Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 6066
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 6066
- Allocable rent: means , for any housesite and for any taxable year, 21 percent of the gross rent. See
- Claim year: means the year in which a claim is filed under this chapter. See
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year: means the value of the housesite on the grand list for April 1 of the taxable year, divided by the municipality's common level of appraisal determined by equalization of the grand list for April 1 of the year preceding the taxable year. See
- Extremely low-income limit: means the limit as determined by the U. See
- Fair market rent: means the monthly fair market rent for the area in which the claimant resides as determined by the U. See
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Gross rent: means the rent actually paid during the taxable year by the claimant solely for the right of occupancy of the housesite during the taxable year. See
- Homestead: means a homestead as defined under subdivision 5401(7) of this title, but not under subdivision 5401(7)(G) of this title, and declared on or before October 15 in accordance with section 5410 of this title. See
- Household: means , for any individual and for any taxable year, the individual and such other persons as resided with the individual in the principal dwelling at any time during the taxable year. See
- Household income: means modified adjusted gross income, but not less than zero, received in a calendar year by:
- Housesite: means that portion of a homestead, as defined under subdivision 5401(7) of this title but not under subdivision 5401(7)(G) of this title, that includes as much of the land owned by the claimant surrounding the dwelling as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, but in no event more than two acres per dwelling unit, and, in the case of multiple dwelling units, not more than two acres per dwelling unit up to a maximum of 10 acres per parcel. See
- income: means federal adjusted gross income increased by the following:
- Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Property tax: means the amount of ad valorem taxes, exclusive of special assessments, interest, penalties, and charges for service, assessed on real property in this State used as the claimant's housesite, or that would have been assessed if the homestead had been properly declared at the time of assessment. See
- Property tax credit: means a credit of the prior tax year's statewide or municipal property tax liability or a homestead owner credit, as authorized under section 6066 of this title, as the context requires. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Statewide education tax rate: means the homestead education property tax rate multiplied by the municipality's education spending adjustment under subdivision 5402(a)(2) of this title and used to calculate taxes assessed in the municipal fiscal year that began in the taxable year. See
- Taxable year: means the calendar year preceding the year in which the claim is filed. See
- Very low-income limit: means the limit as determined by the U. See
§ 6066. Computation of property tax credit and renter credit
(a) An eligible claimant who owned the homestead on April 1 of the year in which the claim is filed shall be entitled to a credit for the prior year’s homestead property tax liability amount determined as follows:
(1)(A) For a claimant with household income of $90,000.00 or more:
(i) the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year;
(ii) minus (if less) the sum of:
(I) the income percentage of household income for the taxable year; plus
(II) the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year in excess of $225,000.00.
(B) For a claimant with household income of less than $90,000.00 but more than $47,000.00, the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year, minus (if less) the sum of:
(i) the income percentage of household income for the taxable year; plus
(ii) the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year in excess of $400,000.00.
(C) For a claimant whose household income does not exceed $47,000.00, the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year, minus the lesser of:
(i) the sum of the income percentage of household income for the taxable year plus the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year in excess of $400,000.00; or
(ii) the statewide education tax rate, multiplied by the equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year reduced by $15,000.00.
(2) “Income percentage” in this section means two percent, multiplied by the education income tax spending adjustment under subdivision 5401(13)(B) of this title for the property tax year that begins in the claim year for the municipality in which the homestead residence is located.
(3) A claimant whose household income does not exceed $47,000.00 shall also be entitled to an additional credit amount from the claimant’s municipal taxes for the upcoming fiscal year that is equal to the amount by which the municipal property taxes for the municipal fiscal year that began in the taxable year upon the claimant’s housesite exceeds a percentage of the claimant’s household income for the taxable year as follows:
| If household income (rounded | then the taxpayer is entitled to |
|---|---|
| to the nearest dollar) is: | credit for the reduced property tax in excess of this percent of that income: |
| $0.00 — 9,999.00 | 1.50 |
| $10,000.00 — 47,000.00 | 3.00 |
(4) A claimant whose household income does not exceed $47,000.00 shall also be entitled to an additional credit amount from the claimant’s statewide education tax for the upcoming fiscal year that is equal to the amount by which the education property tax for the municipal fiscal year that began in the taxable year upon the claimant’s housesite, reduced by the credit amount determined under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, exceeds a percentage of the claimant’s household income for the taxable year as follows:
| If household income (rounded | then the taxpayer is entitled to |
|---|---|
| to the nearest dollar) is: | credit for the reduced property tax in excess of this percent of that income: |
| $0.00 — 9,999.00 | 0.5 |
| $10,000.00 — 24,999.00 | 1.5 |
| $25,000.00 — 47,000.00 | 2.0 |
(5) In no event shall the credit provided for in subdivision (3) or (4) of this subsection exceed the amount of the reduced property tax. The credits under subdivision (4) of this subsection shall be calculated considering only the tax due on the first $400,000.00 in equalized housesite value.
