$250 Veteran Property Tax Deduction
Who qualifies
- Income
- No income limit.
- Ownership
- Own the property and be a NJ resident as of October 1 of the pretax year. An unmarried surviving spouse/civil-union/domestic partner of an eligible veteran (or of a serviceperson who died on active duty) may also qualify.
- Residency
- Citizen and legal resident of New Jersey, honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active-duty service in a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Reservists/National Guard must have been called to active duty (active duty for training does not qualify). The prior wartime-service requirement was eliminated effective December 4, 2020 (P.L. 2019, c.413).
How much it saves
Worked example — a $300,000 home at New Jersey's median effective rate (~2.20%):
Your county's rate differs — use the calculator for a figure tuned to where you live.
How to apply
- Application required: Yes
- Deadline: File Form V.S.S. with the municipal tax assessor or collector; no fixed statewide filing deadline (appeals of a denial are due on or before April 1 following the denial, or January 15 in Burlington, Gloucester, and Monmouth counties).
- Renewal: other — Once granted, the deduction continues without annual reapplication while eligibility (ownership and residency) is unchanged.
- Official application form
Combining with other exemptions
Can be combined with the $250 Senior/Disabled deduction on the same property.
Amount cross-checked against a second official artifact: nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/lpt/vss.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.