Town of Big Stone Gap
Office of the Town Clerk/Treasurer - 505 East Fifth Street South
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219
(276) 523-0115

WISE COUNTY

Tax Assistance Application for Senior and/or Disabled Citizens

Real Estate or Manufactured Homes

 

To be eligible for the exemption of up to $200.00 per year on Wise County Real Estate Taxes and up to $150.00 per year on Town of Big Stone Gap Real Estate Taxes, Senior and/or Disabled Citizens who own their home (real estate or manufactured) must file an application with the Wise County Commissioner of the Revenue by March 1, 2010 that shows you meet all the requirements which are:

 

  • The person(s) applying must be owners or partial owners and occupy the dwelling.

 

  • The dwelling jointly held by a husband and wife may qualify if either spouse is 65 years or over on December 31st of the year preceding the taxable year, or permanently or totally disabled.

 

  • The gross combined income of household occupants must not exceed $42,000.

 

  • The net combined financial worth of household occupants must not exceed $85,000.

 

Forms are available at the Big Stone Gap Town Hall, at the office of the Wise County Commissioner of the Revenue, or may be printed from the Wise County website which is www.wisecounty.org