If you were a prisoner of war or you received the Medal of Honor, your home and up to one acre of the land it sits on are completely exempt from South Carolina property tax. An unremarried surviving spouse keeps the exemption while they hold sole ownership of the home.
Apply through the South Carolina Department of Revenue, not your county. Apply online at MyDORWAY using the Exempt Property Application link, or mail Form PT-401I with the required documents to SCDOR, Government Services Division, PO Box 125, Columbia SC 29214-0720. For help call 803-898-5700 or email property.exemptions@dor.sc.gov.
Documentation of your prisoner of war status or your Medal of Honor award, proof that you own the home and live in it, and the deed showing the home is in your name alone or jointly with your spouse. A surviving spouse also needs the veteran’s death certificate and proof of sole ownership.
