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Homestead Exemption Practical

File a Kaufman County homestead exemption with KCAD

Kaufman County Money & Taxes

The general homestead exemption is for a home you own and use as your main home. It lowers taxable value. It does not change the market value KCAD assigns.

File Form 50-114 with KCAD. The general deadline is before May 1. Texas also allows some late claims for up to two years after the taxes become delinquent. Missing spring is not always the end of the claim.

Use the current state form for the address, ID, and ownership tests. Rules for age 65, disability, and veterans differ. Exact exemption amounts can also change.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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Stories & local character

Before Kaufman, There Was King's Fort

An 1840 fort on North Clay Street grew into Kingsboro, the settlement that became Kaufman and gave the new county its seat.

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Practical

KCAD sets the value; the tax office handles listed collections

Kaufman Central Appraisal District handles values, exemptions, and protests, while collection depends on the taxing unit shown on the state directory.

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Stories & local character

Terrell's Depot Was Written Into the Land Deal

Terrell began with a railroad bargain: local land for the Texas and Pacific, provided the company put a permanent depot there.

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Practical

A Forney address can carry MUD taxes, PID assessments, or both

Special-district charges follow the parcel, so two homes with the same mailing city can have different public costs.

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