Tuesday deadline for Boone County senior property tax exemption application
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Tuesday is the deadline for Boone County seniors to submit their applications for property tax exemption.
Since applications opened on July 1, more than 5,600 Boone County seniors have asked for a property tax break, according to a press release from the Boone County Commission.
For those that have not turned in an application yet, you have until
Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to turn it into the collectors office at the Boone County Government Center.
A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28, 2023. The freeze has to be put into effect by county commissioners. Boone County opted to resolve it by letting the voters choose to enact it.
Boone County voters in April approved to “exempt senior citizens from certain increases in the property tax liability due on such senior citizens’ primary residences,” the ballot language stated.
To be eligible, a Monday release says, taxpayers must be:
- 62 years old or older by Jan. 1 of the initial credit year;
- An owner of record of their primary residence or has a legal or equitable interest in such primary residence as evidenced by a written instrument; and
- Liable for the payment of real property taxes on the homestead.
