Easton Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions (Clauses 22 to 22F)

The Town of Easton grants the veterans’ exemptions of G.L. c. 59, s. 5, clauses 22 to 22F, through its board of assessors. The statute sets them as dollars off the tax bill, $400 under clause 22, $750, $1,250 and $1,500 under 22A to 22C and $1,000 under 22E, and exempts the whole domicile under 22D and 22F; a town can add to them only by accepting a local option, clause 22I, clause 22J or section 5C½. Every figure on this entry carries its source and the day it was read. The Office of the Assessors’ Exemption Requirements letter for the clause 22, 22D and 22E forms, for fiscal 2027, asks a first-time filer for the DD-214 and the VA letter confirming the rating, and gives no amounts; the figures here are the statute’s, and no clause 22I or 22J acceptance was found on the town’s site or in its records. A veteran must file every year, with all eligibility met as of July 1. The letter’s residence test, six consecutive months’ domicile before entering service or five consecutive years, is keyed to July 1, 2026, where the statute now asks two consecutive years before filing. Chapter 115 benefits, the Commonwealth’s needs-based help with rent, food, fuel and medical costs, are applied for through Easton Veterans’ Services. Their amounts are set by the Commonwealth and are the same in every city and town; the statewide chapter 115 entry describes them.