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Property tax breaks you may qualify for

Answer a few questions. See which breaks fit you, what each one saves a year, the form and the deadline. Numbers below are an example.

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Estimate only. "Likely" means you seem to meet the main rules. The county or the State decides. Bond lines on your bill can never be exempted.

Program by program

Common mistake: "I turned 65, the county will lower my tax on its own." No. Prop 13 has no senior discount. Every break here needs a form, and the school parcel tax exemptions need you to apply to the district, not the county. Miss the date and that year is gone.

Next step

  1. 55+ and thinking of moving? Take your low tax base with you: T25 Prop 19.
  2. Not sure what your bill should be? Check it line by line: T12.
  3. Home worth less than the assessed value? Ask for a cut: T327 Prop 8.
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