Signature of Spouse
451 West Third Street
Dayton, OH 45422-1021
(937) 225-4341
www.mcauditor.org
Homestead Exemption Application for Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons and Surviving Spouses
Real Property & Manufactured or mobile homes: File with the county auditor on or before Dec. 31
Please read ALL the instructions before applying for Homestead.
Disabled applicants must complete the Certificate of Disability on the back of this form or attach a separate certification
of disability from an eligible state/federal agency. See Instructions for filing a Late Application.
Current application Late application for prior year
Application of person who received homestead for 2013 or for 2014 manufactured or mobile homes (Form
DTE105G must accompany this application, see attached)
Application of person who received homestead for 2006 that is greater than the reduction calculated under
current law (Form DTE105G must accompany this application, see attached)
Type of application: Senior citizen (age 65 and older) Disabled person Surviving spouse
Type of home: Single family dwelling Unit in a multi-unit dwelling Land under a manufactured or mobile home
Condominium Manufactured or mobile home Unit in a housing cooperative
In order to be eligible for the homestead exemption, the form of ownership must be identified. Property that is owned by a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity does not qualify for the exemption. Check the box
that applies to this property. The applicant is:
an individual named on the deed a purchaser under a land installment contract
a life tenant under a life estate
a mortgagor (borrower) for an outstanding mortgage
trustee of a trust with the right to live in the property
the settlor, under a revocable or irrevocable inter vivos trust, holding title to a homestead occupied by the settlor as a right
under the trust.
a stockholder in
a qualified housing cooperative. See DTE105A/Supplement for additional information
If either the applicant or spouse own any other homes, please provide the address(es) and county(ies) (Attach separate sheet if more
than one additional home is o
wned.)
Address City State Zip County
1) Total income for the year preceding
year of application, if known (see instructions): $___________________
2) Have you or do you intend to file an Ohio income tax return for last year? □ Yes No
I declare under penalty of perjury that (1) I occupied this property as my principal place of residence on Jan. 1 of the year(s) for which I am requesting the homestead
exemption, (2) I currently occupy this property as my principal place of residence, (3) I did not acquire this homestead from a relative or in-law, other than my spouse, for the
purpose of qualifying for the homestead exemption, (4) my total income for myself and my spouse for the preceding year is as indicated above and (5) I have examined this
application, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, this application is true, correct and complete.
I (we) acknowledge that by signing this application, I (we) delegate to both the Ohio tax commissioner and to the auditor of the county in which the property for which I am
seeking exemption is located, and to their designated agents, the authority to release my tax and/or financial records and to examine and consult regarding such records
for the purpose of determining my eligibility for the homestead exemption or a possible violation of the homestead laws. Such records shall not contain any federal tax
information as defined in I.R.C. 6103 and received from the Internal Revenue Service. I expressly waive the confidentiality provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, including
O.R.C. 5703.21 and 5747.18, which may otherwise prohibit disclosure, and agree to hold the Ohio tax commissioner and county auditor harmless with respect to the limited
disclosures herein. Except as authorized by law, the parties to which this authority is delegated shall maintain the confidentiality of the information received and the
information shall not otherwise be re-disclosed.
Signature of Applicant
Mailing Address Date
Phone Number E-mail Address
Applicant’s Name:_____________________________________ Date of Birth:___________ SSN:________________
Name of Spouse:______________________________________ Date of Birth:___________ SSN:________________
Address of Home: _________________________________________________________________________________
County in which Home is located: ___________________ Parcel Number or Registration # ____________________
(from tax bill or county auditor)
DTE 105A
Rev. 01/21
For Auditors Use Only
Year of eligibility: ______
LATE APPLICATION: 2019 OHIO MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOM
E CANNOT EXCEED $33,600 FOR APPLICANT AND SPOUSE
CURRENT APPLICATION: 2020 OHIO MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME CANNOT EXCEED $34,200 FOR APPLICANT AND SPOUSE
(If No, Provide a copy of your Federal
Return or complete form DTE105H)
In accordance with the above, I (we) hereby certify that was, as of January 1, ,
and is now permanently and totally disabled according to the above denition by virtue of physical disability or
mental disability.
License number and state issuing (Note: If reason for reduction is mental disability, the physician or psychologist must hold an Ohio license.)
Physician (signature) Print name of person signing form
Psychologist (signature) Address (please print)
Agency (please print) City State ZIP code
If agency, signature and title of person completing the form Date
In lieu of having a physician or psychologist sign this form, the applicant may submit a statement from an eligible state or
federal agency that the applicant is permanently and totally disabled as defined above. See the next page of this form for
more information on what constitutes acceptable proof of permanent disability.
