Connecticut General Statutes 12-81f – Municipal option to provide additional exemption for veterans or spouses eligible for exemption under section 12-81
(a) Any municipality, upon approval by its legislative body, may provide that any veteran entitled to an exemption from property tax in accordance with subdivision (19) of § 12-81 shall be entitled to an additional exemption, provided such veteran’s qualifying income does not exceed (1) the applicable maximum amount as provided under § 12-81l, or (2) an amount established by the municipality, provided such amount shall not be less than the applicable maximum amount under § 12-81l. The exemption provided for under this subsection shall be applied to the assessed value of an eligible veteran’s property and, at the option of the municipality, may be in an amount up to twenty thousand dollars or in an amount up to ten per cent of such assessed value.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-81f
- Assessor: means the person responsible for establishing property assessments for purposes of a town's grand list and includes a board of assessors. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-62
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- legislative body: means : (1) As applied to unconsolidated towns, the town meeting. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- person: means any individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, public or private corporation, society, association, trustee, executor, administrator or other fiduciary or custodian. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1
(b) Any municipality, upon approval by its legislative body, may provide that any veteran entitled to an exemption from property tax in accordance with subdivision (20) of § 12-81 shall be entitled to an additional exemption, provided such veteran’s qualifying income does not exceed (1) the applicable maximum amount as provided under § 12-81l, or (2) an amount established by the municipality, provided such amount shall not be less than the applicable maximum amount under § 12-81l. The exemption provided for under this subsection shall be applied to the assessed value of an eligible veteran’s property and shall be in an amount not less than three thousand dollars of such assessed value.
(c) Any municipality, upon approval by its legislative body, may provide that any veteran’s surviving spouse entitled to an exemption from property tax in accordance with subdivision (22) of § 12-81 shall be entitled to an additional exemption, provided such surviving spouse’s qualifying income does not exceed (1) the maximum amount applicable to an unmarried person as provided under § 12-81l, or (2) an amount established by the municipality, provided such amount shall not be less than the applicable maximum amount under § 12-81l. The exemption provided for under this subsection shall be applied to the assessed value of an eligible surviving spouse’s property and, at the municipality’s option, may be in an amount up to twenty thousand dollars or in an amount up to ten per cent of such assessed value.
(d) Any such veteran or spouse submitting a claim for such additional exemption shall be required to file an application on a form prepared for such purpose by the assessor, not later than the assessment date with respect to which such additional exemption is claimed, provided when an applicant has filed for such exemption and received approval for the first time, such applicant shall be required to file for such exemption biennially thereafter, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section. Each such application shall include a copy of such veteran’s or spouse’s federal income tax return, or in the event such a return is not filed such evidence related to income as may be required by the assessor, for the tax year of such veteran or spouse ending immediately prior to the assessment date with respect to which such additional exemption is claimed.
(e) Any person who has submitted an application and been approved in any year for the additional exemption under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section shall, in the year immediately following approval, be presumed to be qualified for such exemption. During the year immediately following such approval, the assessor shall notify, in writing, each person presumed to be qualified pursuant to this subsection. If any such person has qualifying income in excess of the maximum allowed under said subsection (a), (b) or (c), such person shall notify the assessor on or before the next filing date for such exemption and shall be denied such exemption for the assessment year immediately following and for any subsequent year until such person has reapplied and again qualified for such exemption. Any person who fails to notify the assessor of such disqualification shall make payment to the municipality in the amount of property tax loss related to the exemption improperly taken.