Disabled veterans can apply for tax exclusion

Carlton County assessor Kyle Holmes said due to a clarification in the tax law during the recent legislative session, there is a new special refund provision for disabled veterans who were eligible but did not receive the veteran-with-a-disability homestead market value exclusion for assessment year 2016 or 2017.

An uncodified provision provided for a special property tax refund for a veteran who received a disability rating of 70 percent or more in 2016 or 2017. Such a veteran may now apply for a refund of taxes paid in 2017 or 2018 if the veteran would have qualified for the benefit in one or both of those years. The application must be submitted to the county assessor’s office by Dec. 15, 2019 and all taxes must have been paid in 2017 and 2018. The county assessor must verify the application and notify the county auditor if taxes must be recalculated for taxes payable in 2017 and 2018. The county treasurer must issue a refund of tax paid in 2017 and 2018 equal to the difference between the taxes as initially calculated for each taxes-payable year and the taxes based on the value remaining after exclusion.