DTE 105E
Rev. 10/19
Certificate of Disability for the Homestead Exemption
Ohio Revised Code section 323.151: ‘Permanently and totally disabled’ means a person who has, on the first day of
January of the year of application for reduction in real estate taxes, some impairment in body or mind that makes
the person unable to work at any substantially remunerative employment that the person is reasonably able to perform
and that will, with reasonable probability, continue for an indefinite period of at least twelve months without any
present indication of recovery therefrom or has been certified as permanently and totally disabled by a state or federal
agency having the function of so classifying persons.”
To be completed by the applicant
Applicant’s name
Home address
To be completed by the physician, psychologist or state or federal agency representative.
Name of applicant
Date
________ _
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR'S USE ONLY:
Taxing district and parcel or registration number:
Auditor's application number:
First year for homestead exemption:
Date filed:
Name on tax duplicate:
Taxable value of homestead: Taxable land: Taxable bldg. Taxable total
Method of Verification (must complete one):
Tax commissioner portal: Year: Total MAGI: No information returned
Ohio tax return (line 3 plus 11 of Ohio Schedule A): Year Total MAGI:
Federal tax return (line 4, 1040EZ): Year Total MAGI:
(line 21, 1040A): Year Total MAGI:
(line 37, 1040): Year Total MAGI:
Worksheet (attached): Estimated MAGI
Granted Denied
County auditor (or representative) Date
Acceptable and Unacceptable Proofs of Permanent and Total Disability
Physician’s Certicate: Acceptable. An application based
on physical disability must include a certicate signed by a
physician. An application based on mental disability must
include a certicate signed by a physician or a psychologist
licensed to practice in Ohio. Note: Neither a chiropractor
nor certified nurse practitioner is considered a “physician”
for purposes of the Homestead Law. (Form DTE 105E)
Federal Agencies:
Social Security Administration (SSA: An SSA (or SSI)
form indicating that an applicant is “disabled” is
acceptable. The SSA only gives disability benefits to
those who are permanently and totally disabled. (The
documentation provided must show disability/eligibility
date.)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Veterans with a
total service-connected disability or veterans who
are receiving 100% compensation for service-
connected disabilities following a determination of
individual unemployability should file DTE form 105I and
submit the documentation indicated by that application.
If a veteran does not qualify as an eligible disabled
veteran, but meets the definition found in R.C.
323.151(D) (provided on form DTE 105A), the veteran
must have a doctor or qualifying psychologist complete
this form. No VA documentation reflects the statutory
definition of permanent and total disability in R.C.
323.151(D).
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB): The RRB has two types
of disability pensions: (1) total and permanent disability and
(2) occupational disability. Only the “permanent and total
disability” pension is acceptable.
State Agencies:
Bureau of Workers Compensation: A determination of
“permanent and total disability” is acceptable. Other de-
terminations, such as “permanent and partial disability”
“temporary and total disability,” and “temporary and partial
disability” are not.
State Retirement Systems: Not acceptable. The Public
Employees Retirement System (PERS), the State Teachers
Retirement System and the School Employees Retirement
System (SERS), do not certify permanent and total disability.
While the State Highway Patrol Retirement System (HPRS)
and the Police and Firemen’s Disability and Pension Fund
(PFDPF) do certify individuals to be “permanently and totally
disabled” these determinations are job-specific and do not
rule out the possibility of other substantially remunerative
employment using a different set of skills.
DTE 105G - Addendum to the Homestead Exemption Application for
Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons and Surviving Spouses
For applicants who have previously received the homestead exemption under R.C. 323.152(A)(2)(b).
Individuals who received the homestead exemption for tax year 2013 (2014 for manufactured and mobile homes) on any
residence may continue to receive the homestead exemption on another residence within the state without meeting the income
test currently required for the exemption, if a different residence otherwise meets the qualification of a homestead.
In order to assure that an applicant has previously received the homestead exemption for the aged or disabled, certain
information must be made available to the county auditor.
Applicants name
Applicants current home address ________________________________________________________________
T
axing district and parcel or registration number of current home __________________________________________
County in which prior homestead was granted
Address for which prior homestead was granted
Taxing district and parcel or registration number of prior home
I declare under penalty of perjury that I was receiving the homestead exemption for tax year 2013 (2014 for manufactured
and mobile homes) on the property described in this addendum, and have examined this document and, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, it is true, correct and complete.
Signature of applicant Date
Mailing address
Phone number E-mail address
DTE105G
Rev. 11/13
DTE 105A
Rev. 10/19
Please read before you complete the application.
