8/18/2023 Legal Notice Blind, Totally Disabled & Veterans Notice

LEGAL NOTICE TO EASTON TAXPAYERS
BLIND, TOTALLY DISABLED & VETERANS NOTICE

NOTICE TO EASTON BLIND TAXPAYERS PROPERTY EXEMPTION
In accordance with Connecticut General Statute 12-81 (17) and sub-section 12-89, 12-90, and 12-92, property in the amount of a $3000 assessment may be exempt for a qualified taxpayer.  The taxpayer must file their proof of blindness, with the Assessor, on or before October 1, 2023.  Those who have filed in the past do not have to re-file.
 

PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION – TOTALLY DISABLED TAXPAYERS
Connecticut Statute (12-81), sub-section 55, provides a $1000 tax exemption, on property assessments to totally disabled residents.  Application forms must be filed in the Assessor’s Office by October 1, 2023 to be processed for the Grand List of October 1, 2022.  Those who have filed in the past do not have to re-file.

RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENT VETERANS
General Statutes of Connecticut Section 12-81, 12-93, 12-95, and the Public Act No. 79-472, 18-47 & 19-33 provides a property exemption to eligible service-men and veterans on their assessment.  Discharge papers showing 90 days of active duty must be filed with the Town Clerk by October 1, 2023.  This exemption also applies to Veterans who served in the armed forces of Czechoslovakia, Poland, and in the armed forces during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Effective July 1, 2008 under State Statutes 12-81 sub-section (53)
(a) One motor vehicle belonging to, leased to or held in trust for, any member of the United States armed forces, if such motor vehicle is garaged inside or outside the state;

(b) Any person claiming the exemption provided under this subdivision for any assessment year shall, not later than the thirty-first day of December next following the date on which property tax is due in such assessment year, file with the Assessor in the town in which such motor vehicle is registered, written application claiming such exemption on a form approved for such purpose by such Assessor or board.  Notwithstanding the provision of this chapter, any person claiming the exemption under this subsection for a leased motor vehicle shall be entitled to a refund of the tax paid with respect to such vehicle, whether such tax was paid by the lessee or by the lessor pursuant to the terms of the lease.
 

Effective October 1, 2018 under State Statutes 27-103, PA 18-4
Benefits for Certain Veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress,Traumatic Brain Injury or Experienced Military Sexual Trauma.
Forms are available at the Assessor’s Office. (203) 268-6291.

Effective October 1, 2019 under State Statutes 27-103, PA 19-33
Includes veterans who served less than 90 days in a period of war and incurred, or aggravated, an injury in the line of duty.

Rachel Maciulewski, CCMA I
Assessor, Town of Easton