The standard homestead deduction is either 60% of your property's assessed value or a maximum of $45,000, whichever is less. The supplemental homestead deduction is based on the assessed value of your property and equals: 35% of the assessed value of a property that is less than $600,000.
Homeowners should contact their county assessment office (position 48) for a copy of their county's homestead and farmstead application form. The March 1 application deadline for property tax relief is set in the Homeowner Tax Relief Act (Section 341 of Act 72 of 2004).
The initial $18,000 in assessed value is excluded from county real property taxation. Although this program is for Allegheny County tax purposes only, school districts and municipalities may also participate. School and municipality participation questions should be directly addressed to those entities.
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Act 77 (Senior Citizen Tax Relief) Eligibility: Allegheny County residents who meet these requirements: At least 60 years old.
When someone owns property and makes it his or her permanent residence or the permanent residence of his or her dependent, the property owner may be eligible to receive a homestead exemption that would decrease the property's taxable value by as much as $50,000.