Standard Veterans' Tax Credit
Who qualifies
- Ownership
- Owns the residential property (or the veteran's spouse owns it); surviving spouse of a service-connected death may apply the credit to any real property in the municipality where resident.
- Residency
- New Hampshire resident who served at least 90 days on active service in the armed forces during a qualifying war period (or was terminated because of a service-connected disability) and was honorably discharged, or is still serving; spouse or qualifying surviving spouse also eligible.
How much it saves
Worked example — a $300,000 home at New Hampshire's median effective rate (~1.93%):
Your county's rate differs — use the calculator for a figure tuned to where you live.
How to apply
- Application required: Yes
- Deadline: April 15 (Form PA-29 filed with the municipality).
- Renewal: other — PA-29 is a permanent application; the credit continues while eligibility and ownership continue.
- Official application form
Combining with other exemptions
The separate all veterans' tax credit (RSA 72:28-b) is a local-option credit a town may adopt for veterans who did not serve in a declared war period; a person generally receives one veterans' credit.
Amount cross-checked against a second official artifact: revenue.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt736/files/documents/pa-29-permanent-appl-property-tax-credit-form.pdf.
Informational only — not legal or tax advice. Exemption rules and amounts are summarized from official statutes and state tax-agency sources as of each program's verified date and can change by legislative session. Dollar figures are estimates derived from Census ACS county tax data, not actual bills. Confirm your eligibility and current amounts with your county assessor before relying on anything here.