Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address.Though all property is assessed, not all of it is taxable. See a list of common property tax exemptions in New York State. You can get information about your property tax benefits, including: Application status, Current benefit amounts, Proposed benefit for the upcoming tax year. Seeking more information on Homestead Exemption? 1. Applicant files a request for exemption using the Property Tax Exemption Request form. Homeowners should contact their county assessment office (position 48) for a copy of their county's homestead and farmstead application form. You may be eligible for a reimbursement if you met all the following requirements for each year from the base year through the application year. Qualified Agricultural Property Exemption Forms.