2009 Michigan Laws 206.506 – Eligible serviceperson,”eligible veteran, and “eligible widow or widower” defined
“Eligible serviceperson”, “eligible veteran”, and “eligible widow or widower” means a serviceperson, veteran, or widow or widower, whose income as defined in this chapter is not more than $7,500.00 per year unless the serviceperson, veteran, or widow or widower receives compensation paid by the veterans administration or the armed forces of the United States for service incurred disabilities and who meets the requirements of the following schedule:
War Person Service in Disability % Taxable
War Value
Allowance
Indian Veteran or 3 months, or No $3,500.00
Civil veteran’s widow 1 day with requirement
Spanish- or widower discharge
American for service-
Mexican connected
disability
World War I Widow or widower 3 months, or No $2,500.00
World War II of nondisabled 1 day with requirement
Korean or nonpensioned discharge
veteran for service-
connected
disability
All wars or Pensioned veteran Any No $3,500.00
presidential or veteran’s requirement
executive widow or widower
order or
presidential
proclamation
All wars or Veteran with Any 10-50 $3,500.00
presidential service-connected
executive disability or
order or veteran’s widow
presidential or widower
proclamation
All wars or Veteran with Any 60-70-80 $4,000.00
presidential service-connected
executive disability or
order or veteran’s widow
presidential or widower
proclamation
All wars or Veteran with Any 90-100 $4,500.00
presidential service-connected
executive disability or
order or veteran’s widow
presidential or widower
proclamation
All wars or Widow or widower Any No $4,500.00
presidential of veteran dying requirement
executive in service
order or
presidential
proclamation
Current Serviceperson or Any No $3,500.00
service serviceperson’s requirement
widow or widower
History: Add. 1973, Act 20, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1973 ;– Am. 1987, Act 254, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987 ;– Am. 1996, Act 484, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
Compiler’s Notes: Subsection (1) of Section 3 of Act 484 provides:”Section 3. (1) Sections 264, 274, 439, 440, 471, 475, 506, 512, 522, and 527a of Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended by this amendatory act, are retroactive and effective January 1, 1996.”