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Elder Form For 2022 In Cook
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Qualifying seniors receive deductions off their tax bills because they are senior citizens. The senior citizen exemption reduces the tax bill by a sum certain each year. The actual deduction is $5,000 times the local tax rate. So, if the local tax rate is 6%, the senior citizen exemption will be $300.
Senior Freeze Exemption Applications are available to download, print, and mail on our website, and are available in Assessor Office locations. You must file each year in order to continue to receive the Senior Freeze Exemption and the requirements must be met each year.
The Senior Homestead Exemption provides for a maximum of an $8,000 reduction from the equalized assessed valuation. For a senior whose property is subject to an average tax rate of $7.2970 per one hundred dollars of assessed value, this results in a tax savings of $584 ($8,000 x 7.2970%.).
More In Forms and Instructions Form 1040-SR is available as an optional alternative to using Form 1040 for taxpayers who are age 65 or older.
Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption The maximum amount of the reduction in equalized assessed value is $8,000 in Cook County and counties contiguous to Cook County or $5,000 in all other counties.
To receive the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption, the applicant must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 and must have been 65 years of age or older during the tax year in question.
Most senior homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they are 65 years of age or older and own and occupy their property as their principal place of residence.
This annual exemption is available for property that is occupied as a residence by a person 65 years of age or older who is liable for paying real estate taxes on the property and is an owner of record of the property or has a legal or equitable interest therein as evidenced by a written instrument, except for a ...
Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2882. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2024, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000).