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Missouri Property Tax Credit Program and
The Missouri Homestead Preservation Act
Missouri Property Tax Credit (Mo-PTC Form
948): If you are age 65 or older OR 100% disabled you may qualify
for the Missouri Property Tax Credit. If you are single and your total
income $25,000.00 per year, from all sources, or less or if you
are married and your total income from all sources is $27,000.00 or less
you may qualify. The residence being claimed must be your legal,
primary residence. If you rent, you may be eligible. You may contact
your local tax preparation person or contact the Camden County
Assessor’s Office for the proper form to be mailed in. If you are not a
resident of Camden County, please contact your County Assessor for more
information.
You may be able to file for your Property Tax
Credit electronically, visit the Missouri Department of Revenue’s web
site:
http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/personal/ptc/ or you may call 1-800-877-6881 for
assistance. TDD may call 1-800-735-2966.
This program will provide a check mailed to you
from the Missouri Department of Revenue for a percentage of your paid
real estate taxes, up to $750.00.
Homestead Preservation Act:
If your real estate taxes increase more than 5% in
a re-assessment year (odd numbered year) or 2 ½% in a non-reassessment
year (even numbered year), you may be eligible to apply if:
You are age 65 years or older, if married at least
one spouse must be age 65 years or older and the other at least 60 years
of age) or at lease one spouse is disabled as of January 1 of the
tax year in which you are claiming the tax credit.
Your total household income is $72,380.00 per year
or less.
You did not make any improvements to your property
that total more than 5% of the previous year’s appraised value.
You have paid the real estate property tax on the
homestead for the prior three years by the payment due date.
As of January 1, 2006 to submit an application, you
may contact the Missouri Department of Revenue at 1-573-751-3505, or on
the internet at
http://dor.mo.gov./tax/personal/homestead/
This program provides a credit to be applied to the
next year’s tax bill, depending on the amount of funding each year by
the Missouri State Legislature.
Mo-PTC
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