2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 77 - REVENUE AND TAXATION
77-3507 Homesteads; assessment; exemptions; qualified claimants; based on income.
77-3507. Homesteads; assessment; exemptions; qualified claimants; based on income.
(1) All homesteads in this state shall be assessed for taxation the same as other property, except that there shall be exempt from taxation on homesteads of qualified claimants a percentage of the exempt amount as limited by section 77-3506.03. The percentage of the exempt amount shall be determined based on the household income of a claimant pursuant to subsections (2) through (4) of this section.
(2) For 2014, for a qualified married or closely related claimant, the percentage of the exempt amount for which the claimant shall be eligible shall be the percentage in Column B which corresponds with the claimant's household income in Column A in the table found in this subsection.
| Column A | Column B |
| Household Income | Percentage |
| In Dollars | Of Relief |
| 0 through 31,600 | 100 |
| 31,601 through 33,300 | 90 |
| 33,301 through 35,000 | 80 |
| 35,001 through 36,700 | 70 |
| 36,701 through 38,400 | 60 |
| 38,401 through 40,100 | 50 |
| 40,101 through 41,800 | 40 |
| 41,801 through 43,500 | 30 |
| 43,501 through 45,200 | 20 |
| 45,201 through 46,900 | 10 |
| 46,901 and over | 0 |
(3) For 2014, for a qualified single claimant, the percentage of the exempt amount for which the claimant shall be eligible shall be the percentage in Column B which corresponds with the claimant's household income in Column A in the table found in this subsection.
| Column A | Column B |
| Household Income | Percentage |
| In Dollars | Of Relief |
| 0 through 26,900 | 100 |
| 26,901 through 28,300 | 90 |
| 28,301 through 29,700 | 80 |
| 29,701 through 31,100 | 70 |
| 31,101 through 32,500 | 60 |
| 32,501 through 33,900 | 50 |
| 33,901 through 35,300 | 40 |
| 35,301 through 36,700 | 30 |
| 36,701 through 38,100 | 20 |
| 38,101 through 39,500 | 10 |
| 39,501 and over | 0 |
(4) For exemption applications filed in calendar year 2015 and each year thereafter, the income eligibility amounts in subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be adjusted for inflation by the method provided in section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code. The income eligibility amounts shall be adjusted for cumulative inflation since 2014. If any amount is not a multiple of one hundred dollars, the amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of one hundred dollars.
Source
- Laws 1979, LB 65, § 7;
- Laws 1980, LB 647, § 4;
- Laws 1981, LB 179, § 19;
- Laws 1984, LB 956, § 1;
- Laws 1988, LB 1105, § 2;
- Laws 1994, LB 902, § 33;
- Laws 1995, LB 483, § 4;
- Laws 1997, LB 182, § 4;
- Laws 1999, LB 179, § 1;
- Laws 2014, LB986, § 1.
