identification certificate:
I am an active duty member of the armed services of the United States or the spouse of an active duty member. Attached are a copy of my military
identification card or that of my spouse and a copy of a utility bill for the property subject to the claimed exemption in my name or my spouse’s
name.
I hold a driver’s license issued under Transportation Code Section 521.121(c) or 521.1211. Attached is a copy of the application for that license
to the Texas Department of Transportation.
NOTICE REGARDING PENALTIES FOR MAKING OR FILING AN APPLICATION CONTAINING A FALSE STATEMENT:
If you make a false statement on this form, you could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail
felony under Penal Code Section 37.10.
(1) that each fact contained in this application is true and correct; (2) that I meet the qualifications under Texas law for the residence homestead
exemption for which I am applying; (3) that I do not claim an exemption on another residence homestead in Texas or claim a residence homestead
exemption on a residence homestead outside Texas; and (4) that I have read and understand the Notice Regarding Penalties for Making or Filing an
Application Containing a False Statement.”
___________________________________________________
Signature of Property Owner/Applicant or Person Authorized to Sign the Application Date
(Only a person with a valid power of attorney or court-ordered designation is authorized to sign the application on behalf of the property owner.)
* Under Tax Code Section 11.43(m), a person who receives a general residence homestead exemption in a tax year is entitled to receive the age 65 or older exemption in the next tax year on the same
property without applying for it, if the person becomes 65 years old in that next year as shown by certain information in the appraisal district records or information the Texas Department of Public Safety
provided to the appraisal district under Transportation Code Section 521.049.
** Disclosure of your social security number (SSN) may be required and is authorized by law for the purpose of tax administration and identification of any individual affected by applicable law. Authority:
42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(C)(i); Tax Code Section 11.43(f). Except as authorized by Tax Code Section 11.48(b), a driver’s license number, personal identification certificate number or social security number
provided in this application for an exemption filed with your county appraisal district is confidential and not open to public inspection under Tax Code Section 11.48(a).
*** An email address of a member of the public could be confidential under Government Code Section 552.137; however, by including the email address on this form, you are affirmatively consenting to its
release under the Public Information Act.
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 50-114
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF _________________________
“My name is __________________________________________________ and I am applying for a residence homestead exemption for
property owners who are age 65 or older. I am 65 years of age or older; I am fully competent to make this affidavit; I have personal knowledge of the facts in
this affidavit; and all of the facts in it are true and correct. I am an owner of the property identified in this application although I am not identified as an owner on
a deed or other appropriate instrument recorded in the real property records of the county where my residence homestead is located.
Further, Affiant sayeth not.” SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this, the
AFFIDAVIT FOR OWNER/APPLICANT WHO HAS QUALIFYING DISABILITY AND OWNERSHIP INTEREST NOT OF RECORD
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF _________________________
“My name is __________________________________________________ and I am applying for a residence homestead exemption for
property owners with qualifying disabilities. I am over 18 years of age; I am fully competent to make this affidavit; I have personal knowledge of the facts
in this affidavit; and all of the facts in it are true and correct. I am an owner of the property identified in this application although I am not identified as an
owner on a deed or other appropriate instrument recorded in the real property records of the county where my residence homestead is located.
Further, Affiant sayeth not.” SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this, the
AFFIDAVIT FOR OWNER/APPLICANT WITHOUT WRITTEN OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT FOR MANUFACTURED HOME
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF _________________________
Further, Affiant sayeth not.” SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this, the
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