Michigan · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026

Michigan property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)

Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Michigan that our guide lists, from disabled-veteran exemptions to breaks for surviving spouses. What each is worth, the VA rating it needs, the deadline and how to apply.

Short answer

The main property tax break for veterans in Michigan is the Disabled Veterans Exemption. Your home is fully exempt from property tax (special assessments may still apply).

Worth: Full exemption
VA rating: 100% (or individual unemployability)
Income limit: None listed in our sources
Deadline: After January 1 and before December 31 of the year you want it.

Property tax breaks for veterans in Michigan

Disabled veterans

Disabled Veterans Exemption

Your home is fully exempt from property tax (special assessments may still apply). In the year you buy a home, the exemption is prorated.

Who qualifies: A Michigan resident veteran discharged under honorable conditions who owns and occupies the home as a homestead and whom the VA has found: 100% permanently and totally disabled from service and paid at the 100% rate; or individually unemployable; or granted specially adapted housing assistance. The unremarried surviving spouse of a qualified veteran also qualifies, including on a new home. No income or asset test.
How to apply: File Form 5107, State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption, with your city or township assessor. Attach your VA letter showing the qualifying rating (and, for a newly bought home, the closing documents). Do not send it to Treasury.
Form: Form 5107, State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption
Deadline: After January 1 and before December 31 of the year you want it (a December 30 postmark is OK). The July and December Boards of Review can grant it later only for limited errors or VA delays.
Renewal: From 2025 on, one-time: it stays until you rescind it (Form 6054) or the assessor revokes it. (2023-2025 required yearly filing.)
Law: MCL 211.7b

Source: official page

How to apply, step by step

Disabled Veterans Exemption

File Form 5107, State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption, with your city or township assessor.
Attach your VA letter showing the qualifying rating (and, for a newly bought home, the closing documents).
Do not send it to Treasury.

Form: Form 5107, State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption

Deadline: After January 1 and before December 31 of the year you want it (a December 30 postmark is OK). The July and December Boards of Review can grant it later only for limited errors or VA delays.

Renewal: From 2025 on, one-time: it stays until you rescind it (Form 6054) or the assessor revokes it. (2023-2025 required yearly filing.)

Savings estimate for Michigan

None of these breaks is one fixed dollar amount taken off your home's value, so we can't estimate the savings here. What each one is worth is on its card above.

Eligibility finder for Michigan

Answer a few questions to see which property tax breaks may fit you. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

Pre-set for veterans: you own and live in the home and are a veteran. Add your VA rating, and change any answer.

Do you own the home and live in it as your main home?

Your age, or the year you were born

Leave empty if you'd rather not say.

Are you a veteran?

Your VA disability rating (%)

Your combined service-connected rating. Leave empty if you have none.

Do you have a permanent disability?

Are you the surviving spouse of a veteran, service member or first responder?

Yearly household income ($)

Everyone in the home, before taxes. Optional: used only to compare with income limits.

Do you own and live in the home?Answer the first question to see results.

A first check, not a decision: only your county, city or town assessor decides. We read ages, ratings and income limits only where the official rule states them plainly; otherwise we show the rule for you to check.

Document checklist for Michigan

Pick the breaks you plan to apply for. You get a checklist of forms, documents, steps and deadlines to print or keep on your phone.

Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Michigan

Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Michigan?

Disabled Veterans Exemption: A Michigan resident veteran discharged under honorable conditions who owns and occupies the home as a homestead and whom the VA has found: 100% permanently and totally disabled from service and paid at the 100% rate; or individually unemployable; or granted specially adapted housing assistance. The unremarried surviving spouse of a qualified veteran also qualifies, including on a new home.

Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Michigan?

Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.

When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Michigan?

Disabled Veterans Exemption: After January 1 and before December 31 of the year you want it (a December 30 postmark is OK). The July and December Boards of Review can grant it later only for limited errors or VA delays.

Do veterans have to reapply every year in Michigan?

Disabled Veterans Exemption: From 2025 on, one-time: it stays until you rescind it (Form 6054) or the assessor revokes it. (2023-2025 required yearly filing.)

Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Michigan?

Your city or township assessor (and its Board of Review) decides homeowner exemptions; you file the forms with your local assessing office, not with the State. The Michigan Department of Treasury and State Tax Commission set the forms and rules, and the Homestead Property Tax Credit is claimed from Treasury on your income tax filing. For the Disabled Veterans Exemption: File Form 5107, State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption, with your city or township assessor.

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Last checked: Oct 2026.