The Warren County Collector’s office will again be accepting applications for the Senior Tax Credit, beginning March 2.

The application window this year will run from March 2 to June 30, Collector Julie Schaumberg said.

For those who filed for the tax credit in 2025, their applications will auto renew for 2026, Schaumberg said.

The credit is part of state legislation, first passed in July 2023 as SB 190 and updated in July as SB 756, that allows for senior citizens older than 62 to apply for a property tax credit.                              

Under the ordinance approved by the Warren County Commission in the summer of 2024, to qualify citizens must be at least 62 years of age, own a home in Warren County that they use as their primary residence and they must be liable for the taxes on that home.                                                                                           

For those residents filing for the first time this year, they must apply for the credit in person at the collector’s office on the first floor of the county administration building and must produce identification for their property. Those filing in 2026 will have 2025 as the base year for their tax credit calculation.

The credit does not apply to state taxes or any additional taxes from bond indebtedness, meaning if a bond issue is passed in Warren County, these levies are not included when calculating any eligible credits.

Once taxpayers’ applications are accepted, that credit will appear on their bills later this year, according to Schaumberg.