Queen Anne's County Property Tax Credit for Certain Veterans

A credit of 20% of the county property tax on the principal residence of an honorably discharged veteran of 65 or older who is either disabled or retired from the uniformed services, reserves, or Guard, after two years in the home. It continues for an unremarried surviving spouse.

Also called: military retiree, disabled veteran, property tax, 5-10.6, Ordinance 18-10, 65, surviving spouse.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Queen Anne's County, MDCounty

Queen Anne's County Code section 5-10.6, Ordinance 18-10 of 2018, gives a credit to an individual who is at least 65 and is "an honorably discharged and either disabled or retired member" of the uniformed services as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101, the military reserves, or the National Guard. It includes the surviving spouse of such a member who has not remarried. The code sets no minimum disability rating and no income or home value limit. The credit is 20% of the county real property tax on the principal residence, owned in fee simple. Since Ordinance 23-04 of 2023 the owner must have lived on the property for 24 months before the credit begins. It starts on the July 1 after the application is approved and has no fixed end; it stops when the home is sold, when it is no longer the principal residence, or on the death of the veteran and of any surviving spouse. The Department of Budget, Finance and Information Technology handles applications and audits the credits every year. The code does not say what "disabled" means or how it is shown. A veteran with a VA service-connected rating should send the rating letter with the application, and ask the department if the rating is low.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Queen Anne's County Property Tax Credit for Certain Veterans
Gate	Rule
Honorably discharged, 65 or older, disabled or retired	The veteran has to be 65 or older, honorably discharged, and either disabled or retired from the uniformed services, reserves, or Guard. The code sets no minimum rating, so the rating filter does not hide this credit.

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Last updated 2026-09-30.

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