Section 72:28 Standard and Optional Veterans' Tax Credit.TITLE V
TAXATION
CHAPTER 72
PERSONS AND PROPERTY LIABLE TO TAXATION
Property Taxes
Section 72:28
72:28 Standard and Optional Veterans' Tax Credit. –
I. The standard veterans' tax credit shall be $50.
II. The optional veterans' tax credit, upon adoption by a city or town
pursuant to RSA 72:27-a, shall be an amount from $51 up to $500. The optional
veterans' tax credit shall replace the standard veterans' tax credit in its
entirety and shall not be in addition thereto.
III. Either the standard veterans' tax credit or the optional veterans' tax
credit shall be subtracted each year from the property tax on the veteran's
residential property. However, the surviving spouse of a resident who suffered a
service-connected death may have the amount subtracted from the property tax on
any real property in the same municipality where the surviving spouse is a
resident.
IV. The following persons shall qualify for the standard veterans' tax
credit or the optional veterans' tax credit:
(a) Every resident of this state who served not less than 90 days in the
armed forces of the United States in any qualifying war or armed conflict listed
in this section and was honorably discharged or an officer honorably separated
from service; or the spouse or surviving spouse of such resident;
(b) Every resident of this state who was terminated from the armed forces
because of service-connected disability; or the surviving spouse of such
resident; and
(c) The surviving spouse of any resident who suffered a service-connected
death.
V. Service in a qualifying war or armed conflict shall be as follows:
(a) "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;
(b) "World War II'' between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946;
(c) "Korean Conflict'' between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955;
(d) "Vietnam Conflict'' between December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975;
(e) "Vietnam Conflict'' between July 1, 1958 and December 22, 1961, if
the resident earned the Vietnam service medal or the armed forces expeditionary
medal;
(f) "Persian Gulf War'' between August 2, 1990 and the date thereafter
prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law; and
(g) 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.
Source. 1871, 13:1. GL 54:2. PS 56:4. 1907, 95:1. 1919, 54:1. 1921, 12:3; 103:1.
1923, 68:2. PL 60:26. 1941, 157:1. RL 73:29. 1943, 174:1. 1944, 4:1. 1947,
240:1, par. 29. 1949, 167:1. 1951, 132:1. RSA 72:28. 1955, 289:1. 1963, 49:1;
118:1; 324:1. 1967, 35:1, 2; 219:1, 2. 1971, 303:1. 1975, 282:1. 1976, 42:1, 2.
1977, 61:1. 1979, 288:2. 1981, 215:1. 1989, 64:1; 270:1. 1991, 70:3-6. 1992,
70:3. 1993, 73:3, 10; 262:1, eff. April 1, 1993. 2003, 299:2, eff. April 1,
2003. 2005, 126:1, eff. April 1, 2006.