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What is a Military Exemption?
Any property owner who has been involved in full time active duty during a war or conflict, has been honorably discharged, and lives in Iowa qualifies for a military exemption. The applicable times of either a war or conflict are spelled out in Section 427.3 of the Code of Iowa. Though the wars date back to 1846, the ones generally in use now are for World War I through the Vietnam conflict. The amount of the exemption in taxable value for the most often used exemptions is $2,778 for WWI and $1,852 for any others after that. It is the responsibility of each person who qualifies for and wishes to receive a military exemption, to make application with the city or County Assessor and also have their discharge papers (DD214) recorded in the appropriate county. Application is to be made prior to July 1 of the claim year. National guardsmen and reserves are not eligible for the exemption is their only active duty was for training purposes. On some rare occasions there were guardsmen and reserves that were called into active duty other that training. In these cases the person is eligible for the exemption. See Code of Iowa Chapter 426A for more information
Anyone who served in the National Guard or Reserves for 20 years after January 28, 1973, and is now retired / discharged, now qualifies for an exemption of $1,852.
To get copy of DD214 contact National Personnel Records Center:
GSA (Military Personnel Records)
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
War | Service Must Have Been Between Following Dates | Amount of Exemption |
---|---|---|
World War I | Declared April 6, 1917 Terminated November 11, 1918 |
$2,778 |
World War II | Declared December 7, 1941 Terminated December 31, 1946 |
$1,852 |
Army of Occupation in Germany | November 12, 1918 to July 11, 1923 |
$1,852 |
American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia | November 12, 1918 to April 30, 1920 |
$1,852 |
Second Nicaraguan Campaign with the Navy or Marines in Nicaragua | August 27, 1926 to January 2, 1933 |
$1,852 |
Marines and several war ships ordered to Nicaragua | January 6, 1927 (Withdrawn 1933) |
$1,852 |
Second Haitian Suppression's of Insurrections | 1919 to 1920 |
$1,852 |
Navy and Marine Operations in China | Marines landed August 11, 1937 Terminated occupation July 1939 |
$1,852 |
Yangtze Service with Navy and Marines in Shanghai or in Yangtze Valley | 1926 to 1927 and 1930 to 1932 |
$1,852 |
Korean Conflict | June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 |
$1,852 |
Vietnam Conflict (Dates changed in 1999) | February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 |
$1,852 |
Persian Gulf War | August 2, 1990 to Present |
$1,852 |
Lebanon / Granada | August 24, 19882 to July 31, 1984 |
$1,852 |
Panama | December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 |
$1,852 |
Women's Air Corp. During WWII | December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 |
$1,852 |
To get copy of DD214 contact National Personnel Records Center:
GSA (Military Personnel Records)
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132