Disabled POW Exemption Instructions

Recently the voters in the State of Missouri elected to exempt from taxation the real property used as a homestead of citizens of this state who are former prisoners of war and have a total service-connected disability.

To qualify, the applicant must 1) be a former prisoner of war and 2) a veteran of any branch of the armed forces of the United States or this state who became one hundred percent disabled as a result of his or her military service, and must 3) own and occupy the homestead as a primary residence.

To this end we request that applicants for said exemption provide the information requested below.

Please include the following documents with your request.

A completed “Affidavit of Ownership and Residency” (blank available in Assessor's office), or equivalent documentation demonstrating the applicant occupies the homestead as their primary residence;
AND
A letter from the United States Government or United States Department of Veterans Affairs as proof of service-connected total disability;
AND
(a) A Form DD 214 (Discharge Certificate) showing Ex-Prisoner of War Status;
OR
(b) A letter from the Military Personnel Records Center [also known as National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs indicating that the applicant is a former prisoner of war.