Documentation Needed

Applicants must complete the exemption application with the Cook County Assessor's Office and must provide one of the following documents:

• a Class 2 Disabled Persons Illinois Identification Card from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office,
• proof of Social Security Administration disability benefits (proof includes an award letter, verification letter or annual cost of living adjustment), or
• proof of Veterans Administration disability benefits (proof includes an award letter of total (100%) disability, pension statement or statement showing compensation rated at 100%).

If a taxpayer cannot provide proof from one of the items listed above they will need to submit the Illinois Department of Revenue’s Form PTAX 343-A Physician’s Statement of Proof of a Disability. The taxpayer may also be required to be re-examined by an IDOR designated physician.

Please Note: This exemption cannot be received with the

Disabled Veterans Exemption.