You must file with the county or city where your home is located. Each county has different applications and required documents.A prior year utility bill or Fulton County Voter's Registration Card. Homestead Exemption is one way to reduce the amount of property tax you pay on your residential property. When applying for a homestead exemption, someone listed on the deed must complete an application. Here are links to online Decatur's property tax exemption forms. Please see farther below for details on procedures and eligibility. This exemption is available to honorably discharged Georgia veterans who are considered disabled according to any of several criteria. In Burke County, the application is filed with the Tax Commissioners Office. To check if you have homestead, visit qpublic and look for the homestead exemption line, under the summary section at the top of the page.