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Homestead Exemption

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cityagboy
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I live in Austin. What is the cheapest and easiest way to apply for a homestead exemption? We just bought our house a couple months ago.
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It 100% free. Ignore the solicitations you get after buying a house. They are scams. You go to Travis cad and find the form. Here it is: http://www.traviscad.org/pdf/Forms/HomesteadExemptions/50-114_HomesteadExemptionForm_rev%2011_15_27.pdf

cityagboy
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Thanks!!
Fishin Texas Aggie 05
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You won't be eligbale until 2017, just make sure it's on your notice when you get it.
Pepper Brooks
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What do you do if it isn't? We bought out first house in April and the notice didn't seem to reference it.
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You have to have lived in the property on Jan 1. So if you purchased any time in 2016, you aren't eligible until 2017 taxes.
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BoilerAg10 said:

What do you do if it isn't? We bought out first house in April and the notice didn't seem to reference it.


What BQ said

The Texas property tax system has a target appraisal date of Jan 1. If I buy a house in February from an old person then as of Jan 1 my taxes should be calculated on their rate. The next January 1 you are eligible to receive your homestead exemption for that year on out.
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If the house you bought already had a homestead exemption on it, odds are it should remain there for the same calendar year that you purchased it....unless it was a special exemption if the original homeowner was disabled, a disabled veteran, or over 65.

You'll still need to file for the first full upcoming year.
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