Effective beginning with assessment year 2024. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL Under current law, the homestead market value exclusion reduces the taxable market value for all homesteads valued below $413,800. The exclusion is 40% of the first $76,000 of market value, yielding a maximum exclusion of $30,400.
To qualify for the homestead classification you must: Occupy the property listed on the application as your primary residence; Be one of the owners of the property listed on the application, or a qualifying relative; Be a Minnesota resident.
Homestead Market Value Exclusion Increased During its 2023 session, the Minnesota State legislature authorized a modification was authorized to increase the homestead market value exclusion for homesteads to $517,200. The purpose of this revision was to keep pace with increases in home values since 2012.
Some of the most common tax-exempt property types are: Churches or places of worship. Institutions of public charity. All properties used exclusively for public purposes, including public hospitals, schools, burial grounds, etc.
This program has two benefits for qualifying homeowners: It reduces the taxable market value of the property (for properties valued under $517,200 only), which in turn may lower taxes. It is one of the qualifying factors for homeowners to receive the State of Minnesota Property Tax Refund.
The Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral Program allows property taxpayers who are 65 years or older, and whose total household income is $96,000 or less, to defer a portion of their homestead property taxes until some later time.
To qualify for homestead: You must own the property, or be a relative or in-law of the owner (son, daughter, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew). You or your relative must occupy the property as the primary place of residence. You must be a Minnesota resident.
You may qualify for homestead if you answer yes to any of these statements: You are a Minnesota resident. You own the property in your own name — not as a business entity. You live in the property year-round.