New Milford Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

The assessor’s veterans page requires an honorable discharge, form DD-214, filed with the Town Clerk before October 1 with service in an eligible war period for the basic veterans’ exemption, and a VA letter showing the rate of disability filed with the assessor for the disability exemptions, a one-time filing unless the rate changes, with notice when the veteran reaches 65. It cites state statutes 12-81, 12-89, 12-90 and 12-95 and prints no amounts; the wartime exemption is $1,000 of assessed value and the disability schedule $2,000 to $3,500. The additional veterans’ exemption is applied for February 1 through October 1 for the October 1 grand list, with proof of all prior-year income including a copy of any federal return and SSA-1099, veterans’ disability income excluded, and Social Security excluded for a veteran rated 100 percent. That is the state program of 12-81g(a), twice the exemption already received, for income under the 12-81l limit; the 2026 grand list limits are $46,300 single and $56,500 married. New Milford’s application is OPM’s M-59a. OLR’s 2023 survey recorded New Milford’s wartime local option at $10,000, for income up to $49,100 married or $40,300 single, and the town as offering the 12-81g(b) exemption for a veteran rated 100 percent. No New Milford ordinance adopting either was found, and no code for the town was found on Municode or the town’s site. Ask the assessor.