Iowa § 425.20 - 425.20 Filing dates — affidavit — extension.

§ 425.20. 425.20 Filing dates — affidavit — extension.

1. A claim for reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes paid shall not be paid or allowed, unless the claim is filed with and in the possession of the department of health and human services on or before June 1 of the year following the base year. 2. A claim for credit for property taxes due shall not be paid or allowed unless the claim is filed with the county treasurer between January 1 and June 1, both dates inclusive, immediately preceding the fiscal year during which the property taxes are due. However, in case of sickness, absence, or other disability of the claimant, or if in the judgment of the county treasurer good cause exists, the county treasurer may extend the time for filing a claim for credit through March 31 of the fiscal year during which the property taxes are due. The county treasurer shall certify to the director of revenue on or before May 1 of each year the total amount of dollars due for claims allowed. 3. In case of sickness, absence, or other disability of the claimant or if, in the judgment of the director of health and human services good cause exists and the claimant requests an extension, the director of health and human services may extend the time for filing a claim for reimbursement. However, any further time granted shall not extend beyond December 31 of the year following the year in which the claim was required to be filed. Claims filed as a result of this subsection shall be filed with the director of health and human services who shall provide for the reimbursement of the claim to the claimant. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.20; 81 Acts 2nd Ex, ch 4, §1] 83 Acts, ch 111, §2, 4; 88 Acts, ch 1050, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1125, §3, 5; 94 Acts, ch 1165, §27, 50; 96 Acts, ch 1167, §3, 8; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §92; 2021 Acts, ch 41, §19, 36; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1132; 2023 Acts, ch 94, §1, 3, 4; 2025 Acts, ch 148, §8 Referred to in §25B.7, 427.9 2023 amendment to subsection 2 applies to taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023; 2023 Acts, ch 94, §4 Subsection 3 amended Fri Dec 12 20:21:24 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 425.20 (26, 1)