Indiana County Application For Homestead And Farmstead Exclusions (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

 You must file this form in order to receive

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF

under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2006 

Instructions

Application for Homestead & Farmstead Exclusions

Gov. Rendell signed the Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of Special Session 1 of 2006, into Law on June

27, 2006. The Law provides for property tax reduction allocations to be distributed by the

Commonwealth to each school district, and the state funds must then be used to reduce the local

residential school property tax bills. Property tax reduction will be through a ‘homestead or farmstead

exclusion.” Under such exclusion, the assessed value of each homestead ort farmstead is reduced

by the amount of the exclusion before the property tax is computed.

BASIC INFORMATION

1. Fill in your name and the name of other owners of record, such as your spouse or a co-owner of the property. All

recorded owners must apply for the exclusion.

2. Fill in the address of the property for which you are seeking an exclusion.

3. Fill in your municipality. If you are not sure what your municipality is, contact your local tax collector or county

assessment office (724-465-3810).

4. Fill in your school district. If you are not sure what your school district is, contact your local tax collector or county

assessment office (724-465-3810).

5. If your mailing address differs from the address of the property for which you are seeking a homestead exclusion, fill in

your mailing address.

6. List phone numbers where you can be reached during the day, and the evening, if you are unavailable during the day.

HOMESTEAD INFORMATION

7. Only a primary residence may receive the homestead exclusion. This is the fixed place of abode where the owner

intends to reside permanently until the person moves to another home. You may be asked to provide proof that this

property is your primary residence, such as your driver’s license, your voter registration card, your personal income tax

form or your local earned income tax form.

8. Do you have another residence that you claim as your primary residence? For instance, do you claim another state as

your primary residence, or another county in Pennsylvania? The Homestead Exclusion can only be claimed once, for a

place of primary residence. You may not claim this property as your primary residence if you claim another property as

a homestead or if you or your spouse receive a homestead tax abatement or other homestead benefit from any other

county or state.

9. If you live in a unit of a cooperative or a condominium and you pay all or a portion of your real property taxes jointly

through a management agent or association, rather than paying your taxes separately from other units check yes.

10. If you answered yes to question 9, provide the percentage of overall tax you pay. You may be asked to provide a

contact to confirm this information.

11. Check yes if the property for which you are seeking a homestead exclusion is used for other purposes, such as a

business or rental property.

12. If you answered yes to question 11, indicate what percentage of the property is used as your private residence.

13. If known, fill in the parcel number of the property for which you are seeking a homestead exclusion. You can find the

parcel number on your real property tax bill. If you do not have a real property tax bill, call your local tax collector or

county assessment office (724-465-3812).

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