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                                     2025 Iowa Special Assessment Property Tax Credit Claim 
                             Iowa Code section 425.23(3) and Iowa Administrative Code rule 701—104.27                                              

Complete the following personal information: 

Your name:  ______________________________             Spouse name: ______________________________   

Your Social Security Number: ________________          Spouse Social Security Number:  _______________   

Your birth date (MM/DD/YYYY):  ______________          Spouse birth date (MM/DD/YYYY): ______________   

Address: _________________________________             City: ______________________________________  

State: ________________ ZIP: _______________           Phone: ____________________________________  

Were you age 65 or older, or totally disabled and age 18 or older, as of  

December 31, 2024?  .................................................................................................................. Yes ☐ No ☐ 

If “No,” stop. No credit is allowed. 
If you are under age 65 and totally disabled, you must include proof of disability. Provide proof of disability 
such as a current statement from Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration, your doctor, or 
Form SSA-1099. 
                                                                             
2024 Total household income for the entire year 
                                                                           Use whole dollars only 
Read instructions before completing

1.  Iowa taxable income (see instructions) If less than zero, enter 0 .........................                              ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
2. In-kind assistance for housing expenses .............................................................                     ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
3.  Title 19 benefits (excluding medical benefits) ......................................................                    ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
4. Social Security income .........................................................................................          ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
5. Disability income and workers’ compensation ......................................................                        ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
6. All retirement income ...........................................................................................         ,                  .00 
7. Interest income from federal, state, or local government .....................................    
                                                                                                                             ,                  .00 
8. Capital gains and income from a farm tenancy agreement                                                                  
   If less than zero, enter 0 ......................................................................................         ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                             
9. Money received from others living with you .........................................................                      ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
10. Other income .......................................................................................................     ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
11. Add amounts from lines 1 through 10 ..................................................................                   ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
12. Medical and care expenses (totally disabled individuals only) .............................                              ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
13. Total household income (Subtract line 12 from line 11) .......................................                           ,                  .00 
                                                                                                                           
   (If line 13 is more than $13,507 stop. No credit is allowed.) 
I, the undersigned, declare under penalties of perjury or false certificate, that I have examined this claim, and, 
to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. 
Your signature: _______________________________________________ Date: _____________________  

This claim must be filed or mailed to your county treasurer on or before September 30, 2025.                                                       
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                                       2025 Iowa Special Assessment Property Tax Credit Claim Instructions 
 
Who is eligible?                                                 employer, or maintained and contributed to by a self-
Total household income was not more than $13,507 and:            employed  person  as  an  employer;  and  deferred 
  Age 65 or older by December 31, 2024, or                      compensation  plans  or  any  earnings  attributable  to  the 
  Totally disabled and age 18 or older by December 31,          deferred compensation plan.  Include  retirement pay for 
 2024.                                                           military  service,  even  if  not  reportable  for  income  tax 
                                                                 purposes. 
Household income includes  your income  and  your 
spouse’s income, if  living together, and  monetary              Line 7:  Interest income  from federal, state,  or  local 
contributions received from other persons living with you.       governments - Enter interest income from federal, state, 
If you and your spouse are not living together, each may         and local governments. 
file a separate claim.                                           Line 8: Capital gains  and income from a farm tenancy 
                                                                 agreement - Enter any capital gain received from the sale 
Line 1: Iowa taxable income - Enter the amount of Iowa           or exchange of capital assets that is not already included 
taxable income from  your state individual income tax 
                                                                 in line 1. Capital losses are limited to the same amount 
return (IA 1040, Step 4. Line 4).   Do not include any net 
                                                                 that you are allowed to report for income tax purposes. 
operating loss. If you did not file a 2024 IA 1040, use the 
                                                                 Any loss must be offset against gain, and a net loss must 
IA 1040 to calculate the amount on Step 4, line 4 and enter 
                                                                 be reported as zero. Enter the amount of income from a 
it on this line. If you are unable to use the IA 1040, enter 
                                                                 farm tenancy agreement covering real property that is not 
the amount of your wages, salaries, unemployment 
                                                                 already included in line 1.  
compensation, tips, bonuses, commissions, dividends, 
distributions, or any profit from a business that exceeds        Line 9: Money received from others living with you - Enter 
the applicable standard deduction amount or itemized             money received from others living with you. Do not include 
deductions amount, if you itemize deductions.           For      goods and services received. 
information about the standard deduction amount, see             Line 10: Other income - Enter total income received from 
IRS Publication 501.   If  you  are  below age 65 and  not       the following sources: 
required to file an IA 1040 for the 2024 tax year because Child support and alimony payments. 
you are below the income threshold, enter zero. If you live Welfare payments.  Include  Family Investment 
with your spouse, include their income.  If less than zero,         Program  (FIP),  children’s  Supplemental  Security 
enter zero.                                                         Income  (SSI),  and  all  other  welfare  program  cash 
Lines 2-10: Any amounts entered on these lines shall be             payments.  Do  not  include  foster  grandparents’ 
amounts not already included in line 1.                             stipends or non-cash  government assistance (ex: 
                                                                    food, clothing, food stamps, medical supplies, etc.). 
Line 2:  In-kind assistance  - Enter any portion of your Insurance income not reported elsewhere. 
housing expenses, including  utilities,  that  were  paid for you. Do not include Federal Energy Assistance.                      Gambling,  and  all  other  income,  not  reported 
                                                                    elsewhere. 
Line  3: Title  19  benefits  - Enter  your  Title  19  benefits 
received for housing expenses. Do not  include medical           Line 12: Medical and care expenses - Enter    all medical 
benefits.                                                        and necessary care expenses paid during the year which 
                                                                 were related to your disability. These are the same as you 
Line 4:  Social Security income  - Enter the total Social        are allowed to deduct for federal income tax. Do not enter 
Security  benefits  received,  even  if  not  reportable  for    an amount on line 12 unless you are totally disabled and 
income tax purposes. Include any Medicare premiums               incurred medical or care expenses  attributable to your 
withheld. Do not include child insurance benefits received       disability. 
by a member of your household. 
                                                                 Line 13: Total household income - Subtract line 12 from 
Line  5: Disability  income  and  workers’  compensation  -      line 11. If more than $13,507 no credit is allowed. 
Enter the total received for disability or  workers’ 
compensation, even if not  reportable for income tax             Additional information: 
purposes.                                                        The location of your county treasurer can be found at the 
                                                                 Iowa Treasurers website:      iowatreasurers.org.  For 
Line  6: All  retirement  income  - Enter  the  total  amount    information about your Social Security benefits, go to the 
received from a governmental or other pension or                 Social      Security         Administration       website: 
retirement plan, including defined benefit or defined            ssa.gov/myaccount. 
contribution plans;  annuities;  individual  retirement 
accounts;  plans  maintained  or  contributed  to  by  an 
                                             For use by County Treasurer only
Installment number: ____________________________                 State reimbursement: ___________________________  
Annual special assessment payment: ______________  

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