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11MAINE REVENUE SERVICES
PROPERTY
TAX
DIVISION
PROPERTY TAX BULLETIN
NO.
7
TAX
EXEMPTIONS FOR VETERANS
REFERENCE:
36
M.R.S.
$
653
January
22, 20I 6;
replaces
June
24,
20
1
5
revision
This bulletin outlines
the
provisions relating to properfy tax exemptions for
veterans.
l.
Definitions:
A.
Cooperative
Housing Comoration. "Cooperative housing corporation"
means
an
entity
organized
for the
purpose
of owning
residential real
estate
in
which
residents
own
shares
that entitle them to
inhabit
a
designated
space
within
a
residential
dwelling
B.
Federall), Recognized
War Period. "Federally recognized war period"
means:
(1)
WorldWarI-April
6,1917 throughNovember
11, 1918,
(2) World
War
I
(service
in
Russia)
-
April
6,1917 through March 3I,1920;
(3) World
War
II
-
December
7,
l94I
through December
31, 1946;
(4)
Korean
Conflict
-
June
27,
1950
through January
3
1,
1955;
(5) Vietnam Era
-
February
28, 196I
through
};.4'ay
7,1975.
For the
period,
February 28, 196I
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;
and
(6)
Persian
Gulf War
-
beginning August 2, 1990 and ending on the
date
that
the United
States
Govemment recognizes
as
the end
of
the
Persian
Gulf
War.
The Persian Gulf War includes,
but is not limited to, Operation Enduring
Freedom,
Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation
New Dawn.
(7)
Other Recognized Service Periods:
a.
February 28"
196l
through August
4,
1964
(Maine property tax exemption
applies to
all
veterans
who
served during the period February 28,
196I
through ll;4ay
7,
1975,
regardless
of
where
they
served),
1.
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