Exemption applications due: March 1st.

  • $25,000 – Homestead Exemption
  • $5,000 – Disabled Veteran’s Exemption
  • $5,000 – Widow’s Exemption
  • $5,000 – Widower’s Exemption
  • DR-501DV – Property Tax Discount for Veterans Age 65 & Older With a Combat Related Disability.
  • DR-501M – Deployed Military Exemption
  • DR-501SC – Low Income Senior Citizen Exemption (NOTE: Financial Information due by June 1st)

If you have any questions concerning the qualifications for these exemptions, please call the Property Appraiser’s Office at 863-993-4866


Other Forms with Filing Deadlines due: March 1st.

  • Agricultural Classification (DR-482)
  • Conservation Classification (DR-482C)
  • Conservation Exemption (DR-418C)


Forms with Filing Deadlines due: April 1st.

  • Tangible Personal Property (DR-405)


Legal Holidays
Our offices will be closed to observe the following holidays:

  • New Years Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day (observerd)
  • Thanksgiving Holiday (Thu & Fri)
  • Christmas Holiday (Decemeber 23rd, 24th, & 25th)
    DeSoto County Property Appraiser
    Post Office Box 311
    Arcadia, FL 34265-0311Phone: 863-993-4866
    Fax: 863-993-4869
    Email: appraiser@DeSotoPA.com



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