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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 72:1

  • Armed forces: means the United States Army, Army Reserve, Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Space Force, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:50
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Veteran: means any person who:
    (1) Served in the United States armed forces for more than 4 years and continues to serve; or
    (2) Has been discharged or released from duty in the United States armed forces with:
    (A) An honorable discharge; or
    (B) An uncharacterized discharge based on a service-connected injury, illness, or disability. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:50
On April 1 a tax of $10, to be known as the “resident tax,” shall be assessed on every inhabitant of the state from 18 to 65 years of age whether a citizen of the United States or an alien, except assisted persons, insane persons, the surviving spouse of any veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States in any wars, conflicts or armed conflicts in which it has been engaged, the surviving spouse of any citizen who served in the armed forces of any country allied with the United States in any of the wars, conflicts or armed conflicts as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:28 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:32, and others exempt by special provisions of law. The exception provided for a surviving spouse under this section shall be in the form of a tax credit to be deducted from the surviving spouse’s tax bill. Any person, unless otherwise exempted by this section, who becomes an inhabitant of the state after April 1 and prior to December 1 of any year shall be assessed the resident tax.