Exemptions
Motor Vehicles
Members of the Armed Forces serving in Active Duty must annually file application and proof of eligibility with the Assessor's office to claim exemption from motor vehicle taxation for that tax year.
Non-Connecticut Resident Servicemembers may use the Federal Exemption Application Claim Form for vehicles they or their spouse own or the Connecticut Exemption Application Claim Form for one leased vehicle.
Connecticut Resident or Non-Resident Servicemembers may file the Connecticut Exemption Application Claim Form to exempt one vehicle that they own or lease.
Ambulatory-Type Motor Vehicle Exemption Ambulatory modified vehicles used exclusively for purpose of transporting any medically incapacitated individual (not for profit) or any motor vehicle owned by a person with disabilities, or owned by a parent or guardian of such person, which vehicle is equipped for purposes of adapting its use to the disability of such person, may file the Ambulance-Type Motor Vehicle Exemption Application.
Veterans Exemptions
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Learn about the rules and regulations for tax exemptions for veterans.
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Veterans must present their original DD214 discharge paper to the Town Clerk prior to October 1 in order to have the veteran's exemption applied to their tax bill for the following year.
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Elderly & Disabled Homeowners and Additional Veterans Income Qualified Exemptions
Biennial filing period for Elderly & Disabled Homeowners is February 1 - May 15 and is based on income qualifications*. For information on the Homeowner’s Program application process, please contact the Department of Human Services at (860) 487-9873.
COVID-19 Update for Re-filers only:
Pursuant to Governor's Executive Order 10-89th COVID-19 Order:
"3. Suspension of Reapplication Filing Requirement for the Homeowners’ – Elderly/Disabled Circuit Breaker and Freeze Tax Relief Programs. The biennial filing requirements imposed by Sections 12-170aa(e) and (f), 12-170v, 12-170w, 12-129b, 12-129c and 12-129n of the Connecticut General Statutes, for taxpayers who were granted tax relief benefits for the Grand List year 2018 and who are required to recertify for the Grand List year 2020, are suspended and such taxpayers shall automatically maintain their benefits for the next biennial cycle ending in Grand List year 2022. The municipal requirement to notify taxpayers concerning re-application requirements by regular mail is waived."
Biennial filing period for Additional Veterans, Income Qualified is February 1 - October 1 for the upcoming grand list year (i.e., October 1, 2023). For additional information, please Click HERE. For a printable application please Click HERE.
COVID-19 Update for Re-filers only:
Pursuant to Governor's Executive Order 10-89th COVID-19 Order:
"2. Suspension of Reapplication Filing Requirement for the Additional Veterans Tax Relief Program. The biennial filing requirements imposed by Sections 12-81g, 12-81f, 12-81ii and 12-81jj of the Connecticut General Statutes for taxpayers who were granted tax relief benefits pursuant to those sections for the Grand List year 2019 and who are required to recertify for the Grand List year 2021, are suspended and such taxpayers shall automatically maintain their benefits for the next biennial cycle ending in Grand List year 2023."
First time filers, new applications:
*2022 Calendar Year Income Qualifications for these programs are: $40,300 Unmarried and $49,100 Married.
Blind Exemptions
In accordance with Connecticut General Statutes §12-81(17), residents of the State of Connecticut who are legally blind are eligible to receive an exemption of 3,000 of assessed valuation on his or her property.
Pursuant to C.G.S. §12-92, “blindness shall be defined to mean total and permanent loss of sight in both eyes or reduction in vision so that the central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or, if visual acuity is greater than 20/200, it is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees.”
Satisfactory proof would include a “Certificate of Blindness” from the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB), or a copy of the Eye Doctor Reporting Form to BESB, which must be filed with the Assessor, on or before October 1st for the following Grand List year. (Such forms are confidential and not open to public inspection).
For approved proofs filed October 2, 2022--October 1, 2023, exemptions apply to the 2023 Grand List year.
