Douglas County Property Tax Rebate Program:

Douglas County offers a property tax rebate program to help ease the financial burden for eligible homeowners who are 65 or older or disabled veterans.   

 

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Federal Income Tax Deduction:

Starting in 2025 (for taxes filed in 2026), taxpayers aged 65 or older may qualify for a new, enhanced federal tax deduction of up to $6,000 ($12,000 for married couples). This additional deduction is available to all seniors meeting income limits—under $75,000 for single filers or $150,000-$175,000 for joint filers.

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State of Kansas Tax Credit Opportunities:

Kansas Property Tax Relief for Low Income Senior (SAFESR) (Form K-40PT)

SAFESR is a property tax refund program that is administered under the provisions of the Kansas Homestead Act (property tax refund) by the Kansas Department of Revenue. SAFESR is also referred to as, "Kansas Property Tax Relief for Low Income Seniors" and may be claimed on form K-40PT. The refund is 75% of the property taxes actually and timely paid on real or personal property used as a claimant’s principal residence.  

 

To claim a Property Tax Relief for Low Income Seniors

• You must have been aged 65 years or older for all of 2024 (born before January 1, 1959).

• You must have been a Kansas resident the entire year of 2024.

• You must have household income of $24,500 or less.

• You must have owned and occupied a home in Kansas during 2024; and

• Your house cannot be valued more than $350,000.

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Kansas Property Tax Relief for Seniors and Disabled Veterans (Form K-40SVR)

The Property Tax Relief claim form (K-40SVR) allows a refund of property tax for seniors, disabled veterans and the surviving spouse of a claimant who was either a disabled veteran or person 65 years of age or older. The refund will be the difference between the claimant’s homestead property tax amount for a base year and the claimants homestead property tax amount for the current year.  

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To claim a Property Tax Relief, Claim for Seniors and Disabled Veterans refund:

• You must have been a resident of Kansas the entire year of 2024.

• You must have household income of $56,450 or less for 2024.

• You must have owned and occupied a home in Kansas during 2024; and

• Your house cannot be valued at more than $350,000 in the base year.

In addition, you must also meet one of the following three requirements:

• You must have been age 65 or over for the entire base year; OR

• A disabled veteran for the entire base year.; OR

• The surviving spouse of a claimant who was receiving K-40SVR benefits as a senior or disabled veteran at the time of his or her death.

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​Kansas Homestead Refund Program (Form K-40H)

The Homestead claim (K-40H) allows a rebate of a portion of the property taxes paid on a Kansas resident’s homestead. Your refund percentage is based on your total household income and the refund is a percentage of your general property tax paid. The maximum refund is $700.

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To claim a Homestead refund:

• You must have been a Kansas resident for all of 2024.

• You must have household income of $42,600 or less.

• You must have owned and occupied a home in Kansas during 2024; and

• Your house cannot be valued at more than $350,000

In addition, you must also meet one of the following requirements:

• You must have been 55 years of age or older for the entire calendar year of 2024, which means you were born before January 1, 1969; OR

• You must have been blind or totally and permanently disabled all of 2024, regardless of your age, OR

• You must be a disabled veteran, OR

• You must be the surviving spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty during a period of active service. As a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces you are eligible to receive benefits until you remarry, OR

• You must be the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran. As a surviving spouse of a disabled member of the armed forces you are eligible to receive benefits until you remarry.

 

 

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