Don't lose your homestead tax exemption! Reapply by 12/31/12.

"DON’T LOSE YOUR HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT – ACT NOW!! 
DECEMBER 31, 2012 is the deadline for filing your Application for Homestead Tax Credit. It does not matter whether you have owned your house one year or twenty years. An application must be filed by the end of the calendar year. If your application is already on file and approved, you DO NOT need to reapply. It only takes a minute to check to see if you have filed and if you are approved. Follow these steps: 

Click on this link: http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/ 

Select your County 
Enter your street number and street name. Do not include Street, Court, Drive, etc. 
Look at the bottom of the page and see if your Homestead application was filed. If it was filed, the entry will show the date your application was approved. 

IF IT SAYS “NO APPLICATION” then click on this link for the application: 
http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/Homestead_application.pdf 

Also, even after you have filed and been approved, you may not receive a credit on your tax bill. The credits only appear when the assessed value of the property has increased over the allowable limits each year. With declining assessment values, you may not actually receive a dollar credit each year. To learn more about how the Homestead tax credit is calculated, click on the link below: 
http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/homestead.html"SDAT: Real Property Searchsdatcert3.resiusa.orgContact Us | Site Map | Email SDAT | Privacy Notice | Department of Assessments & Taxation 301 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201-2395 410-767-1184 | Outside the Baltimore Metro Area 888-246-5941 | Maryland Relay 800-735-2258 Please pass this information on to your friends.