Collin County, Texas Homestead Exemption: Deadline & How to Apply (2026)
The homestead exemption filing deadline in Collin County, Texas is April 30 (applications accepted from January 1), according to Collin Central Appraisal District.
For a general exemption you should file your exemption application between January 1 and April 30.
What to do now
- Check you qualify — Collin County applies the requirements Collin Central Appraisal District publishes, not a national rule.
- Open the application Collin Central Appraisal District publishes: https://collincad.org/wp-content/uploads/ResidentialHomsteadExemption_CCAD-114_2026.pdf
- File it with Collin Central Appraisal District by April 30 (applications accepted from January 1).
Who qualifies in Collin County
A general residence homestead exemption applies to a property owned and occupied as the principal residence. Only one owner needs to be 65 or older to qualify for the over-65 exemption. Disabled persons must receive disability benefits under the Social Security Administration's Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program. Disabled veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 100%, or 100% disability compensation from the VA, may qualify for a full exemption. A surviving spouse of an over-65 homeowner may retain the exemption if the survivor is 55 or older. Heir property is addressed via a separate dedicated resource on Collin CAD's site.
The deadline, and what happens if you miss it
April 30 (applications accepted from January 1). The same calendar date every year.
If you file late
You may file for a homestead exemption up to two years from the date the taxes became delinquent for that tax year; a late application for a residence homestead exemption filed for a disabled veteran may be filed up to five years after the delinquency date.
Do you have to re-apply each year?
No — once granted it continues while you own and occupy the home. Moving ends it, and the new home needs its own application.
The form, and where to file it
- The office: Collin Central Appraisal District
- The application: collincad.org
- Filing online: onlineportal.collincad.org
We link the county's own file rather than hosting a copy of it. A copy goes out of date the day the county edits it; the county's own file does not.
What gets Collin County applications rejected
Unlike everything above, this list carries no source. It is our own reading of what this county's material emphasises, written to be useful rather than authoritative — treat it as a checklist, not as Collin Central Appraisal District's rules.
- Driver's license or state ID address does not match the homestead property address
- Assuming the CCAD-114 branded form is different from the state Form 50-114 and searching elsewhere for the 'real' form
- Filing in two counties at once after a mid-year move without withdrawing the prior county's exemption
- Property titled in an LLC or trust without the required affidavit establishing an individual's qualifying ownership interest
- Not distinguishing the disabled-veteran late-filing window (up to five years after delinquency) from the general two-year late-filing window when filing past due
- Overlooking that only one owner needs to be 65+ to claim the over-65 exemption, and separately applying as if both spouses must qualify
Collin County homestead exemption questions
- When is the homestead exemption deadline in Collin County?
- April 30 (applications accepted from January 1) — Collin Central Appraisal District puts it this way: “For a general exemption you should file your exemption application between January 1 and April 30.” The same calendar date every year. We read that sentence on 2026-08-04.
- Who do I file my Collin County homestead exemption with?
- You file with Collin Central Appraisal District, not with us and not with the state. Its own site is https://collincad.org/, and everything on this page was read from there or from a page it links.
- Which form does Collin County want?
- The application Collin Central Appraisal District publishes is at https://collincad.org/wp-content/uploads/ResidentialHomsteadExemption_CCAD-114_2026.pdf. We link it rather than hosting a copy, because a copy goes stale the day the county edits it and the county's own file does not.
- What happens if I miss the Collin County deadline?
- Late filing in this county: You may file for a homestead exemption up to two years from the date the taxes became delinquent for that tax year; a late application for a residence homestead exemption filed for a disabled veteran may be filed up to five years after the delinquency date.
- Who qualifies for the homestead exemption in Collin County?
- In short: A general residence homestead exemption applies to a property owned and occupied as the principal residence. Only one owner needs to be 65 or older to qualify for the over-65 exemption. Disabled persons must receive disability benefits under the Social Security Administration's Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program. Disabled veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 100%, or 100% disability compensation from the VA, may qualify for a full exemption. A surviving spouse of an over-65 homeowner may retain the exemption if the survivor is 55 or older. Heir property is addressed via a separate dedicated resource on Collin CAD's site.
- Can I file online in Collin County?
- Yes — Collin Central Appraisal District publishes an online entry point at https://onlineportal.collincad.org/. The paper form linked above is the alternative if the portal will not take your application.
- Do I have to re-apply every year in Collin County?
- No. Once Collin Central Appraisal District grants it, the exemption stays with the property while you own and occupy it. Moving house does end it, and the new home needs its own application.
Remind me before the next Collin County deadline
Not open yet. Email reminders are the thing this site is being built to do, and the sending side is not finished. There is no form here on purpose: we would rather show you an empty space than take an address we cannot yet write to.
When it opens it will be one address and one county, a confirmation email you have to click before anything else is ever sent, and three reminders a year at most. No advertising, and nothing sold on.
Other counties, and the Texas rule
- Texas homestead exemption: the state rule
- Harris County homestead exemption deadline
- Dallas County homestead exemption deadline
- Tarrant County homestead exemption deadline
- Bexar County homestead exemption deadline
- Travis County homestead exemption deadline
- Denton County homestead exemption deadline
- Every county deadline we hold, in one table
- How does the Texas homestead exemption deadline work?
Sources
- Deadline: collincad.org, read
- Office: Collin Central Appraisal District
- Application form: collincad.org
What this site is
HomesteadDeadlines is not a government website and is not affiliated with any appraisal district, assessor’s office or county tax office.
Applying for a homestead exemption with your county is free. We do not file it for you, we do not charge you anything, and we never ask you to pay to apply.
Deadlines and eligibility are set by Collin Central Appraisal District and are governed by its current notices. This page was verified on 2026-08-04.