Connecticut General Statutes 12-81j – Municipal option to provide additional exemption for blind persons eligible for exemption under section 12-81
(a) Any municipality, upon approval by its legislative body, may provide that any person entitled to the exemption from property tax applicable to the assessed value of property up to the amount of three thousand dollars, as provided under subdivision (17) of section 12-81, shall be entitled to an additional exemption from such tax in an amount up to two thousand dollars of such assessed value, provided such person’s qualifying income does not exceed the applicable maximum amount as provided under section 12-81l.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-81j
- Assessor: means the person responsible for establishing property assessments for purposes of a town's grand list and includes a board of assessors. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-62
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- legislative body: means : (1) As applied to unconsolidated towns, the town meeting. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- person: means any individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, public or private corporation, society, association, trustee, executor, administrator or other fiduciary or custodian. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1
(b) Any person submitting a claim for the additional exemption as provided under subsection (a) of this section 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 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.