The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 32 : Taxation and Finance
Chapter 154 : Homestead Property Tax Credit and Renter Credit
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 6068)-
§ 6068. Application and time for filing
(a) A property tax credit claim or request for allocation of an income tax refund to homestead property tax payment shall be filed with the Commissioner on or before the due date for filing the Vermont income tax return, without extension, and shall describe the school district in which the homestead property is located and shall particularly describe the homestead property for which the credit or allocation is sought, including the school parcel account number prescribed in subsection 5404(b) of this title. A renter credit claim shall be filed with the Commissioner on or before the due date for filing the Vermont income tax return, without extension.
(b) If the claimant fails to file a timely claim, the amount of the property tax credit under this chapter shall be reduced by $15.00, but not below $0.00, which shall be paid to the municipality for the cost of issuing an adjusted homestead property tax bill. If the claimant files a claim after October 15 but on or before March 15 of the following calendar year, the property tax credit under this chapter:
(1) shall be reduced in amount by $150.00, but not below $0.00;
(2) shall be issued directly to the claimant; and
(3) shall not require the municipality where the claimant’s property is located to issue an adjusted homestead property tax bill.
(c) No request for allocation of an income tax refund or for a renter credit claim may be made after October 15. No property tax credit claim may be made after March 15 of the calendar year following the due date under subsection (a) of this section. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; amended 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 2001, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. June 21, 2002; 2005, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2007, No. 33, § 5, eff. May 18, 2007; 2011, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 295; 2019, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; 2023, No. 72, § 22, eff. June 19, 2023.)
