Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address.Visit your local county office to apply for a homestead exemption. Online: Go to Homestead Tax Credit Eligibility Application page, and complete the online form. Filing an online application will be faster than mailing one in. Fill in the address of the property for which you are seeking an exclusion. You may file this application online at onestop.md. Do you qualify for a Homestead Exemption tax break? If you are not currently receiving SCHE, submit the SCHE online initial application. Though all property is assessed, not all of it is taxable.