Due to the fact Plymouth County has been declared a disaster county as of 4-18-25 property owners may contact the Assessor's Office to file an informal appeal of your 2025 assessed value from April 2 to May 25 or you may file a formal petition with the Board of Review from April 2 to June 5.  The petition may be found at www.plymouthcountyiowa.gov

The Homestead Tax Credit and 65+ Homestead Exemption can be filled out on one application which is located on the Vanguard website.  The Military Exemption application is also available on the Vanguard website.   Please call our office with any questions at  712-546-4705 or email epepper@plymouthcountyiowa.gov. 

***IMPORTANT***

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR DD214 DISCHARGE PAPERS SHOWING ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE FILED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MILITARY EXEMPTION. 

PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE TO SEE IF THERE IS ONE ON FILE BEFORE YOU FILL OUT THE EXEMPTION ONLINE.  

WE ALSO HAVE APPLICATIONS IN OUR OFFICE FOR THE DISABLED VETERAN HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT.   

THE DISABLED VETERAN HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT APPLICATION MUST BE DONE IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND CANNOT BE DONE ONLINE.