Gold Star Parent and Spouse Tax Relief

Any parent whose child was killed in action, or the surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action, while performing active military duty with the armed forces as defined in Subsection (a) of Section 27-103 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall be eligible to receive an exemption from property tax (as of October 1st) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the assessed value of any such eligible parent’s or surviving spouse’s property, following the application and verification of such tax exempt status of the parent or surviving spouse by the Assessor, provided the following criteria is met:

The filing period is between February 1st and October 1st.  Applicants are required to file every other year and provide the following documentation:

• Federal Income Tax Return
• Schedule A from Federal Return
• Social Security 1099 form (if applicable).
• Copy of all other income not included in the above documentation.

First Time Applicants are required to provide copies of (2) affidavits from disinterested persons that must be filed with the Town Clerk’s office, no later than October 1st.  Each affidavit needs to state the following:

• The deceased child or person was performing such active military duty.
• That such deceased child or person was killed in action, while performing such active military duty.
• The relationship of such deceased child to such parent, or such deceased person to such surviving spouse.

Eligible applicants who file between February 1st, 2023 and October 1st, 2023 will receive the Gold Star Parent and Spouse Relief Exemption on the October 1, 2023 (billed in July 2024).