Exemptions & Credits

Homestead Tax Credit

• APPLY ONLINE: Search for your address and scroll down to “ Tax Credit Applications”
• Requirements: The dwelling must be the principal residence of the property owner.
• Signup deadline: July 1

Business Property Tax Credit

• APPLY ONLINE: Search for your address and scroll down to “ Tax Credit Applications”
• Requirements: Each commercial or industrial parcel owner can receive the credit. If adjoining parcels are owned by the same person, more information will be needed to determine how many credits will qualify.
• Signup deadline: July 1

Family Farm Tax Credit

• TO APPLY: Use this application form
• Requirements: The credit is for tracts of land that are more than 10 acres and are assessed as agricultural property. The land must be farmed by the owner or an eligible relative.
• Signup deadline: November 1

Forest Reserve Tax Exemption

• TO APPLY: Use this application form
• Requirements: Two hundred trees per acre with a two-acre minimum. No economic gain is allowed on qualified acres.
• Signup deadline: February 1

Military Tax Exemption

• APPLY ONLINE: Search for your address and scroll down to “ Tax Credit Applications”
• Requirements: Former members of the service who have served at least 3 years active duty, or former members of the service who served during a wartime period, or current or former members of the reserves or Iowa National Guard who have served at least 20 years. 
• Your military DD214 must be recorded in order to qualify.
• Signup deadline: July 1

Additional Credits & Exemptions

Find additional Iowa Credits and Exemptions information.