Veteran Exemption Application – Washoe County, NV

The Veteran Exemption Application, printed as the Affidavit of Veteran for Property Tax Exemption pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 361.090, is the Washoe County Assessor form in which a qualifying veteran affirms Nevada residency and military service and chooses where the exemption applies.

By signing, the veteran affirms three things: that he or she is a bona fide resident of Nevada (six months minimum, or holds a valid Nevada Driver's License or Identification Card), that he or she meets all requirements for the veteran exemption, and that the exemption has not been claimed in any other Nevada county.

The form then lets the veteran apply the exemption to one of three targets:

• Real Property, identified by Assessor Parcel Number (APN);
• the DMV/Governmental Services Tax Exemption, applied to a vehicle registration with the Nevada DMV;
• a Manufactured/Mobile Home, Aircraft or Business Personal Property account, identified by account number.

The form prints the exemption for the fiscal year as an assessed value adjusted according to C.P.I. per NRS 361.090; read the current figure on the form itself. The signature must be made before a Notary Public or a staff member of the Assessor Office. The form warns that filing a false affidavit or false proof and obtaining an exemption is a gross misdemeanor.

Veterans who live in Nevada and want the veteran property tax exemption applied through the Washoe County Assessor use this affidavit. To qualify, you must be a bona fide Nevada resident (six months minimum, or hold a valid Nevada Driver's License or Identification Card) and must not have claimed this exemption in any other Nevada county.

Your service must fall under one of three categories printed on the form:

• at least 90 continuous days on active duty, with at least one day inside one of the listed wartime periods (from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 through November 20, 1995 to December 20, 1996);
• active duty in connection with carrying out the authorization granted to the President in Public Law 102-1;
• any active duty in connection with a campaign or expedition for which a medal has been authorized by the United States.

You must also have received, on leaving service, an honorable discharge or certificate of satisfactory service from the Armed Forces of the United States, or still be serving in them. The form does not describe anyone signing on a veteran's behalf: it asks the veteran to sign.

To apply the exemption to your real property tax bill, return the affidavit by June 15 before the start of the fiscal year. Each fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. For property acquired between June 15 and June 30, the owner has until July 5 to claim the exemption for the current fiscal year.

Applications received after these deadlines in which Real Property is selected are applied to the property taxes of the following fiscal year; the version of the form reviewed here prints 2027/2028 for that case and 2026/2027 as the fiscal year being claimed.

For the DMV/Governmental Services Tax option, the form says you may apply the exemption to a vehicle you own whose registration date is due during the current fiscal year. The form prints no separate deadline for that option.

The form gives one return destination: the Washoe County Assessor's office in Reno. It names no portal, fax number or other channel.

• Return address: Chris S. Sarman, Washoe County Assessor, ATTN Public Service, 1001 E. 9th St, Reno, NV 89512.
• Signature: the affidavit must be signed before a Notary Public or a staff member of the Assessor Office, so print it and sign it only in front of one of them. The notary block at the bottom is completed by the notary.
• Package: return the signed affidavit together with the required documentation listed on the form (see the documents list on this page).
• Questions: call (775)328-2277 or email [email protected].

If you choose the DMV/Governmental Services Tax option, the form says you apply the exemption to a vehicle registration with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.