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House File 2387

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 425.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    A person who wishes to qualify for the credit allowed under
  1  4 this chapter shall obtain the appropriate forms for filing for
  1  5 the credit from the assessor.  The person claiming the credit
  1  6 shall file a verified statement and designation of homestead
  1  7 with the assessor for the year for which the person is first
  1  8 claiming the credit.  The claim shall be filed not later than
  1  9 July 1 of the year for which the person is claiming the
  1 10 credit.  A claim filed after July 1 of the year for which the
  1 11 person is claiming the credit shall be considered as a claim
  1 12 filed for the following year.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 425.2, Code Supplement 1997, is amended by
  1 14 adding the following new unnumbered paragraph after unnumbered
  1 15 paragraph 1:
  1 16    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The failure of a person to file
  1 17 a claim under this section on or before July 1 of the year for
  1 18 which the person is first claiming the credit or to have the
  1 19 evidence of ownership recorded in the office of the county
  1 20 recorder does not disqualify the claim if the person claiming
  1 21 the credit or through whom the credit is claimed is otherwise
  1 22 qualified.  The belated claim shall be filed with the
  1 23 appropriate assessor on or before December 31 of the year for
  1 24 which the person is first claiming the credit.  A claim filed
  1 25 after October 31 of the year for which the person is claiming
  1 26 the credit shall be considered as a claim filed for the
  1 27 following year.
  1 28    Sec. 3.  Section 427.5, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code
  1 29 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1 30    Upon the filing and allowance of the claim, the claim shall
  1 31 be allowed to that person for successive years without further
  1 32 filing.  Provided, that notwithstanding the filing or having
  1 33 on file a claim for exemption, the person or person's spouse
  1 34 is the legal or equitable owner of the property on July 1 of
  1 35 the year for which the claim is allowed.  When the property is
  2  1 sold or transferred or the person wishes to designate
  2  2 different property for the exemption and the different
  2  3 property is located in the county, a that person who wishes to
  2  4 continue to receive the exemption shall refile for the
  2  5 exemption provide written notice to the assessor of the
  2  6 designation of different property.  A person receiving the
  2  7 exemption who wishes to designate different property for the
  2  8 exemption, when the different property is located outside the
  2  9 county, shall file for the exemption in the county where the
  2 10 different property is located.  A person who sells or
  2 11 transfers property which is designated for the exemption or
  2 12 the personal representative of a deceased person who owned
  2 13 such property shall provide written notice to the assessor
  2 14 that the property is no longer legally or equitably owned by
  2 15 the former claimant.
  2 16    Sec. 4.  Section 427.5, Code Supplement 1997, is amended by
  2 17 adding the following new unnumbered paragraph after unnumbered
  2 18 paragraph 2:
  2 19    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The failure of a person to file
  2 20 a claim under this section on or before July 1 of the year for
  2 21 which the person is first claiming the exemption or to have
  2 22 evidence of ownership and satisfactory service, separation,
  2 23 retirement, furlough to reserve, inactive status, or honorable
  2 24 discharge recorded in the office of the county recorder does
  2 25 not disqualify the claim if the person claiming the exemption
  2 26 or through whom the exemption is claimed is otherwise
  2 27 qualified.  The belated claim shall be filed with the
  2 28 appropriate assessor on or before December 31 of the year for
  2 29 which the person is first claiming the credit.  
  2 30                           EXPLANATION
  2 31    This bill provides a delayed filing deadline for persons
  2 32 filing a claim for the homestead property tax credit or the
  2 33 military service property tax exemption.  The current deadline
  2 34 is July 1 of the year for which the credit or exemption is
  2 35 claimed.  The bill allows a delayed filing deadline of
  3  1 December 31 of the year for which the credit or exemption is
  3  2 claimed.
  3  3    The bill also allows a person receiving the military
  3  4 service property tax exemption who sells or transfers property
  3  5 or wishes to designate different property within the county
  3  6 for the exemption to send a written notice to the assessor,
  3  7 rather than refiling for the exemption.  If the different
  3  8 property is located outside the county, the person must file
  3  9 for the exemption in the county where the property is located.  
  3 10 LSB 3525HV 77
  3 11 sc/sc/14
     

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