Senior Citizen/Disabled Veteran Exemption

To qualify for tax exemption, the applicant must own and occupy the property as their primary residence and permanent place of abode.

Click below for the Senior Citizen/Disabled Veteran Exemption Application.

Senior Citizen Exemption

Up to $150,000 of the assessed value may be exempt for:

1. Property owned and occupied as the primary residence and permanent place of abode by a (Senior) resident 65 years of age or older, or 
2. A resident widow or widower who is at least 60 years old is eligible if the deceased spouse of the widow or widower qualified at the time of his or her death.  
3. Application deadline is February 15 of the applicable year.

         
Disabled Veteran Exemption

A disabled veteran separated from the military service of the United States under a condition that is not dishonorable, who is a resident of the State of Alaska, whose disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the military service of the United States, and whose disability has been rated as 50% or more by the branch of service in which that person served or by the US Department of Veteran Affairs can qualify for an exemption if certified as being at least 50% disabled prior to January 1 of the applicable year. 

Up to $150,000 of the assessed value may be exempt for;

1. Property owned and occupied as the primary residence and permanent place of abode by a Disabled Veteran, or
2. A resident widow or widower who is at least 60 years old is eligible if the deceased spouse of the widow or widower qualified at the time or his or her death. 
3. Application deadline; February 15 of the applicable year.