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Scotland Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Scotland’s assessor page prints a minimum 4,500 assessment reduction for a DD-214 filed with the Town Clerk before October 1 and an income-qualified Additional Veteran’s program, and OLR’s survey recorded no municipal option.

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

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The assessor page describes the office’s duties as including “applying tax exemptions and abatements such as veterans, disabled, blind, farm and elderly,” and its “Assessment Reductions for Veterans” section prints a minimum 4,500 assessment reduction for a DD-214 on file in the Town Clerk’s office before October 1. The filing is one time only and is applied every year after the initial filing, and a disabled veteran provides a copy of the VA benefits letter to the assessor for a higher assessment reduction. The page carries a Veterans Programs subpage among its resources. The office is open Wednesdays 5 to 7 p.m. and by appointment, and questions go to the assessor at 860-423-9634 x 4. The page’s “Additional Veteran’s program” is income qualifying: for calendar year 2021 the limits were $38,100 maximum for a single person household and $46,400 maximum if married, and for a veteran rated 100 percent disabled by the VA, $18,000 for a single person household and $21,000 if married. The application period is February 1 through October 1, renewal applications are required every 2 years, and VA disability, economic stimulus and Social Security income are not counted toward the income limits. The page’s Military Motor Vehicle Exemptions section says active duty military members are eligible for the exemption of one motor vehicle from local motor vehicle taxes and must file the Active Duty Form annually to continue receiving it. OLR’s 2023 survey recorded Scotland as offering no municipal option. No code was found on a readable host.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Scotland 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 Scotland Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions
FigureAmountRead from
Wartime assessment reduction, as Scotland prints itA minimum 4,500 assessment reduction for a DD-214 on file with the Town Clerk before October 1; a disabled veteran provides a VA benefits letter for a higher reductionC.G.S. § 12-81(19)Town of Scotland, Tax AssessorRead
Additional income-based exemption, as Scotland prints itIncome qualifying, applied for February 1 through October 1 and renewed every two years; calendar-year 2021 limits of $38,100 single and $46,400 married, and $18,000 single and $21,000 married for a veteran rated 100 percent disabled by the VAC.G.S. § 12-81gTown of Scotland, Tax AssessorRead
Active-duty motor vehicle exemption, as Scotland administers itOne motor vehicle exempted for a Connecticut resident on active duty, on the Active Duty Form filed annuallyC.G.S. § 12-81(53)Town of Scotland, Tax AssessorRead

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