VetTOCVeteran benefits reference

Display

Text size100%

Housing

Watertown Additional Veterans’ Exemption

Watertown’s Code § 28-103 gives a $6,000 additional exemption to a wartime veteran or a surviving spouse under the state income limit, and its veterans page prints a $4,500 basic reduction and state and local options at income limits of $45,200 single and $55,100 married.

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

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Code § 28-103, Ord. No. 01-02-07-274 of January 2, 2007, gives a veteran entitled under C.G.S. 12-81(19) an additional exemption of up to $6,000 off assessed value and a surviving spouse entitled under 12-81(22) up to $6,000, for income in a range it sets at $0 to $45,000 and directs the assessor to adjust annually to OPM’s criteria. The article’s application period is February 1 to May 15. The assessor’s veterans page prints a basic reduction of $4,500 for a veteran with a VA rating, and, for a veteran at least 65 or fully disabled through Social Security with income under the printed limits, additional state and local options, each at income limits of $45,200 single and $55,100 married, applied for in person February 1 through October 1 with proofs of all income. The local option is the § 28-103 additional exemption; the printed limits are the 12-81l amounts, which the 2026 grand list puts at $46,300 and $56,500. The page carries the D-2 application for the 12-81(83) dwelling exemption with OPM’s memo on the annual January 1 filing, and OLR’s 2024-R-0124. OLR’s 2023 survey recorded Watertown as offering the 12-81g(b) exemption, three times the 12-81(20) amount for a veteran rated 100 percent, the 12-81f(b) disability option and the 12-81h specially equipped vehicle exemption, besides the $6,000 wartime option the code shows.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Watertown Additional Veterans’ Exemption
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 Watertown Additional Veterans’ Exemption
FigureAmountRead from
Local additional exemption, as Watertown Code § 28-103 sets itUp to $6,000 off assessment for a 12-81(19) veteran or a surviving spouse under 12-81(22), for income under the state limitC.G.S. § 12-81fWatertown Code of Ordinances § 28-103Read
Basic reduction, as Watertown’s page prints it$4,500 for a veteran with a VA disability ratingC.G.S. § 12-81(20)Town of Watertown, Veterans ExemptionsRead
State and local option income limits, as Watertown’s page prints them$45,200 single, $55,100 married, for both the state and the local optionC.G.S. § 12-81lTown of Watertown, Veterans ExemptionsRead
100% disability option under 12-81g(b), as OLR’s 2023 survey reports itReported adopted: three times the 12-81(20) exemption for income up to $21,000 single or $24,000 marriedC.G.S. § 12-81gOLR Report 2024-R-0018, Veterans Property Tax Exemptions by Town: Municipal-Option ExemptionsRead

Sources

Updated

Last updated .

What changed then:

  • First published.

Request an update

Out of date, a broken link, or something else wrong? Say what you found, and an editor checks it against the official source.

Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.