TITLE V
TAXATION

CHAPTER 72
PERSONS AND PROPERTY LIABLE TO TAXATION

Property Taxes

Section 72:29-a

    72:29-a Surviving Spouse. –
I. The surviving spouse of any person who was killed or died while on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or any of the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States in the wars, conflicts or armed conflicts, or combat zones set forth in RSA 72:28, shall receive a tax credit in the amount of $700 for the taxes due upon the surviving spouse's real and personal property, whether residential or not, in the same municipality where the surviving spouse is a resident.

[Paragraph II effective until April 1, 2027; see also paragraph II set out below.]


II. Upon the adoption of this paragraph by a city or town as provided in RSA 72:27-a, the surviving spouse of any person who was killed or died while on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or any of the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States in the wars, conflicts or armed conflicts, or combat zones set forth in RSA 72:28, shall receive a tax credit in the amount from $701 up to $2,000 for the taxes due upon the surviving spouse's real and personal property, whether residential or not, in the same municipality where the surviving spouse is a resident.

[Paragraph II effective April 1, 2027; see also paragraph II set out above.]


II. Upon the adoption of this paragraph by a city or town as provided in RSA 72:27-a, the surviving spouse of any person who was killed or died while on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or any of the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States in the wars, conflicts or armed conflicts, or combat zones set forth in RSA 72:28, shall receive a tax credit in the amount from $701 up to $2,500 for the taxes due upon the surviving spouse's real and personal property, whether residential or not, in the same municipality where the surviving spouse is a resident.

Source. 1963, 174:2. 1967, 219:3. 1969, 56:1. 1975, 277:1. 1990, 125:3. 1991, 70:11. 1993, 73:5. 2003, 299:3, eff. April 1, 2003. 2026, 96:3, eff. April 1, 2027.