Exemptions

• Owner-occupied by the senior during the year, or unoccupied but owned by a senior who moved into a nursing home during the year.
• You must be 65 or older during the assessment year.
• The property must be a single family home, townhome or condominium.

• A recorded property deed or title insurance policy.
• Proof of age: driving license, State ID, passport, birth certificate or baptismal certificate showing date of birth.
• The exemption application, signed by the senior.

Call for an appointment and bring the documents in. We photocopy them and return the originals. Every year after, you receive a status letter that renews the exemption automatically. The deadline is December 31.

$8,000 off equalized assessed value. The exemption may be pro-rated if you move in during the year. The savings from this exemption vary depending on your local tax rate, as do savings from all property tax exemptions.

• Owner-occupied by the senior on 1 January of the application year and on 1 January of the year before.
• You must be 65 or older in the application year.
• Household income of $75,000 or less, based on the previous year.
• The property must be a single family home, townhome or condominium.

• Proof of income from the previous year: Social Security statements, a 1040 if filed, 1099 forms, pension or annuity information.
• The Senior Freeze application, completed and signed.

Call for an appointment and bring the documents in. We photocopy them and return the originals, and ask you to sign the application. All information is confidential and is not part of any public record. The deadline is October 1st.

Exempts you from assessment increases, except for new additions or improvements, for as long as you qualify. NOTE: This exemption freezes your assessment, NOT your property tax bill: your tax bill can still rise if local taxing bodies raise their rates.

• You must be 65 or older during the assessment year.
• You must be an Illinois resident occupying a residence in Illinois.
• Household income no more than $33,562 for yourself alone, $44,533 with a spouse, or $55,500 for you, your spouse and one qualified additional resident.

• The Benefit Access application, which is online only.
• Proof of household income: a 1040 if filed, Social Security statements, 1099 forms, pension and annuity statements.
• Proof of age.

Call for an appointment and bring the documents in. We complete the application with you. Applications are online only, no mail-in. The deadline is December 31.

A discount on your license plate fee and a free transit ride card. Benefits last two years, and you can reapply up to 90 days before they expire.

• Owner-occupied by the senior on 1 January of the application year.
• You must be 65 or older by 1 June of the assessment year.
• You must have owned and occupied an Illinois residence for three years and be liable for the property taxes.
• Household income of $75,000 or less in the year before you apply.
• No delinquent real estate taxes or special assessments on the property.
• The property must be a single family home, townhome or condominium.

• A recorded property deed.
• If the property is in trust, the trust declaration or agreement and the signature page.
• Proof of age.
• Your federal income tax return from the year before you file.
• A paid homeowner insurance receipt and the declaration page showing fire and casualty coverage.
• Your latest mortgage and home equity line of credit balance statements.
• The completed application forms.

Call for an appointment and bring the documents in. We photocopy them, return the originals, and notarise your signature on the application. Filing runs from February 1 to March 1.

The State of Illinois pays the tax and treats it as a loan at 3 per cent interest. A lien is placed on the property, repayable on sale or on the death of the owner. In DuPage County the deferral cannot exceed $7,500 per taxpayer per year, and the total deferred including interest is capped at 80 per cent of your net equity.

• You must be disabled, or become disabled during the assessment year.
• Owner-occupied by the disabled person as of 1 January and liable for the property taxes.
• The property must be a single family home, townhome or condominium.
• You cannot claim this alongside either Disabled Veterans exemption.

• A Class 2 or Class 2A Illinois Disabled Person Identification card, or a Social Security disability award letter, or a Veterans Administration award letter for a non-service-connected disability, or a Railroad or Civil Service disability award letter.
• If you have none of those, Illinois Department of Revenue form PTAX-343-A, a physician statement of proof of disability.
• Proof of ownership of the home.
• Completed application form PTAX-343.

File all documents with the County Supervisor of Assessments Office. Forms come from that office. The deadline is October 1st.

A $2,000 annual exemption off total assessed value. The savings from this exemption vary depending on your local tax rate, as do savings from all property tax exemptions.

• You must be disabled, or become disabled during the assessment year. The minimum age is 16.
• You must be an Illinois resident occupying a residence in Illinois.
• Household income no more than $33,562 for yourself alone, $44,533 with a spouse, or $55,500 for you, your spouse and one qualified additional resident.

• The Benefit Access application, which is online only.
• Proof of household income: a 1040 if filed, Social Security statements, 1099 forms, pension and annuity statements.
• Proof of disability, as for the Disabled Persons Homestead Exemption.

Call this office for an appointment and bring the documents in. We complete the application with you. Applications are online only, no mail-in. The deadline is December 31.

A discount on your license plate fee and a free transit ride card. Benefits last two years, and you can reapply up to 90 days before they expire.