LOCAL OPTION EXEMPTION
The Town of Mansfield has adopted an additional 2,000, income based, assessment exemption, as provided for under C.G.S. §12-81i, C.G.S. §12-81j and C.G.S. §12-81l.
Any person, submitting a claim for the additional exemption, must meet the foregoing criteria and establish that their qualifying income is below the maximum amount provided by law. Such legally blind person, their duly authorized agent or attorney “shall be required to file an application, on a form prepared for such purpose by the Assessor, not later than the date of the assessment list with respect to which such additional exemption is claimed. Each such application shall include a copy of such person's federal income tax return, or, in the event that a return is not filed, such evidence related to income as may be required by the Assessor for the tax year of such person ending immediately prior to the approval of a claim for such additional exemption.”
The State’s 2022 income limits are $49,100 for a married couple and $40,300 for a single person.
The filing period is February 1-October 1. Applications filed every two years.
Approved applications filed February 1, 2022-October 1, 2022 apply to 2022 and 2023 Grand List Years.
Approved applications filed February 1, 2023-October 1, 2023 apply to 2023 and 2024 Grand List Years.
Certain Energy Exemptions
EXEMPTION MAY BE CLAIMED UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS OF CGS 12-81: 12-81 (56): Active solar heating or cooling system installed on or after October 1, 1976 (local ordinanceadoption).
1 2-81 (57)(A) (i) Any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1, or hydropower facility described in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of section 16-1, installed for the generation of electricity where such electricity is intended for private residential use or on a farm, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1, provided (I) such installation occurs on or after October 1, 2007, (II) the estimated annual production of such source or facility does not exceed the estimated annual load for the location where such source or facility is located, where such load and production are estimated as of the date of installation of the source or facility as indicated in the written application filed pursuant to subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, and (III) such installation is for a single family dwelling, a multifamily dwelling consisting of two to four units or a farm; (ii) any passive or active solar water or space heating system; or (iii) any geothermal energy resource. In the case of clause (i) of this subparagraph, the utilization of or participation in any net metering or tariff policy or program implemented by the state or ownership of such source or facility by a party other than the owner of the real property upon which such source or facility is installed shall not disqualify such source or facility from exemption pursuant to this section. In the case of clause (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, such exemption shall apply only to the amount by which the assessed valuation of the real property equipped with such system or resource exceeds the assessed valuation of such real property equipped with the conventional portion of the system or resource (state mandated);
1 2-81 (57)(B): Any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in §16-1, hydropower facility described in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of §16-1, or solar thermal or geothermal renewable energy source, installed for generation or displacement of energy for commercial & industrial purposes, provided installation occurs on or after January 1, 2010; nameplate capacity doesn't exceed load for location, and such source or facility is located in a distressed municipality as defined in §32-9p with a population between 125,000 and 135,000 (state mandated).
1 2-81 (57)(C): After October 1, 2013, any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in §16-1, hydropower facility described in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of §16-1, or solar thermal or geothermal renewable energy source, installed for generation or displacement of energy for commercial & industrial purposes, provided installation occurs between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2013; nameplate capacity doesn't exceed load for location, and such source or facility is not located in a distressed municipality as defined in §32-9p (legislative body approval).
1 2-81 (57)(D): Any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in §16-1, hydropower facility described in
subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of §16-1, or solar thermal or geothermal renewable energy source, installed for generation or displacement of energy for commercial & industrial purposes, installed on or after January 1, 2014 and where the nameplate capacity does not exceed the load for the location where such generation or displacement is located, or the aggregated load in virtual net metering pursuant to §16-244u (state mandated).
12-81 (57) (F): Class I renewable energy source subject to PPA approved by PURA pursuant to §16a-3f(legislative body approval).12-81 (62): Passive solar energy heating or cooling systems and hybrid systems installed on or afterApril 20, 1977 (local ordinance adoption). 12-81 (63): Cogeneration system installed on or after July 1, 2007 (local ordinance adoption).
Certain Energy Exemptions Applications