Veteran's Credit Application

Veterans or Veterans Widow Credit (RSA 72:28) - http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/V/72/72-28.htm

• A Credit of $500.00 from real estate tax bill

• Honorable discharge from service

• Applicant must apply with a copy of DD214 or equivalent

• Applicant  must own property on April 1st of year of application

• NH resident for 1 year prior to April 1st of the application year

• Principle place of abode

• Notify Assessor's Office of any change of address
   

Must be in armed service a minimum of 90 days active duty during the following dates:

• "World War I'' between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918, extended to April 1, 1920 for service in Russia; provided that military or naval service on or after November 12, 1918 and before July 2, 1921, where there was prior service between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 shall be considered as World War I service;

• "World War II'' between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946;

• "Korean Conflict'' between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955;

• "Vietnam Conflict'' between December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975;

• "Vietnam Conflict'' between July 1, 1958 and December 22, 1961, if the resident earned the Vietnam service medal or the armed forces expeditionary medal;

• "Persian Gulf War'' between August 2, 1990 and the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law; and

• Any other war or armed conflict that has occurred since May 8, 1975, and in which the resident earned an armed forces expeditionary medal or theater of operations service medal.

Disabled Veterans or Widow of Disabled Veterans (RSA 72:35) - http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/V/72/72-35.htm

Any person who has been honorably discharged from the military service and who has a total and permanent service-connected disability, or the surviving spouse of such a person shall receive a yearly tax credit of $1,700 of property taxes on his or her residential property.

• Exemption of $1,700 reduction of total real estate tax bill
• Disability must be total and permanent service-connected injury (regardless of dates served)
• Principle place of abode
• Owner of the property on April 1st of application year
• Apply with copy of letter from Veterans Administration certifying 100% total and permanent disability

Tax Credit for Certain Disabled Veterans (RSA 72:36-a) - http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/V/72/72-36-a.htm

 Any veteran who is discharged from military service of the United States under conditions other than dishonorable, or an officer who is honorably separated from military service, who is totally and permanently disabled from service connection and satisfactory proof of such service connection is furnished to the assessors and who is a double amputee of the upper or lower extremities or any combination thereof, paraplegic, or has blindness of both eyes with visual acuity of 5/200 or less as the result of service connection and who owns a specially adapted homestead which has been acquired with the assistance of the Veterans Administration or which has been acquired using proceed from the sale of any previous homestead which was acquired with the assistance of the Veterans Administration, the person or person’s surviving spouse, shall be exempt from all taxation on said homestead.