(b)(1) An eligible claimant who rented the homestead shall be entitled to a credit for the taxable year in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00, to be calculated as follows:
(A) If the claimant’s income is less than or equal to the extremely low-income limit, the claimant shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of 10 percent of fair market rent.
(B) If the claimant’s income is greater than the extremely low-income limit but less than or equal to the very low-income limit, the claimant shall be entitled to a percentage of the credit that is proportional to the claimant’s income that is less than the very low-income limit, determined by:
(i) subtracting the claimant’s income from the very low-income limit;
(ii) dividing the value under subdivision (i) of this subdivision (1)(B) by the difference between the extremely low-income limit and the very low-income limit; and
(iii) multiplying the value under subdivision (ii) of this subdivision (1)(B) by 10 percent of fair market rent.
(C) If the claimant’s income is greater than the very low-income limit, the claimant shall not be entitled to a renter credit.
(D) A claimant who is eligible for a renter credit, including pursuant to this subsection (b), and who receives a rental subsidy shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of 10 percent of gross rent paid.
(E) A renter credit shall be prorated by the number of calendar months in the taxable year during which the claimant rented the homestead, except for a credit based on gross rent paid under subdivision (D) of this subdivision (b)(1), and by the portion of the principal dwelling used for business purposes, if the portion used for business purposes includes more than 25 percent of the floor space of the dwelling.
(2) The Commissioner shall calculate the credit under subdivision (1) of this subsection (b) using the fair market rent corresponding to a number of bedrooms equal to the number of personal exemptions allowed under subdivision 5811(21)(C) of this title for the taxable year, provided that for claimants who resided with any person who was neither the claimant’s dependent nor jointly filing spouse at any time during the taxable year, the Commissioner shall reduce the credit by 50 percent.
(c) To be eligible for an adjustment or credit under this chapter, the claimant:
(1) must have been domiciled in this State during the entire taxable year;
(2) may not be a person claimed as a dependent by any taxpayer under the federal Internal Revenue Code during the taxable year; and
(3) in the case of a renter, shall have rented property for at least six calendar months, which need not be consecutive, during the taxable year.
(d) The owner of a mobile home that is sited on a lot not owned by the homeowner may include an amount determined under subdivision 6061(7) of this title as allocable rent paid on the lot with the amount of property taxes paid by the homeowner on the home for the purpose of computation of credits under subdivision (a)(3) of this section, unless the homeowner has included in the claim an amount of property tax on common land under the provisions of subsection (e) of this section.
(e) Property taxes paid by a cooperative, not including a mobile home park cooperative, allocable to property used as a homestead shall be attributable to the co-op member for the purpose of computing the credit of property tax liability of the co-op member under this section. Property owned by a cooperative declared as a homestead may only include the homestead and a pro rata share of any common land owned or leased by the cooperative, not to exceed the two-acre housesite limitation. The share of the cooperative’s assessed value attributable to the housesite shall be determined by the cooperative and specified annually in a notice to the co-op member. Property taxes paid by a mobile home park cooperative, allocable to property used as a housesite, shall be attributed to the owner of the housesite for the purpose of computing the credit of property tax liability of the housesite owner under this section. Property owned by the mobile home park cooperative and declared as a housesite may only include common property of the cooperative contiguous with at least one mobile home lot in the park, not to exceed the two-acre housesite limitation. The share attributable to any mobile home lot shall be determined by the cooperative and specified in the cooperative agreement.
(f) [Repealed.]
(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, if the land surrounding a homestead is owned by a nonprofit corporation or community land trust with tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), the homeowner may include an allocated amount as property tax paid on the land with the amount of property taxes paid by the homeowner on the home for the purposes of computation of the credit under this section. The allocated amount shall be determined by the nonprofit corporation or community land trust on a proportional basis. The nonprofit corporation or community land trust shall provide to that homeowner, by January 31, a certificate specifying the allocated amount. The certificate shall indicate the proportion of total property tax on the parcel that was assessed for municipal property tax and for statewide property tax.
(h) A homestead owner shall be entitled to an additional property tax credit amount equal to one percent of the amount of income tax refund that the claimant elects to allocate to payment of homestead property tax under section 6068 of this title.
(i) Adjustments under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated without regard to any exemption under subdivision 3802(11) of this title. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; amended 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 1999, No. 49, § 11, eff. June 2, 1999; 2001, No. 63, § 163c; 2001, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 17, 22, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 68, § 10, eff. July 1, 2004; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 47, 48; 2005, No. 38, §§ 25, 26; 2005, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 2a, eff. January 1, 2007; 2005, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2007, No. 33, § 10, eff. May 18, 2007; 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; 2009, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 25, 27; 2011, No. 45, § 13b, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; 2011, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2013, No. 73, § 40, eff. June 5, 2013; 2013, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 64, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2015, No. 46, §§ 29, 30; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § H.11, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § H.12, eff. July 1, 2019; 2019, No. 6, § 86, eff. April 22, 2019; 2019, No. 51, § 31, eff. June 10, 2019; 2019, No. 51, § 27a, eff. July 2, 2019; 2019, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 553, eff. July 1, 2022.)