Nebraska Statutes 77-3506. Certain veterans; exemption; certain surviving spouses; application
(1) All homesteads in this state shall be assessed for taxation the same as other property, except that there shall be exempt from taxation, on any homestead described in subsection (2) of this section, one hundred percent of the exempt amount.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-3506
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) The exemption described in subsection (1) of this section shall apply to homesteads of:
(a) A veteran who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions), who is drawing compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs because of one hundred percent service-connected permanent disability, and who is not eligible for total exemption under sections 77-3526 to 77-3528 ;
(b) An unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran described in subdivision (2)(a) of this section or a surviving spouse of such a veteran who remarries after attaining the age of fifty-seven years;
(c) A veteran who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions), who is drawing compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs because of one hundred percent service-connected temporary disability, and who is not eligible for total exemption under sections 77-3526 to 77-3528, an unremarried spouse of such a veteran, or a surviving spouse of such a veteran who remarries after attaining the age of fifty-seven years;
(d) An unremarried surviving spouse of any veteran, including a veteran other than a veteran described in section 80-401.01, who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) and who died because of a service-connected disability or a surviving spouse of such a veteran who remarries after attaining the age of fifty-seven years;
(e) An unremarried surviving spouse of a serviceman or servicewoman, including a veteran other than a veteran described in section 80-401.01, whose death while on active duty was service-connected or a surviving spouse of such a serviceman or servicewoman who remarries after attaining the age of fifty-seven years; and
(f) An unremarried surviving spouse of a serviceman or servicewoman who died while on active duty during the periods described in section 80-401.01 or a surviving spouse of such a serviceman or servicewoman who remarries after attaining the age of fifty-seven years.
(3) Application for exemption under subdivision (2)(a) of this section shall be required in every subsequent year evenly divisible by five and shall include certification of the status described in subdivision (2)(a) of this section from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Application for exemption under subdivision (2)(b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section shall be required annually and shall include certification of the status described in subdivision (2)(b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, except that such certification of status shall only be required in every subsequent year evenly divisible by five.