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Orange Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Orange’s assessor page prints a $20,000 local additional veterans exemption under a 2004 ordinance amended February 13, 2019, a $20,000 surviving-spouse additional, and the 12-81kk dwelling option the selectmen adopted November 9, 2023.

Also called: property tax, 12-81g, veterans exemption, assessor, Orange.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The assessor’s additional local veterans exemption page says the town, through the Board of Selectmen, amended an ordinance on February 13, 2019 that increases the qualifying income for the $20,000 additional veteran’s assessment exemption, and that Orange was the first town in the state to pass such an ordinance in 2004. A veteran entitled to an exemption under 12-81(19) “shall be entitled to an additional exemption applicable to the assessed value of property in an amount that shall not exceed the sum of $20,000, provided such veteran’s qualifying income does not exceed the greater of $75,000.” The same page gives a veteran’s surviving spouse entitled under 12-81(22) the same $20,000 at the same income. The page also prints the 12-81kk option the Board of Selectmen adopted November 9, 2023: an assessment exemption equal to ten percent of the assessed value of the dwelling, for a veteran whose adjusted gross income for the 2025 IRS reporting period is $50,100 or less, with the signed application and 1040 filed with the assessor by May 15, 2026. The office takes the state additional veterans exemption on form M-59a. Orange did not answer OLR’s 2023 survey.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Orange Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions
GateRule
Wartime service or a VA rating, set by state lawThe exemptions rest on C.G.S. 12-81(19) to (26): 90 days of wartime service with a qualifying discharge filed with the town clerk, or a VA disability rating. Amounts above the base turn on rating and income. The rating filter does not hide this entry.

Figures

Each figure is dated with the day it was read. A local figure moves whenever the statute or the local ordinance does, so confirm it with the office that grants it before you rely on it. Statute verified gives the day the weekly section check last found the statute standing on the legislature’s own code site; a figure without it rests on a statute the check does not read yet.

Dated figures for Orange Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions
FigureAmountRead from
Orange local additional exemption, as Orange’s page prints itUp to $20,000 of assessed value, at qualifying income not exceeding the greater of $75,000 (ordinance amended February 13, 2019, first passed 2004)C.G.S. § 12-81fTown of Orange, Additional Local Veterans ExemptionRead
Surviving spouse additional exemption, as Orange’s page prints itUp to $20,000 of assessed value for a surviving spouse entitled under 12-81(22), at qualifying income not exceeding the greater of $75,000C.G.S. § 12-81fTown of Orange, Additional Local Veterans ExemptionRead
Veterans’ primary residence option, as Orange’s page prints itTen percent of the assessed value of the dwelling, for adjusted gross income of $50,100 or less, applied for by May 15 (Board of Selectmen, November 9, 2023)C.G.S. § 12-81kkTown of Orange, Additional Local Veterans ExemptionRead
State additional exemption, as Orange administers itOn form M-59a, the application for the additional veterans exemption, filed with the assessor’s officeC.G.S. § 12-81gTown of Orange, AssessorRead

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