What is the Homestead Exemption? The homestead exemp-
tionprovides a reduction in propertytaxes to qualiedsenioror
disabled citizens, or a surviving spouse, on the dwelling that is that
individual’s principal place of residence and up to one acre of land
of which an eligible individual is an owner. The reduction is equal
to the taxes that would otherwise be charged on up to $25,000 of
the market value of an eligible taxpayer’s homestead.
What Your Signature Means: By signing this form, you affirm
under penalty of perjury that your statements on theform are
true, accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge and
belief and that you are authorizing the tax commissioner andthe
county auditor to review financial and tax information filed with
the state. A conviction of willfully falsifying information on this
application will result in the loss of the homestead exemption for a
period of three years.
Qualifications for the Homestead Exemption for Real
Property and Manufactured or Mobile Homes: To receive the
homestead exemption you must be (1) at least 65 years of
age during the yearyoufirstfile,orbedeterminedtohavebeen
permanentlyandtotally disabled (see definition atright),orbea
surviving spouse(seedefinitionat right),and(2) ownandhave
occupiedyourhomeas your principal place of residence on Jan.
1 of the year in which youfiletheapplication.Formanufactured
ormobilehomeowners,thedatesapplytotheyearfollowingthe
year in which you file the application. A person only has one
principal place of residence; your principal place of residence
determines, among other things, where you are registered to vote
and where you declare residency for income tax purposes. You
may be required to present evidence of age. If the property is
being purchased under a land contract, is owned by a life estate
or by a trust, or the applicant is the mortgagor of the property,
you may be required to provide copies of any contracts, trust
agreements, mortgages or other documents that identify the
applicant’s eligible ownership interest in the home. (3) If you are
applying for homestead and did not qualify for the exemption
for 2013 (2014 for manufactured homes), your total income
cannot exceed the amount set by law.
Beginning tax year 2020 for real property and tax year 2021 for
manufactured homes, “total income” is defined as “modified
adjusted gross income,” which is comprised of Ohio
adjusted gross income plus any business income
deducted on Schedule A, line 11 of your Ohio IT 1040.
Total Income is that of the owner and the owner’s spouse for
the year preceding the year for which you are applying. If you
do not file an Ohio income tax return, you will be asked to
producea federal income tax return for you and your spouse. If
you do not file a federalincome tax return, you will be asked
to produce evidence of income and deductions allowable
under Ohio law so that theauditormayestimateOhiomodified
adjustedgrossincome.
Current Application: If you qualify for the homestead exemption
forthefirsttimethisyear(forrealproperty)orforthefirsttimenext
year (for manufactured or mobile homes), check the box for Current
Application on the front of this form.
Late Application: Ifyoualsoqualifiedforthehomesteadexemption
for last year (for real property) or for this year (for manufactured or
mobilehomes)onthesamepropertyforwhichyouarefilingacur-
rent application, but you did not file a current application for that
year, you may file a late application for the missed year
by checking the late application box on the front of this form. You
mayonlyfilealateapplicationforthesamepropertyforwhichyou
arefilingacurrentapplication.
Definition of a Surviving Spouse: An eligible surviving spouse
must (1) be the surviving spouse of a person who was receiving
the homestead exemption by reason of age or disability for the
year in which the death occurred, and (2) must have been at least
59 years old on the date of the decedent’s death.
Permanent Disability: Permanentandtotallydisabledmeansa
personwhohas,onthefirstdayofJanuaryoftheyearforwhich
the homestead exemption is requested, some impairment of body
or mind that makes him/her unfit to work at any
substantially remunerative employment which he/she is
reasonably able to perform and which will, with reasonable
probability, continue for an indenite period of at least 12
months without any present indication of recovery, or who has
been certified as totally andpermanentlydisabled by an eligible
state or federal agency.
Change in Residency
Persons who received a homestead exemption on any property within the state for tax year 2013 may move to a new residence
within the state and qualify for the homestead exemption on a new, otherwise qualifying home without meeting the income
threshold test imposed upon new applicants. The homeowner must present sufficient evidence to the auditor so that the
auditor can verify the existence of a homestead exemption for tax year 2013. DTE Form 105G has been created for this
purpose.
DTE 105H
Rev. 10/19
Addendum to the Homestead Exemption Application for
Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons and Surviving Spouses
In order to qualify an applicant for the homestead reduction, your county auditor is required to verify an applicant’s modied adjusted
gross income for the year prior to the year of application. Generally, the auditor is able to verify the modied adjusted gross income of the
applicant and the applicant’s spouse through use of the portal designed specically for the county auditor or by a review of the tax return(s)
of the applicant and the applicant’s spouse for the year prior to the year of application.
You have received this form because the auditor has been unable to verify your income through a review of the portal or tax returns.
