Kansas Homestead Property Tax Refund for Disabled Veterans
Program at a Glance
- Location: Kansas (statewide, claimed through the Kansas Department of Revenue)
- Status: File each year by April 15
- Maximum benefit: A refund of the increase in your homestead property tax over your base year (there’s no fixed dollar amount)
- Who it’s for: Honorably discharged Kansas veterans with a service-connected disability rating of at least 50%, and unremarried surviving spouses
- How to apply: File Form K-40SVR through Kansas WebFile, or mail a paper claim to the Department of Revenue
- Last verified: November 2026
About the Program
The refund equals your current-year homestead property tax minus your base-year homestead property tax, so it covers increases rather than the whole bill. To qualify you have to be a Kansas resident for the whole year, hold an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions, have a service-connected rating of at least 50%, and have owned and lived in a Kansas home valued at no more than $350,000 in the base year. For the 2025 claim year, household income had to be $58,041 or less, and Social Security benefits aren’t counted. Unremarried surviving spouses of qualifying veterans stay eligible. You send your federal 1040, income statements and your VA disability letter with the claim, but not your property tax statements. Claims are due April 15, and late claims can be accepted for good cause within four years. Refunds usually take 20 to 24 weeks.
Official source: Kansas Department of Revenue: Property tax relief for seniors and disabled veterans (Form K-40SVR)
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Last checked Nov 10, 2026.