Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4469

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.

§ 4469. Tax credit upon successful appeal

Whenever a taxpayer has had his or her appraisal reduced upon appeal and has paid the tax due upon the original appraisal that he or she appealed, the taxpayer shall be entitled to a credit against the tax for the next ensuing tax year, and for succeeding years if required to use up the amount of the credit, for the amount of tax paid in excess of that due upon the reduced appraisal. (Added 1975, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)