So that the auditor may verify income, please complete the worksheet below. If you are married, the amounts must include income and
deductions for both you and your spouse. The auditor will use the result for purposes of qualifying you for the Homestead Exemption. The
estimate of income derived is not an indication of whether or not you or your spouse were required to le income tax returns.
Applicant’s name
Home address
County Tax Year
Estimated Ohio Modied Gross Income Calculator for Homestead Deduction Only
Income Amount
1. W-2 and W-2G income ........................................................................................................................................ $
2. 1099-R income from retirement plans ................................................................................................................. $
3. 1099-DIV and 1099-INT income .........................................................................................................................$
4. Other income (1099-MISC, etc.; do not include Social Security benets) .......................................................... $
5. Business income (including any farm or rental income, or any income that would be included on
Federal Schedules C, E and F). If ling an Ohio tax return, include any business income deducted
on line 11 of Schedule A ...................................................................................................................................... $
6. Total income (add lines 1-4) ............................................................................................................................... $
Deductions
7. Uniformed services retirement income, Military Injury Relief Fund amounts or military pay for Ohio
residents received while the military member was stationed outside Ohio ......................................................... $
8. Disability and survivorship benets (do not include pension continuation benets) ........................................... $
9. Unreimbursed long-term care insurance premiums, unsubsidized health care insurance premiums,
excess health care expenses, funds deposited into a medical savings account and qualied
organ donor expenses ........................................................................................................................................ $
10. Ohio STABLE and 529 contributions ................................................................................................................. $
11.Total deductions (add lines 7-10) ........................................................................................................................ $
12. Estimated Ohio modied gross income (subtract line 11 from line 6) ................................................................ $
I declare under penalty of perjury that my (our) income for the prior year is reected in the information provided above.
Applicant Date
Spouse Date
Note: If married, amounts on each line must include total income
and deductions from both you and your spouse.
Income
Line 1: Enter amounts from box 1 of your Form(s) W-2. Also enter
gambling winnings reported in box 1 of your Form(s) W-2G.
Line 2: Enter your retirement income reported in box 2a of your
Form(s) 1099-R. The amount in this box is the taxable amount.
Line 3: Enter your taxable interest income reported in box 1 of your
Form(s) 1099-INT. Also enter your ordinary dividends reported
in box 1a of your Form(s) 1099-DIV. Both of these amounts are
taxable.
Line 4: Enter income from any other sources not included above
(income reported on Form(s) 1099-MISC, self-employment
income, business income). Do NOT include any Social Security
benets as they are not taxable in Ohio.
Line 5: If you have led an Ohio Tax Return, enter previously
deducted business income as reported on line 11 of Ohio Schedule
A (from line 11 of Ohio IT BUS). If you did not le an Ohio tax
return, enter any business income you received, including income
that was reported or could be reported on Federal Schedules C,
E and F.
Deductions
Line 7: Enter any military retirement income if both of the
following are true: 1) The income is included in federal adjusted
gross income; and 2) The income is related to your service in the
uniformed services or reserve components thereof, or the National
Guard. The term “uniformed services” includes the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public
Health Service. If you led an Ohio tax return, enter the amount
from lines 26-30 of Ohio Schedule A.
Line 8: Enter disability and survivor’s benets to the extent
included in federal adjusted gross income or that you included
on line 2. To determine if amounts are disability or survivor’s
benets, you should refer to the terms of the plan under which
the benets are paid. You may not deduct: 1) Temporary wage
continuation payments; 2) Retirement benets that converted from
disability benets upon reaching a minimum retirement age; OR
3) Payments for temporary illnesses or injuries (such as sick pay
provided by an employer or third party). Additionally, any amounts
payable without the death of a covered individual as a precondition
are not survivor’s benets. If you led an Ohio tax return, enter the
amount from lines 33-36 of Ohio Schedule A.
Line 9: Enter your unreimbursed long-term care insurance
premiums and unsubsidized health care insurance premiums.
Unreimbursed long-term care insurance premiums are those that
you pay during the calendar year on your own; a company, etc. is
not paying you back. Medicare Part B is not a deduction because
Social Security is not included as taxable income. Unsubsidized
health care insurance premiums are those that are not partially
paid by someone else such as an employer or a retirement plan.
Also include on this line any out-of-pocket medical expenses you
paid during the tax year and were not reimbursed to you. Some
examples of qualifying expenses include costs for prescription
medicine and insulin; hospital costs and nursing care; copayments
for medical care; eyeglasses, hearing aids, braces, crutches and
wheelchairs.
Line 10: Enter any contributions you made to an Ohio 529
(CollegeAdvantage) savings plan or any STABLE (Ohio ABLE)
account.
DTE 105H
Rev. 10/19
Please read this before you complete the front of this application.