Anne Arundel County Retired Veterans Property Tax Credit

County Code section 4-2-319 uses the local option in Tax-Property Article section 9-258(a)(3)(ii) for a retired member of the uniformed services, the military reserves, or the National Guard who is 65 or older. The home has to be the retiree's principal residence with an assessed value of $800,000 or less. The credit is 15% of the county property tax on up to $500,000 of the dwelling's assessed value, figured after the mandatory credits, supplements, and deferrals, and it can be taken for 50 years in all. It cannot be combined with other optional county credits. The county's application describes the credit as 15% of the county tax without the $500,000 cap the code sets, so a retiree with a higher assessment should expect the smaller figure. Apply by April 1 before the July 1 tax year on the county form, with a Maryland ID showing the date of birth, a DD-214 or other government document showing separation by retirement, and a retired ID card. A new application is needed every year. The form says the retiree must be 65 before the start of the fiscal year and occupy the home for more than six months of it. The credit ends if the retiree stops living in the home, and the form says it ends at the owner's death; the county has not adopted the surviving spouse part of section 9-258. Being a veteran without retired status does not qualify.