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11GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
lf
you are a Maine resident and
a veteran
who served on active
duty
in
the
U.S.
Armed
Forces, you
may be eligible
for
a
limited exemption from property tax
on
real estate or personal
propefi.
You
qualifo
for an exemption
if
1)
You
served
in
the
U.S.
Armed
Forces
during
a
recognized war
period or other
recognized
service
period
or
you
received an
Armed Forces
Expeditionary
Medal;
and
2)
You
will be
at least 62
years
old
on
April
1
or
you are
receiving
a
total disability pension
from
the
U.S. Government.
Proof of
eligibility
is
generally
covered by a
copy
of
your
Certificate of Release
or
Discharge from Active Duty
(DD
Form
214 or
similar
form
issued
by
the
Department
of Defense)
or the benefit
summary letter
issued
by
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
("V4"). A
copy
of
VA
Form
20-5455
may be used
if
you
do
not have
a beneftt summary letter.
RECOGNIZED
WAR
PERIODS
World War
I -
April
6,
1917
through
November!
1, 1918;
World War
I
-
(service in
Russia)
-
April
6,
1917
through
March
31
, 1920;
World War ll -
December
7
,
1941
through December
31
, 1946;
Korean
Conflict - June
27
,1950 through January
31
,
1
955;
Vietnam
Era
-
February
28,1961 through
May
7,1975.
For
the
period,
February
28,
1961
through August
4,
1964,
federal
law restricts the definition of the
Vietnam
Era
war period
to relating
only to veterans
who served
in
the
Republic of Vietnam.
Persian
Gulf
War
-
August
2,
1990
to
the
date that
the
U.S. Government
recognizes
as
the end
of
the Persian Gulf
War.
This
period also includes
Operation Enduring
Freedom,
Operation lraqi
Freedom, and
Operation
New
Dawn.
OTHER
RECOGNIZED SERVICE
PERIODS
February 28,
1961
through
August
4,1964 (Maine
property
tax exemption
applies to
all
veterans
who
served
during
February
28,
1961
through
May
7,
1975, regardless
of
where they
served);
August
24,
1982
through July
31
, 1984; and
December
20,
1989 through
January 31,
1
990.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Line
4.
Legal
Residence.
Enter
the
municipality
where your
primary home
is.
You can
have only one legal residence
Line
7.
Service Number/SSN.
lf
you
were
issued
a
service
number, enter
that
number.
Otherwise, enter
your
Social
Security
Number
('SSN).
FOR
ASSESSOR
USE ONLY
-
CERTIFICATE
OF
APPROVAL
OF
APPLICANT'S
EXEMPT
STATUS
The
applicant has applied
for the following
exemption
amount:
tr
$6,000
Post
W.W.l
tr
$7,000
W.W.l
tr
$50,000
Paraplegic
ln
determining
the
local
assessed value
of
the exemption, the
assessor
shall
multiply
the
amount
of
the
exemption
by the
ratio of current
just value
upon which the
assessment
is based.
Date
Approved
Effective Date:
Title:
Approved
by:
PTF-307
Rev.
1/16
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