PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2025
Canyon County Property Tax Relief Deadline
Canyon County, Idaho – April 8, 2025 – Tuesday, April 15, is the last day for certain Canyon County homeowners and veterans with disabilities to apply for relief from their 2025 property taxes. Applicants must submit their applications by that date.
Canyon County homeowners can apply online at tax.idaho.gov/proptaxrelief. They can also get paper applications on the Tax Commission’s website at https://idahotap.gentax.com/TAP?Link=PTR or in person from the Canyon County Assessor’s office (111 N 11th Ave #250, Caldwell, ID 83605).
Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction Program and Property Tax Benefit for Veterans with Disabilities program cuts property taxes by up to $1,500 on an eligible homeowner’s primary Idaho residence and up to an acre of land (there are no income limits for veterans with disabilities).
Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction Program
Applicants must meet all the qualifications to apply. The qualifications are as follows:
- You’re an Idaho resident.
- You own and occupy your home or mobile home, and the value doesn’t exceed a limit set by law that will be calculated in June 2025.
- Your total 2024 income, after deducting medical expenses, was $37,810 or less.
- You’re any of the following as of January 1, 2025:
- 65 or older
- Former POW or hostage
- Motherless or fatherless child under 18
- Blind
- Widow(er)
- Disabled
Applicants will receive their annual property assessment notice as determined by the County Assessor by the end of May. All otherwise eligible property owners are encouraged to apply now regardless of their property value.
Property tax reduction applications must be submitted by April 15 even if 2025 income tax returns haven’t been filed.
Homeowners who don’t qualify for the Property Tax Reduction program might qualify for the Property Tax Deferral program, which has an application deadline of September 2.
Property Tax Benefit for Veterans with Disabilities
Applicants might qualify for the veterans benefit if both of these apply:
- You’re recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a 100% service-connected disabled veteran, or you receive 100% compensation from the VA due to individual unemployability.
- You owned and lived in a home in Idaho that was your primary residence as of April 14, 2025.
- The property must have a current homeowner’s exemption.
- The home can be a mobile home.
When applying, veterans need to include a current letter from the VA confirming their 100% service-connected disability rating or their 100% compensation due to individual unemployability as of January 1, 2025.
Veterans with disabilities also might qualify for Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction program based on their income.
For more information about property tax relief:
- Contact the County Assessor’s office at (208) 454-7431.
- Call the Tax Commission at (208) 334-7736 in the Boise area or toll-free at (800) 972-7660, ext. 7736.
- Hearing impaired – Use the Idaho Relay Service (TTD) (800) 377-3529.
- Visit the “Homeowners” section of the Tax Commission’s Property Tax webpage at tax.idaho.gov/property.